WKB Lawyers supported Lisner Holding sp. z o.o., part of the UTM Group (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller), in acquiring 100% of shares in Greenwich Investments sp. z o.o., a company controlling the Graal Group.

WKB lawyers provided comprehensive legal support at every stage of the transaction, starting from due diligence, through transaction structuring, obtaining merger clearance in proceedings before the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), which lasted 18 months, to negotiating and preparing transaction documentation.

The team was led by Jakub Jędrzejak and Klaudia Frątczak-Kospin. Key members of the transaction team included Małgorzata Studniarek, Zuzanna Cybulska, and Karolina Kalinowska, supported by John R. Kędzierski. Corporate matters were handled by Joanna Staroszczyk, while the work related to obtaining merger clearance was carried out by Aleksander Stawicki, Wojciech Kulczyk, Damian Olko, and Filip Rybak. Food law matters were managed by Piotr Popielarski, and real estate issues were overseen by Marcin Kembłowski and Marta Pałyga.

Lisner is the leader of the Polish market in herring products, salads, and sandwich spreads. The company is part of the pan-European food group UTM, best known as the owner of the Müller dairy brand.

The Graal Group is the largest producer of canned fish in Poland. The company also produces marinated and frozen fish and is a leading producer of ready meals. Graal Group’s products are available in all major retail chains in Poland and in 38 countries worldwide.

The sellers were represented by Clifford Chance and Romanowski i Wspólnicy law firms.

We are pleased to share that WKB has been acknowledged in the latest IFLR1000 rankings. This year, we climbed to Tier 3 in Banking, reflecting our growing expertise in financial matters. Our strong presence in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at Tier 2 highlights our strategic approach to transactions. We continue to lead in Project Development at Tier 2 and maintain robust positions in Project Finance and Capital Markets: Debt at Tier 3.

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Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 3 SCSp has acquired a majority interest in FixMap, a Polish fibre-to-the-home business, with the company’s founder, Piotr Muszyński, retaining a minority stake and continuing on as CEO.

FixMap is a FTTH company in Poland which owns and manages 20 subsidiaries that are network operators and local internet service providers covering c. 270k homes passed with c. 100k homes connected throughout Poland.

Arcus Infrastructure Partners is an independent investment firm that focuses on mid-market infrastructure assets across Europe. The firm manages investments with an aggregate enterprise value of around €23 billion as of March 2024. Arcus specializes in sectors such as digital infrastructure, energy, transport, and logistics, emphasizing sustainable, long-term growth. The company operates primarily within European markets, with key offices located in London, Lisbon, Amsterdam, and Luxembourg.

The WKB team was led by Grzegorz Godlewski (M&A, Partner) with support from Małgorzata Studniarek (M&A, Managing associate).

Our congratulations to Piotr Muszyński and the entire FixMap team, especially Tomasz Karasiński, Anna Robak, Michał Moś, Piotr Srebniak and Monika Torbińska, on the successful transaction.

WKB acted as legal advisor to LCM Partners Limited (“LCM”) in relation to the proposed acquisition of 100% of the investment certificates in three Polish closed-end investment funds: Kredyt Inkaso I NFIZW, Kredyt Inkaso II NFIZW and Kredyt Inkaso III NFIZW (the “Funds”) from Kredyt Inkaso Portfolio Investments (Luxembourg) S.A. and Kredyt Inkaso S.A., including a portfolio of non-performing receivables to be transferred into one (or more) of the Funds from Kredyt Inkaso Portfolio Investments (Luxembourg) S.A. At this stage, LCM has conducted due diligence and entered into the Heads of Terms with Kredyt Inkaso S.A. The agreed-upon purchase price exceeds PLN 540m (and is subject to adjustments). This investment will be made by funds advised by LCM under its Credit Opportunities strategy.

LCM Partners is a leading European alternative investment fund manager that specializes in granular performing and non-performing credit. LCM Partners has been investing in Poland since 2016.

Kredyt Inkaso S.A. focuses its activities on investing in debt portfolios and servicing them at all stages of overdue debt. In addition, it provides debt management services to other financial entities under outsourcing. Since 2007, the company has been present on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company conducts operations in markets of Central and Eastern Europe – cooperating with banks, insurance companies, telecommunications companies, loan companies, and other mass service providers.

LCM is being supported by the dedicated team of WKB’s lawyers, consisting of Agata Szczepańczyk-Piwek (partner), Jakub Jędrzejak (partner), Agnieszka Bartolik (senior associate), Sebastian Woźniak (senior associate), Tymoteusz Matusiak (junior associate), and Karol Muszyński (junior associate).

 

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