Marek has been advising clients on M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions for over 20 years. He has extensive experience working with entities operating in the fields of new technologies, trade, finance, energy, industry, and life sciences, among others. He is regularly recognized in international legal rankings.
Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity / Venture Capital
Marek has extensive experience in advising on domestic and cross-border transactions, many of which have made the front pages of Polish/CEE business publications. He has collaborated with clients from both the private sector and institutional entities. He has frequently represented buyers, sellers, as well as entities being transacted. Marek is regularly recognized for his transactional expertise by leading international rankings such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, IFLR1000, and Legal500.
Market Leading Lawyer
Marek frequently advises companies, funds, and investors operating and investing in the TMT, FMCG, financial services, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology markets, as well as brick and mortar industries. He hasearned the trust of major players in the industrial market, including the energy, chemical, automotive, and metallurgical sectors.
Extensive Experience
Before joining LSW, Marek led the Private Equity practice at EY Law in Poland and co-led the corporate and M&A practice at DLA Piper, Poland. Previously, he was a partner at CMS for over 12 years where he also co-led the M&A practice.
Chambers Europe – Band 1 - Private Equity - 2017-2020
Chambers Global – Band 3 - Corporate/M&A - 2019-2020
IFLR1000 – highly regarded – Private Equity - 2018-2020
IFLR1000 – highly regarded – Corporate/M&A - 2018-2020
Legal 500 – Private Equity 2018-2020
Legal 500 – Corporate/M&A - 2018-2019
Master of Law, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Food and drinks / FMCG / Retail
- Advising Janton’s family office on the sale of Dystrybucja Alkoholi, the acquisition of IP rights to Grzaniec Galicyjski’s brand, and the sale of Janton SA (production and distribution of alcohol drinks) *
- Advising Sadafco on theacquisition of Mlekoma (dairy sector) *
- Advising Coast2Coast on the acquisition of Profi (meat processing) *
- Advising Resource Partners on the sale of Delicpol (jaffa cakes), and the sale of Good Food Products (rice waffels) *
- Advising Advent International on the acquisition of Wedel (aborted) (chocolates) *
- Advising Charles Jacquin on the acquisition of a vodka production facility in Poland*
- Advising Mid Europa Partners on the acquisition of Zabka and on a number of add-on acquisitions (convenient stores network) *
- Advising Resource Partners on the acquisition of two companies - Interchem and Natura (chains of drugstores) *
- Advising Oresa Ventures on the acquisition of Ploh (vending machines) *
TMT
- Advising MCI on its exit from Pigu.lt (Lithuania) (e-commerce) *
- Advising Value for Capital on the acquisition of home.pl, on the acquisition of AZ.pl, and on the exit from the consolidated businesses (hosting services) *
- Advising Innova Capital on the exit from STK (CTV) *
- Advising Novator on its investment in Play (mobile telecom) *
- Advising ABN AMRO on investment in and exit from Multimedia (CTV) *
- Advising Riverside Company on acquisition of Fadata (Bulgaria) (developer of software for insurance companies) *
Financial Services
- Advising Polski Standard Platnosci (BLIK) on the acquisition of Viamo (Slovakia) (e-payments) *
- Advising Generali on the acquisition of Concordia (insurance) *
- Advising GE on the acquisition of PBK (banking) *
- Advising GE on the two-step sale of Expander (financial intermediation) *
- AdvisingB2 Holding on the acquisition of Ultimo (debt collecting) *
- Advising 3TS on the acquisition of TMS Brokers*
Life Sciences
- Advising Recordati on the acquisition of Farma – Projekt*
- Advising Novascon on the sale of products lines (brands, products, licenses etc.) *
- Advising USP on the acquisition of products lines (brands, products, licenses etc.) *
- Advising the owners of Clinmed on the sale of the company (clinical trials) *
- Advising Henry Schein on the acquisition of Medivet (animal health products) *
- Advising Fresenius Medical Care on the acquisition of a kidney dialysis center*
Automotive
- Advising KBC Bank on the sale of its majority stock in Solaris Buses*
- Advising Woodbridge on the acquisition of a Polish company producing car seats*
- Advising Magneti Marelli onthe acquisitionof a Polish company producing spare parts *
- Advising Fabryka Amortyzatorów in Krosno on Delphie’s investment in the company (shock absorbers) *
- Representing Foksal SA in the Supervisory Board of Elmot SA (starters and alternators) *
Industry & Energy
- Advising V4C on the acquisition of KOM-EKO (waste management) *
- Advising Axel Johnson on the acquisition of IOW Group (supplies of lubricants to mining businesses) *
- Advising The Riverside Company on the acquisition of MK Żary, on its expansions byM&A to Germany, and on Riverside’s exit from MK (chimney systems) *
- Advising SK Chemicals on its joint venture with Anvil (plastic chips for PET bottles) *
- Advising Vestas on the sale of its wind farms in Poland*
- Advising Eco-Wind on the sale of its wind farms projects*
- Advising Iberdrola on the sale of its wind farms in Poland*
- Advising Statoil on the acquisition of ST1 (fuel stations network) *
- Advising Resource Partners on the sale of Golpasz (food for animals) *
- Advising PCC Rokita on the sale of its subsidiary producing plant protection products*
*Advised on at a previous law firm