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Michał Kuratowski focuses his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and capital market regulations. He advises Polish and foreign clients (including financial institutions and private equity funds) on mergers and acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side) and capital market transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings, tender offers and private share offerings. His experience includes numerous due diligence reviews and advice on corporate governance as well as information obligations. He is also actively involved in pro bono legal support for organizations and foundations.

Concentrations

  • Corporate law
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate Governance

Capabilities

Experience

  • Participated in the work for Cyfrowy Polsat in connection with the private issue of series F bonds with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 400 million.
  • Participated in the work for Cyfrowy Polsat in connection with the issue of series E bonds with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 820 million.
  • Participated in the work for 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.
  • Participated in the work for Photon Energy, a global solar energy solutions and services company, in connection with the admission to trading of all its shares on the regulated parallel markets of the Warsaw and Prague Stock Exchanges.°
  • Participated in the work for Dadelo S.A., an e-commerce bicycle shop (from Oponeo group), in connection with the initial public offering of its shares and their admission to trading on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.°
  • Participated in the work for Polnord S.A., one of the largest residential development companies in Poland, in connection with its EUR 31.7 million public offering of shares.°
  • Participated in the work for OEX S.A. on the buy-back of its shares.°
  • Participated in the work for Alchemia S.A. on the buy-back of its shares.°
  • Participated in the work for GLP Poland in connection with the acquisition of two logistics warehouses in Janki near Warsaw. The properties have a total area of 37,600 sq. m.
  • Participated in the work for Poland's leading infrastructure and railway construction company, Trakcja S.A. (formerly Trakcja PRKil S.A.), in connection with one of the most complex restructurings in recent years in Poland.°
  • Participated in the work for TDJ Pitango Ventures in connection with its EUR 3.5 million investment in Custom Sp z o.o. the owner of the tylko.com website and Tylko mobile application, which enable clients to design and purchase furniture customized to suit their specific needs and personalities.°

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

  • Participated in the work for CVC Capital Partners in connection with its launch of a tender offer for all shares in Comarch S.A.
  • Participated in the work for ZE PAK S.A. and PAK-Polska Czysta Energia sp. z o.o. in connection with a joint investment involving the acquisition of all shares in two special purpose companies implementing a wind power complex project. The project, which will have a total connected power of approx. 500 MW, is the largest planned onshore wind farm complex in Poland to date.
  • Participated in the work for eRecruitment Solutions, a company from the capital group of Grupa Pracuj S.A., in connection with the acquisition of all shares in HRlink from Agora S.A. and two individual minority shareholders.
  • Participated in the work for Abris Capital Partners, the ESG transformation specialist private equity investor and B Corp, in connection with signing a preliminary agreement regarding the sale of Velvet CARE, Poland’s leading manufacturer of paper-based personal care products, to Partners Group, a global private markets firm.
  • Participated in the work for PAK-Polska Czysta Energia in connection with the acquisition of a special purpose company owned by the Neoinvestment Group and responsible for the construction of a wind farm situated in Potęgowo, Słupsk and Damnica in the Pomerania Province, consisting of 23 Vestas wind turbines with a total capacity of approx. 50.6 MW.
  • Participated in the work for 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 approximately EUR 24.3 million.
  • Participated in the work for PAK-Polska Czysta Energia in connection with the acquisition of a special purpose company owned by the Neoinvestment Group and responsible for the construction of a wind farm situated in Potęgowo, Słupsk and Damnica in the Pomerania Province, consisting of 23 Vestas wind turbines with a total capacity of approx. 50.6 MW.
  • Participated in the work for 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 approximately EUR 24.3 million.
  • Participated in the work for PAK-Polska Czysta Energia in connection with the acquisition of a special purpose company owned by the Neoinvestment Group, responsible for the construction of a wind farm situated in Człuchów, consisting of 33 wind turbines with a total capacity of approx. 72.6 MW.
  • Participated in the work for the Polsat Plus Group in connection with the planned acquisition by Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. of the green assets of ZE PAK - shares in PAK-Polska Czysta Energia sp. z o.o. representing 67% of the company's share capital and shares in Port Praski sp. z o.o. representing approx. 66.94% of the share capital.
  • Participated in the work for Hyundai Engineering, South Korea's leading construction company, and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation, a state-owned enterprise established to proactively support global Public-Private Partnership business, in connection with their USD 130 million investment in Grupa Azoty's Polimery Police polypropylene project.°
  • Participated in the work for GS Engineering & Construction, a global leader in the construction sector, based in South Korea and one of the biggest Korean capital groups listed on the Korean stock exchange, in connection with its EUR 140 million acquisition of Danwood Holding, the number one producer of prefabricated turnkey houses in Germany and Poland.°
  • Participated in the work for PORR S.A., one of the leading construction companies in Europe, in connection with the sale of all its shares in Stal-Service to Celsa Huta Ostrowiec, a steel plant in Poland with almost 200 years of experience in steel products manufacturing.°
  • Participated in the work for SIBS International in connection with several projects including the acquisition of Paytel S.A.°
  • Participated in the work for Allegro.pl, one of Europe’s largest e-commerce groups, controlled by Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa Partners, in connection with the acquisition of FinAi, a company offering products and services for the financial sector, from its founders and the investment fund Fidiasz FIZ and the acquisition of a majority stake in eBilet Polska (leading Polish online ticket seller).°

Recognition & Leadership

  • Member, Warsaw Bar Association

Credentials

Education
  • Advocate, 2023
  • Master of Law, the University of Warsaw, 2018
Admissions
  • Poland
Languages
  • Polish, Native
  • English, Fluent

Related Capabilities

Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions