Kochanski & Partners is adept at advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and investment funds on all stages of the investment process, from fund formation, early-stage venture capital investments, and financings and refinancings, to going-private transactions, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalisations. Its offering also extends to corporate restructurings and exits, including IPOs. Paweł Mardas heads the team. Pawel Cholewinski, Rafał Rapala and are also senior contacts within the group. Szymon Balcerzak departed for Andersen in Poland in June 2023.
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Key clients
- Newcold BV
- The Seelig Group
- Pacific Media Group
- IZFIA
- State Street Corporation
- State Street Bank
- Oxenwood Real Estate (UK)
- Beneteau Group
- Remigo
- Pagra
- Inovo Venture Partners
- Alantra
Work highlights
- Advising Newcold BV, a US private equity fund, and its operational business on its investment development in the field of frozen foods logistics, including assisting with the establishment of several holding and operational companies in Poland, purchase of relevant property for greenfield investments in a special economic zone, investments into existing warehouses, acquisition of operational local entities, and financing of investments.
- Advising Pacific Media Group on the purchase of a majority stake in Polish first-league football club GKS Tychy.
- Advised the Chamber of Fund and Asset Managers on establishing a dedicated cloud computing implementation industry standard for the investment funds sector.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paweł Mardas