DEPARTMENT PROFILE

GESSEL

Capital Markets

2 ranked lawyers

Band 4

Poland

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What the team is known for

Featuring a well-reputed domestic capital markets team, GESSEL assists mid-market companies with preparations for listings, as well as tender offers and buy-backs. Particularly noted for its activity on IPOs, the firm represents a range of banking and corporate clients. The team is also proficient in capital markets regulatory law.

Strengths

"The solutions offered by GESSEL answer our needs very well," says one interviewee.

"They have a pragmatic attitude. They don't overburden you with work; they take a lot on themselves to solve issues," a client says.

Work highlights

Represented Polwax in its PLN20 million SPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Notable practitioners

Krzysztof Marczuk assists clients with a range of ECM transactions, from IPOs and share offerings to shareholder exits.

Leszek Koziorowski regularly advises mid-sized corporates on IPOs and SPOs. His understanding of capital markets regulatory aspects is particularly well respected. A client calls his understanding of the regulatory regime for public companies "a great asset."

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Overview

One of the key legal practices at GESSEL law firm is capital markets law.

We advise on equity transactions, in particular consisting in obtaining financing through the capital market, whether it is in the form of debt (e.g. bond issues) or through the issue of shares.

The Firm is widely known among public companies and investment banks and brokerage houses in consultancy in the IPO process, including the preparation of issuance prospectuses and consultancy in proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

The knowledge and experience of GESSEL experts is also appreciated by the law, expert and opinion-making environments. For several years, the Firm has been obtaining an annual recommendation provided by international rankings, e.g. Chambers & Partners, IFLR100, Legal 500, Rzeczpospolita daily.

GESSEL’s capital markets practice is led by Leszek Koziorowski, partner and by Krzysztof Marczuk, partner.