GESSEL advises Cavatina Holding S.A. on another public bond placement valued at PLN 16.5 mln
Cavatina Holding S.A. is continuing its planned sequence of bond offerings, bringing to the market P2022D series bonds with a value of PLN 16.5 mln – which, in conjunction with the previous three series, makes for over PLN 115 mln (all in all, the bond placements, once completed, are expected to bring in up to […]
Modular System Sp. z o.o. with its registered seat in Ogorzelice is Poland’s largest producer of containers and modular systems. Consequent to the transaction, which required antitrust clearance, Enterprise Investors acquired a 36% stake in the company. GESSEL provided comprehensive support in various aspects of the transaction, including negotiations, work on the transaction documents, and […]
As 2021 gets underway, GESSEL is proud to announce the implementation of personnel changes at our firm. Three of our experienced colleagues have now become partners: Michał Bochowicz, advocate, specialises in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions in the tech, media and telecoms (TMT) and renewable energy sectors, and also in day-to-day business law […]
It is with pleasure that we present to you GESSEL’s fourth transaction yearbook, summarising the work of our firm’s M&A practice in 2020. To state the obvious, developments in corporate M&A over the past year were overshadowed, like all other realms of life, by the Covid-19 pandemic. It would be difficult to overstate the initial shock […]
M&A Yearbook 2019 – Highlights from GESSEL’s transaction work in the previous year
The corona crisis is making itself felt in practically all realms of business, and of life in general. We at GESSEL continue to stand by our Clients in these unusual times, assisting them with specific issues as well as keeping track of developments in the legal environment as the Polish state seeks to soften the […]
The coronavirus pandemic in its various ramifications, such as the transport restrictions resulting from cascading border closures, stands to impact on international commerce and to bring significant losses down on suppliers and on buyers alike. Please read on for some hints as to how international business law may offer succour to enterprises struggling with these […]
GESSEL advises Highlander Partners on its sale of the Akomex Group
GESSEL represented the Highlander Partners private equity fund in the sale of a majority stake in the Akomex Group. The co-founder and current minority shareholder Sebastian Śliwa (supported by AMC Capital IV S.c. Sp., a fund advised by Mezzanine Management) will take over control of the company. The transaction requires antitrust clearance from the Office […]
In 2019 we advised on 10 key M&A | PE | VC deals in new technologies sector in Poland
In 2019, we at GESSEL put a lot of effort in further developing our expertise at the nexus of transactional services – a traditional forte of our firm – and the new technologies sector. Our efforts have clearly been noted by our Clients, who afforded us the opportunity to advise on 10 key m&a | […]
As of 2020, “bad debt” exemptions available also for personal and corporate income taxpayers
The legislative Act regarding amendment of certain acts with the objective of reducing payment backlogs (2019 Dz.U. item 1649) signed into law by the Polish president on 6 August 2019 introduces an accommodation accounting for “bad debts” in the assessment of income tax. In this way, the Polish legislature is seeking to address the question […]
In light of the new laws, payment deadlines in “asymmetric” transactions – i.e. ones between large enterprises and ones from the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) category – may not, under any circumstances, exceed 60 days, or 30 days where the debtor is a public entity (other than a medical institution, which will be bound by the general 60-day […]
GESSEL advised OEX S.A. in the transaction for sale of ArchiDoc S.A. to Offsite Archive Storage & Integrated Services (OASIS), an Irish entity held by the Montagu private equity fund. The preliminary price for a 100% stake in ArchiDoc was PLN 65 mln. GESSEL supported OEX S.A. in all stages of the transaction, helping to […]
It is with our deepest regret to announce that Dr Janusz Fiszer passed away on 2 September 2019. He had been a valued member of GESSEL’s team and will always be remembered. The memorial service will be held on 9 September (Monday) at 13:00 in the church of St. Stanisław Kostka (ul. Hozjusza 2, Warsaw), […]
