WARSAW – 28 December 2022 – Greenberg Traurig acted as legal advisor to CVC Capital Partners in connection with the preliminary agreement related to the sale of 100% of the shares in PKP Energetyka S.A. to PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
Subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other conditions precedent, the transaction is expected to complete in April 2023.
Greenberg Traurig provided complex legal advice with respect to the transaction.
The transaction was supervised by Senior Partner Lejb Fogelman who provided strategic advice to the client. The transaction was led by Local Partner Michał Bobrzyński. The Greenberg Traurig team also included: Partner Andrzej Wysokiński, Partner Rafał Baranowski, Local Partner Maciej Pietrzak, Senior Associate Joanna Kuc and Associate Adam Anduła.
PKP Energetyka S.A. is one of the largest power companies in Poland. The company’s business activities include sale and supply of electricity, delivery of green energy to railways, sale of fuel and electric power services.
CVC is a leading global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, secondaries and credit with a global network of 25 local offices and €137 billion of assets under management.
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