Transactions related to business entity mergers and acquisitions as well as restructuring constitute one of the key operating areas of SPCG. Our lawyers provide advising services regarding both international transactions (including multi-jurisdiction transactions) and domestic transactions. We represent buyers and sellers and acts on behalf of management boards and shareholders of businesses that are parties to such transactions as well as on behalf of financial institutions and investment funds which provide financing.

Our experience includes in particular advisory in the field of:

• transactions for the sale of shares and stocks (including shares in public companies);
• the sale of the enterprise or its organized part;
• transactions of sale of assets;
• restructuring of companies and capital groups;
• MBO transactions;
• preparation of a shareholder or partners agreement and a joint-venture agreements;
• transactions of mergers, spin-offs and transformations of enterprises;
• support for calls to subscribe for the sale or exchange of shares in public companies;
• handling delisting and squeeze out processes.

The services provided by SPCG are comprehensive, starting from the planning of the transaction structure (including tax aspects) through the due diligence process (including vendor’s due diligence and the data room organization, including VDR) to drawing and negotiating agreements and other transaction documents, negotiations with trade unions, drawing the notification of the intention of a concentration as well as representation before the competition protection bodies and regulators (including the Polish Financial Supervision Authority / KNF).

We also provide legal advisory services with respect to post-transaction operations, including reorganization or restructurization of the acquired entities. Owing to the multi-disciplinary approach, SPCG ensures comprehensive services with respect to all fields of law that may be relevant for the transaction.

SPCG has many years of experience regarding privatization of state-owned businesses and the State Treasury undertakings. We have been acting on behalf of both the State Treasury and the investors.