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A&O Shearman supports businesses and financial institutions with the entire range of restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency mandates, including legal, litigious and transactional matters. Specifically, cross-border debt restructuring transactions are a key area of activity, and the department often acts for creditors and foreign investors concerning distressed M&A. The practice is also notable in both out-of-court and in-court restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Practice head Bartosz Merczyński boasts notable expertise in contentious restructuring mandates, while managing partner Arkadiusz Pędzich is skilled in distressed financing work.

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Key clients

  • Bridgepoint Group
  • Samsung Electronics Polska
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Work highlights

  • Advised Bridgepoint, the private asset growth investor, on the sale of its stake in SMYK Group to a consortium of investors, including Mr Michal Grom, CEO of Smyk Group, Mr Maciej Zużałek and the Accession Capital Partners’ fund.
  • Advising a consortium of banks on the restructuring of the financing for Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A., which is late in developing a polypropylene production plant in Police.
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