CMS boasts a multi-disciplinary team consisting of lawyers from the firm’s tax, corporate and M&A, energy, infrastructure, and banking and finance departments, who come together to advise clients on investment funds mandates. Its offering encompasses the entire spectrum of maters, including the establishment, structuring, and liquidation of funds, as well as related regulatory work. With offices located globally, the group can also assist with the establishment of funds in various jurisdictions, especially across the CEE region and Luxembourg. M&A and private equity transaction specialist Błażej Zagórski leads the team. Rafał Zwierz is another senior name of note, and he is also qualified in the US and the UK.
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Key clients
- PFR Ventures
- PFR Fundusz Funduszy FIZ
- Polish Development Fund S.A.
- Macquarie’s Green Investment Group
- PFR Nieruchomości S.A.
- PFR Fundusz Inwestycji Samorządowych FIZAN
- Mutares SE & Co KGaA
- Syntaxis Capital
- Advent International
- MidEuropa
- CirCap
- Cinven’s Partner in Pet Food
- Abris Capital Partners
- Innova Capital’s Prime Label Group
- DPE Deutsche Private Equity Management III GmbH
- SINO-CEEF and its portfolio company Vertex Investment
Work highlights
- Advised PFR Ventures and investment fund PFR Fundusz Funduszy FIZ on an investment into the French PE fund, Eurazeo Smart City Fund II.
- Advised PFR Ventures and investment fund PFR Fundusz Funduszy FIZ on an investment into the French investment fund, TiLT Capital Fund 1.
- Advised Mutares SE & Co KGaA, a Munich-based private equity holding company, on the Polish aspects of the acquisition of the Danish, Polish, and Serbian business operations of Arriva Group, a provider of passenger transport across Europe and a part of Deutsche Bahn.
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Błażej Zagórski