At Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k., the M&A team is highly adept at handling domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as the entire lifecycle of investments, leveraging the benefit of the firm’s wider global network of offices. The practice is jointly led by Weronika Achramowicz, who is lauded as an ‘outstanding attorney’ and also leads the commercial group; Tomasz Krzyżowski, who specialises in the oil and gas, retail, energy, healthcare, and technology sectors; and Filip Uziębło, who possesses expertise in private equity mandates and restructurings. Łukasz Targoszyński is another notable name within the team, and he co-leads the firm’s food industry initiative. Magdalena Nasiłowska and counsel Piotr Szczeciński joined A&O Shearman in June 2023.
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‘Baker McKenzie lawyers are not only problem solvers but they are rather trusted advisors. This means that they are proactive, sit at the table when strategic decisions are being made to understand client needs and goals, and they are able to provide clients with clear advice and recommendations.’
‘Tomasz Krzyżowski and his team always keep their promises and if possible, under promise and over deliver.’
‘The BM corporate team led by Weronika Achramowicz is a great combination of business-oriented lawyers and very knowledgeable attorneys. They can assist in all kinds of commercial and corporate matters.’
‘Weronika Achramowicz is an outstanding attorney; she is not only an experienced and knowledgeable attorney, but also is great from a client relation perspective.’
‘Weronika Achramowicz is likeable, accessible, approachable, knowing and simply a very good service provider for her clients on all parameters.’
‘Extremely professional legal services, especially in the M&A area.’
‘Hard working and from an availability perspective, always willing to go above and beyond.'
‘Radzym Wójcik and Tomasz Krzyżowski are both very hard working and responsive. Pleasant to work with.’
Key clients
- Actona Group A/S
- AGORA S.A.
- Specialized
- Thales SA
- Snowflake Inc.
- Grupa Wirtualna Polska
- Google LLC
- Rebel Wolves
- ORLEN S.A.
- International Schools Partnership Limited
- ARP S.A. and Aranda sp. z o.o.
- Polindus-Laktopol
- SPIE
- Schneider Electric
- Marketing Investment Group
- Kredyt Inkaso
Work highlights
- Assisting S&P Global with a cross-border transaction consisting of the sale of its Engineering Solutions Business in various jurisdictions, including Poland, Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, Japan, India, China, Brazil, Australia, and Canada.
- Advised Wirtualna Polska Holding S.A. and its subsidiary, Stacja Służew Sp. z o.o., on the direct and indirect purchase of a block of shares and subscription warrants in Audioteka S.A.
- Acted as lead legal advisor to ORLEN S.A. in connection with the $256m acquisition by the ORLEN Group entities of a network of 185 fuel stations in Hungary and Slovakia from MOL Group.
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Weronika Achramowicz
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Tomasz Krzyżowski, Weronika Achramowicz, Filip Uziębło