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Daniel Kaczorowski focuses his practice on civil and commercial law in addition to securities law, in particular in respect of regulations applicable to listed companies. He advises clients in public and private M&A transactions. His experience includes the TMT and consumer products sectors.

Concentrations

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Listed Companies Takeovers
  • Capital Markets Debt Instruments
  • Restructuring

Capabilities

Experience

  • Represented Polsat Group in the acquisition of Interia Group.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Reddev Investments Limited in the acquisition of almost 22% of shares in Asseco Poland S.A., a WSE listed company.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in the joint venture agreement with Discovery Communications Europe Limited and TVN S.A. regarding the establishment of a new OTT streaming platform.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat Group in connection with the acquisition of a block of approximately 32% of shares in Netia from two major shareholders, with the total purchase price amounting to PLN 638.8 million.
  • Advised Rentokil Initial plc in connection with its joint venture agreement with Haniel & Cie. Holding Company.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel S.A. in connection with the acquisition of the majority stake in Midas S.A. in a public tender offer.
  • Represented KI Chemistry s.à r.l., a subsidiary of Kulczyk Investments S.A., in connection with the acquisition of a majority of shares in CIECH S.A., a leading European chemical company and the second largest producer of soda ash in Europe. The transaction was carried out by way of a tender offer for the acquisition of up to 66% of the issued share capital of CIECH S.A. The value of the transaction was PLN 835 million (USD 278 million).°
  • Represented EBRD in connection with the acquisition of the shares of Grupa Azoty S.A.°
  • Represented Penta Investments in the acquisition of shares of NFI Empik Media & Fashion S.A.
  • Represented the majority shareholders of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in the sale of 25% of shares in the business.°
  • Advised Torfarm S.A. on its direct and indirect acquisition of Prosper S.A.°
  • Represented the Polsat Plus Group in connection with the joint venture agreement signed by its affiliates and HB Reavis and a share purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of 50% of the shares in the share capital of Port Praski City II sp. z o.o. and Port Praski Medical Center sp. z o.o. by HB Reavis. The total price of the shares was approx. EUR 24.3 million.
  • Represented ZE PAK in connection with a joint venture with Ørsted regarding wind farms and the acquisition from Ørsted 50% of shares in the share capital of five joint venture companies.
  • Represented the Polsat Plus Group in connection with the acquisition by Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. of the green assets of ZE PAK - shares in PAK-Polska Czysta Energia sp. z o.o. and shares in Port Praski sp. z o.o. 
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o. (“Polsat Group”) in connection with the sale of a 99.99% stake in Polkomtel Infrastruktura, a subsidiary of Polsat Group, to Cellnex Poland sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of Cellnex Telecom S.A. The value of the transaction exceeded PLN 7 billion (EUR 1.6 billion).
  • Represented Telewizja Polsat sp. z o.o. in connection with the establishing of strategic cooperation with Eleven Sports Network Ltd. and the acquisition of a majority share in the Polish company Eleven Sports Network sp. z o.o.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat Group in connection with the acquisition of of 100% of shares in companies owning the Eska TV, Eska TV Extra, Eska Rock, Polo TV and Vox Music TV channels from ZPR Media Group, and 34% of the shares in the company owning the Fokus TV and Nova TV stations, as well as in connection with the preliminary agreement to purchase a further 15% of shares in this company in the future.
  • Represented CCC S.A. in connection with the signing of several agreements related to the sale of its German operations and the acquisition of a minority stake in the HR Group Holding S.à. r.l.
    Represented ERBUD S.A. in connection with the sale of its subsidiary BUDLEX S.A.
  • Represented EcorNaturaSi, an Italian distributor of organic food, in connection with the acquisition of the controlling stake in Organic Farma Zdrowia.
  • Represented Euromedic International, a leading pan-European medical service provider, in the acquisition of a 100% stake in NU-MEDIC Pracownie Diagnostyczne Sp. z o.o., a company operating seven diagnostic centers in northern Poland, as well as in the acquisition of a diagnostic center from NU-Med Grupa S.A.°
  • Represented Spartan Capital Holdings in the PLN 18.1 billion acquisition of Polkomtel.°
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in the acquisition of Telewizja Polsat S.A.°
  • Represented Investors Holding in the acquisition of 100% of shares in DWS Polska TFI.°
  • Represented Baring Corilius Private Equity in the sale of Poligrafia S.A.°
  • Assisted in the project related to the proposed acquisition of Daewoo FSO Motor S.A. by MG Rover.°
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat in connection with the private issue of series F bonds with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 400 million.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat in connection with the issue of series E bonds with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 820 million.
