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CMS

Capital Markets: Equity

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CMS Poland's Capital Markets Team is a part of our Corporate/M&A Department and delivers comprehensive legal advice to entities operating on the equity and debt markets in Poland and internationally. Thanks to our in-depth market knowledge we can offer the most accurate advice and most profitable solutions.
Our team has a strong track record in the following areas:

- Investment structuring;

- Initial public offerings;

- Development strategies for public companies (mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts);

- Secondary public and private placements;

- Entering other EU equity and debt markets;

- Exiting public markets (buyouts, squeeze-outs, delistings);

- Hostile takeovers;

- Securitisation projects.

For public companies we offer day-to-day legal advice on shareholder relations, corporate governance and regulatory aspects of public trading.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Equity - Poland

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
CMS remains active on a variety of ECM mandates including public offerings and corporate share deals. On the DCM side, the firm regularly advises on bond issuances and bond programmes. CMS has experience representing banks, as well as listed companies from construction, e-commerce and technology. The firm also advises on related regulatory issues.
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Work Highlights

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  • The lawyers at CMS advised mBank on the organisation of a PLN200 million secured bond issue programme for Cognor.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at CMS not only have great legal backgrounds and experience, but, what is critical for me, they understand our business and the business context.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • CMS combines deep legal expertise with a strong understanding of business strategy and investor expectations. Its advice is pragmatic, commercially-oriented and tailored to our goals.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • CMS combines legal expertise with market practice, a pro-business approach and legal writing and communication skills.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • CMS solves problems. I can always trust that the team can find a solution. The lawyers know what they are doing and concentrate on the most important issues.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Michał Śmiechowski
    Michał Śmiechowski

    Michał Śmiechowski

    Michał Śmiechowski is well regarded for his experience in handling DCM matters, with a particular focus on bond issuances.

    • Michał is a very good lawyer. He is very experienced.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Michał Śmiechowski is a very responsible lawyer with extensive knowledge of public sector and corporate bonds.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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  • Ryszard Manteuffel
    Ryszard Manteuffel

    Ryszard Manteuffel

    Ryszard Manteuffel is appreciated for his prowess in assisting clients with tender offers, SPOs and IPOs.

    • Ryszard Manteuffel's responsiveness, collaborative style and high-quality advice make him an exceptional partner.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Ryszard Manteuffel is a trusted adviser, not just a service provider.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Ryszard's calm, composure and ability for strategic thinking under time pressure were invaluable, especially when unexpected complications arose.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Ryszard Manteuffel is capable to shorten negations by finding solutions that are out of the box and save a lot of money.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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