Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek, the ‘very knowledgeable’ Anna Dąbrowska, and Krzysztof Libiszewski jointly head up the private equity practice at Wolf Theiss, which supports clients throughout all elements of the cycle of investment, including the formation of funds, initial fundraising, daily management and operational matters, and successful exits. The team also advises on financings, strategic partnerships, leveraged buyouts, cross-border M&A, and carve-out transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Great team - they really know their stuff. We feel confident that Anna Dąbrowska's team is one of the best PE deal teams in Poland.'
  • 'Anna Dąbrowska is very knowledgeable and great to work with.'

Key clients

  • INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund
  • Eco Baltia
  • Axcel Management
  • Eurazeo
  • The Baupost Group
  • Goldfinch Partners
  • Constantia Flexibles Group
  • One Rock Capital Partners
  • Alibaba
  • Bridgepoint
  • American Industrial Partners
  • LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.

Work highlights

  • Advising American Industrial Partners on its strategic investment in Austin Powder.
  • Advising Standard Motor Products, Inc. on the acquisition of AX V Nissens III ApS business in Europe.
  • Advised INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund on the acquisition of a 70% stake in the largest Polish PVC windows recycler, Metal-Plast.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek, Krzysztof Libiszewski, Anna Dąbrowska

Other key lawyers

Bartosz Kuraś, Maciej Olszewski, Marcin Pietkiewicz, Maciej A. Szewczyk, Katarzyna Wójcik-Bąkowska