Our broad experience and expertise in Poland includes:
- Management of transactions and due diligence reviews by internationally experienced experts, who are also familiar with the economic impact and manifold problems associated with the recent accession of Poland to the European Union
- Conducting negotiations with purchasers, vendors and advisers
(investment banks, auditors) - Preparing the relevant documentation for the transaction in Polish, English or German
- Analysing operations of undertakings esp. in the following fields:
- Corporate law, investment law and corporate finance
- (Stock) exchange law
- Takeover law
- Competition law
- Regulatory law
- Collective and individual labour law
- Ownership of real estate
- Licensing law
- Operational aspects of IT infrastructure
- Review of key agreements
- Loans (consumer and commercial, syndicated loans, project
financing)
- Capitalisation (capital adequacy, formation of reserves)
- Providing standard documentation (legal certainty, sustainability,
risks, improvement of potential)
- Distribution and franchise structures (legal structure, risks)
- Review of problems between target companies and regulatory
authorities (insurance supervisory authorities, national banks,
administrative agencies)
- Treasury issues (foreign currency exposure, derivatives)
- Advising on or assisting in legal disputes where the target company
appears as plaintiff or defendant - Liaison with local trade unions and with regulatory, tax, competition, environmental and other administrative authorities
- Post-acquisition restructuring of enterprises
- Obtaining or renewing regulatory licenses essential to the investor and the continued existence of the target company







