Linklaters boasts ‘outstanding expertise’ in M&A, exits, and restructurings, especially those involving an international or cross-border element. Assisting international investors with their inbound Polish investments is also an area of activity for the group. English-qualified M&A lawyer Daniel Cousens sits at the helm of the practice, and is noted for his focus on transactions across the CEE region. Cousens is ably supported by Marcin Schulz, who is strong in corporate regulatory mandates, and Cezary Wiśniewski, who has expertise in assisting multinational companies with their Polish investments.
Testimonials
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‘The people have outstanding expertise, very good attention to detail, pragmatic approach, negotiation and strategic skills. Good availability of the team.’
‘Marcin Schulz has a strategic approach, and is reliable and trustworthy with excellent communication, capturing the big picture and thinking from the perspective of business needs.'
'Magdalena Szewczyk has excellent knowledge in M&A, is available and caring of clients' needs, and proactive.’
‘High involvement of the whole Linklaters Polish corporate team. Capability to front all legal aspects of the project and good coordination with other Linklaters teams.’
‘The team is very service-minded, always prepared to assist, good knowledge, competent and answers all questions.’
'Magdalena Szewczyk is very easy to cooperate with, quick on feedback, competent and service minded.'
‘Service minded and helpful, always offer extra help where they can and act fast. Good communication both in regards of English language and swift responses. We are really dependent on our legal help from Linklaters, and the team we work with lives up to our expectations.’
‘Compared to other Polish companies we work with, Linklaters is by far one of the best.'
Key clients
- ArcelorMittal
- Astatine Investment Partners
- Bain Capital Credit
- CRH Materials Poland
- Cornerstone Investment Managers
- Daikin
- Griffin Capital Partners
- Iberdrola
- IFM
- InfraVia Capital Partners
- ING Bank Śląski S.A.
- Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
- Meridiam
- Mirova
- Nrep
- Oaktree Capital Management
- Plexus
- Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
- Trzuskawica
Work highlights
- Avised InfraVia Capital Partners on the acquisition of 50% of iliad Group’s interest in Polski Światłowód Otwarty sp. z o.o.
- Advised Cornerstone Investment Management, a major CEE private equity investment management firm, on its acquisition, in cooperation with Kartesia, a European specialist financing provider, of Ecowipes, a major European manufacturer of biodegradable wet wipes.
- Advised ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel manufacturing corporation, on the acquisition of Złomex, a Polish scrap metal recycling business.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Cousens, Marcin Schulz