Dentons has advised Develia on the final stage of the EUR 42.967 million (approximately PLN 182 million) sale of the Arkady Wroclawskie mixed-use complex in Wroclaw to Vastint Poland, a subsidiary of the international Vastint Group. Legal Kraft reportedly advised Vastint.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of financial institutions on the PLN 3.7 billion (approximately EUR 880 million) refinancing of Swiatlowod Inwestycje. Clifford Chance advised Swiatlowod Inwestycje.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska, working with NOMA Law, has advised Summa Linguae Technologies on its merger with Belgian subsidiary Datamundi. 

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on its investment as a limited partner in the Eiffel Group. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling reportedly advised the Eiffel Group.

SRC has advised MLP Group on the lease of 24,000 square meters of warehouse space to Sarantis Poland within the MLP Pruszkow II logistics park near Warsaw.

Wolf Theiss has advised Aurelius on its acquisition of Winkelmann Automotive Poland.

DLA Piper has advised The Vita Group on the launch of a three-year, EUR 81.5 million trade receivables securitization program. External funding was provided by Santander Corporate and Investment Banking and Finacity Corporation, with retained funding from Vita entities.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni on a long-term lease agreement with Intermarche for a new distribution center located in Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV, in the Silesia region of Poland.

DZP has advised Arlen and its majority shareholder A.T. Fundacja Rodzinna on the company’s initial public offering and admission to trading on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

CMS, working with BakerHostetler, has advised the Alpla Group on its acquisition of KM Packaging.

Wardynski & Partners has advised a syndicate of financial institutions including BNP Paribas Faktoring, Credit Agricole Bank Polska, ING Bank Slaski, mBank, Bank Millennium, Pekao Faktoring, PKO Bank Polski, and Santander Bank Polska on the successful restructuring of Neonet. Zimmerman Sierakowski Frosztega and Dentons advised Neonet.

KWKR Law Firm has announced the implementation of a "comprehensive rebranding strategy, which includes a new visual identity, refreshed market positioning, and a modern approach to communication with business clients."

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The Polish Ministry of Family, Labor, and Social Policy has prepared an amendment to the Labor Code, which in particular amends the existing provisions on mobbing. The new provisions are expected to enter into force in 2025. The aim of the amendment is to remove ambiguities in the current provisions, simplify procedures for pursuing claims, and increase the responsibility of employers for negative phenomena in the work environment, including mobbing.

Schoenherr and Gessel have advised BHM Group on the sale of its portfolio of ten A-Centrum retail parks in Poland to the Reticulum Group. Kinstellar reportedly advised Reticulum Group.

Baker McKenzie has promoted Malgorzata Bakula and Slavomir Slavik to Partner as part of its latest promotion round that saw a total of 59 lawyers join the firm's partnership ranks.

SSW has advised Eika Asset Management on securing financing from Santander Bank Polska for the development of a logistics facility in Sochaczew, Poland. DLA Piper reportedly advised Santander Bank Polska.

Dentons has advised Ciklum on its acquisition of GoSolve Group. Davis Wright Tremaine and Legal Logic reportedly advised the sellers.