Krzysztof Marczuk
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Capital Markets: Equity
Band 4
About
Provided by Krzysztof Marczuk
Practice Areas
Krzysztof has extensive experience in securities transactions in the capital market (ECM, DCM, M&A), particularly in conducting public and private offerings, as well as general advice on commercial law, including corporate governance. He advises public companies, selling shareholders, investors, investment companies and investment banks in various types of capital market transactions, including regulatory aspects. Krzysztof is a lawyer with many years of transaction and regulatory experience. He joined GESSEL in 2007 and has been a partner since 2016. He specializes in raising financing through equity issues in primary and secondary public offerings as well as private placements. He also advises on public and private bond offerings.
He provides day-to-day corporate law services to publicly listed companies in all aspects of commercial law, including commercial contracts, as well as in all capital operations (buy-back, share redemptions, splits, share mergers) and in transformation processes, mergers, demergers and reorganizations within capital groups. He specializes in proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and the National Securities Depository, including administrative and criminal proceedings concerning the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). He advises shareholders and investors on transactions involving divestment or acquisition of significant stakes in public companies (public tender offers, accelerated book building, squeeze outs, delisting).
On an ongoing basis, advises public companies on managing their information policy and in fulfilling their disclosure obligations under MAR. He advises investment companies and investment banks on capital market transactions, including regulatory aspects related to public supervision over the activities of financial institutions.
Career
Assists in preparing companies for initial public offerings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange – on its main floor as well as the NewConnect and Catalyst alternative trading systems – with respect to due diligence, drafting the issue prospectus and other requisite documentation, and corporate restructuring geared at streamlining the company from a capital markets perspective. Advises on transactions involving large blocs of publicly traded shares , secondary public offerings, subscription warrant issues, private share placements, transfer of shares from NewConnect to the main floor of the WSE, and on delisting and share dematerialisation. Represents clients in proceedings before the National Securities Depository and the board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Professional Memberships
Lawyers Associated Worldwide
IR Global
Chambers Review
Europe
Krzysztof Marczuk assists clients with a range of ECM transactions, from IPOs to share offerings and buy-backs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Krzysztof is good in negotiations and brings business acumen."
"Krzysztof is good in negotiations and brings business acumen."