Clifford Chance‘s capital markets practice is divided into two distinct teams. Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz chairs the DCM group, which provides clients with support across all types of bonds and securities, as well as co-heading the firm’s banking and finance department, while ’highly recommended’ counsel Jarosław Lorenc leads the ‘very experienced and motivated ECM team’, which frequently handles both public M&A transactions and the public offering of shares on a domestic and international level. Aleksandra Rudzińska was promoted to counsel in May 2023 and she is another core member of the DCM team.
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‘Very efficient and problem-solving attitude. Exceptional accessibility. Overall impressive.'
‘Jarosław Lorenc is highly recommended. Extremely knowledgeable, service minded and effective. Always has the answers to questions.’
‘Very experienced and motivated ECM team. Depth of the team and full coverage of ECM.’
‘Jarosław Lorenc always provides very clear and straight to the point opinions. Great negotiating skills.'
'Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz was enthusiastic and quick in response. Great knowledge of legal acts and great communication skills.’
'Unique approach to Polish cross-border transactions.'
'Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz is proactive with good legal knowledge, and Jarosław Lorenc has great experience.'
Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- Millennium Leasing sp. z o.o.
- IPOPEMA Securities
- Volkswagen Financial Services
- Getin Noble Bank
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Norsk Hydro
- Entain Holdings (CEE) Ltd.
- Sibelco
Work highlights
- Advising Entain Holdings Ltd., a strategic platform established by Entain plc, the global sports betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment group in partnership with EMMA Capital, a Czech investment management company, on the launch of a tender offer to acquire 100% of STS Holdings S.A, a publicly listed company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, for a total consideration of approximately £750m.
- Advising Norsk Hydro, a major aluminium and energy company, on a tender offer for the purchase of all the shares in Alumetal, a large producer of casting aluminium alloys in Europe.
- Advising Volkswagen Financial Services on its first securitisation transaction in the Polish market, where Volkswagen Financial Services Polska Sp. z o.o. acted as Originator and Seller of Polish law lease receivables in a total programme amount of up to PLN3bn.
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Jarosław Lorenc
Clifford ChancePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz, Jarosław Lorenc