Krzysztof Wawrzyniak
Schoenherr Halwa Okon Chyb sp.kThe team at Schoenherr Halwa Okoń Chyb sp.k frequently handles national and cross-border transactions, especially for clients in the financial, food and beverages, IT and technology, manufacturing, automotive and retail industries. Its offering also encompasses corporate law matters, legal due diligence and drafting transactional documentation. Paweł Halwa sits at the helm of the department, which is also home to Krzysztof Pawlak, who has noble experience in handling M&A transactions, as well as intra-group corporate restructurings. The team grew significantly between December 2023 and February 2024, with the addition of Paweł Chyb, Katarzyna Solarz-Włodarska, Marcin Czaprowski, Szymon Okoń, and Szymon Okoń from SSW, with a view to strengthening the firm’s position in the CEE.
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Key clients
- Gfk SE
- Celsa Group
- BYGGFAKTA Group Nordic Hold Co.
- Tencent Holdings Ltd
- Caverion Group
- Avallon MBO
- Accolade Holding
- Crawford & Company
- ABC Automotive Poland
- Grupa Żywiec
Work highlights
- Advised GfK SE on the EUR 315m sale of its European Consumer Panel business (GfK CP) to YouGov PLC.
- Advised the creditors of Celsa Group, including Strategic Value Partners, Deutsche Bank AG, Anchorage Capital Group, Attestor Capital, Cross Ocean Partners, Golden Tree Asset Management, and Sculptor Capital, on the takeover of the company.
- Advised Avallon MBO, a private equity fund in Central and Eastern Europe, on the sale of Wosana S.A., a beverage producer, to DyDo Goup Holdings, Inc.
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Practice head
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Paweł Halwa