  • Represented the Polsat Plus Group as the first Polish company issuing Sustainability-Linked Bonds according to the international ICMA (International Capital Market Association) standard. This was the largest issuance of corporate bonds denominated in Polish Zloty by a private company with a value of PLN 2.67 billion.
  • Represented Cyfrowy Polsat in the issue of series C green bonds with the aggregate nominal value of PLN 1 billion. 
  • Represented the Poland-based mobile telecoms operator in its groundbreaking, inaugural EUR 870 million and PLN 130 million, dual-tranche high-yield bond issue and entry into a new super-senior revolving credit facility. At the time of the transaction, this was the largest debut high yield bond deal since 2010, the largest Central & Eastern Europe high yield deal ever, the second largest European telecommunications debut ever and the first ever Polish zloty-denominated high-yield bond issue on the international capital markets.°
  • Represented J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Nomura International plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG – London Branch acting as joint bookrunners in connection with the issuance and sale under Reg S and Rule 144A, of EUR 430 million 7.375% Senior Notes due in 2020, issued by TVN Finance Corporation III AB (publ) – an SPV of TVN S.A., a leading Polish broadcaster.°
  • Represented J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Nomura International plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG – London Branch as joint bookrunners in connection with the issuance and sale under Reg S and Rule 144A, of EUR 300 million 11.00% or 12.00% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due in 2021, issued by Polish Television Holding B.V. – the main shareholder of TVN S.A., a leading Polish broadcaster.°
  • Advised GETIN Bank S.A. on the launch of its EUR 1 billion EMTN Program and three bonds issue for over EUR 500 million.°
  • Advised Citigroup members, including Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. on a PLN 1.5 billion dividend payouts to shareholders, and Citibank, N.A. and Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. in the launch of USD 436.5 million senior exchangeable bonds and their listing in Poland.°
  • Represented New World Resources Plc. in connection with a rights offering and issuance of new shares in the process of financial restructuring, and the admission of the new shares to trading on the WSE.°
  • Represented Złomrex International Finance S.A. in connection with a USD 118 million high-yield bonds restructuring conducted in an English law Scheme of Arrangement. The restructured bonds, governed by New York law, were exchanged for new high-yield bonds and exchangeable PIK notes.°
  • Advised CCC S.A. in the tender offer for 100% of shares in Gino Rossi S.A., the execution of a conditional agreement on the sale of Gino Rossi S.A. receivables with Bank PKO BP S.A. and the signing of agreements with certain minority shareholders of Gino Rossi S.A. regarding their participation in the tender offer process.
  • Advised Cyfrowy Polsat Group in connection with the announcement of a tender offer to place subscriptions for the sale of shares in Netia S.A.
  • Represented Kulczyk Oil Ventures in its PLN 315 million IPO on the WSE.°
  • Advised Asseco South Eastern Europe S.A. on its EUR 21.5 million IPO on the WSE.°
  • Advised Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. on its PLN 839 million IPO and listing on the WSE.°
  • Advised Credit Suisse in connection with the IPO of ENEA S.A. on the WSE.°
  • Represented Automotive Components Europe S.A. in its IPO on the WSE.°
  • Assisted IVAX Corporation on its listing in Poland.°
  • Assisted CSFB in the placement of TP S.A. shares held by the Polish State Treasury valued at approximately PLN 1.5 billion and the related underwriting agreement.°
  • Assisted Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG with the Polish aspects of its listing in Vienna and assisted both Bank Austria Creditanstalt and CA IB Securities S.A., acting as the offeror, in listing the bank's shares in Poland.°
  • Represented Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. (a Citigroup member) in PLN 1.5 billion dividend payouts for the previous years.°
  • Advised in the merger of Bank Zachodni S.A. with Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy S.A.°
  • Advised PZU S.A. on concluding agreements with actuarial companies.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Kaczorowski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k.

Recognition & Leadership

  • IFLR1000: Notable Practitioner in Equity and Debt Capital Markets (2017-2024); Notable Practitioner in M&A (2017-2024)
  • EMEA Legal 500: Recommended in Capital Markets (2022-2024); Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2017-2018, 2021) and Private Equity (2021)
  • Chambers Global: Band 4 in Capital Markets: Equity (2014)
  • Chambers Europe: Band 4 in Capital Markets: Equity (2011-2012), recommended in Capital Markets (2010)
  • Best Lawyers: Recommended in Capital Markets (since 2014)
  • Member, Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law

Credentials

Education
  • Attorney-at-Law, 2006
  • Master of Law, Warsaw University, 1999
Admissions
  • Poland
Languages
  • Polish, Native
  • English, Fluent

Related Capabilities

Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions