Maciej Kożuchowski

Practice Areas

Maciej is an attorney-at-law and a partner in M&A practice. Specialises in mergers and acquisition transactions (M&A), provision of day-to-day corporate services to commercial law companies and legal aspects of obtaining financing for business enterprises, including negotiation of terms and conditions of credit facility agreements.

Career

Works with private equity and venture capital entities as they establish funds and assemble financing, acquire companies, and effectuate exits, also experienced in coordination of due diligence projects. Participated in a number of transactions and restructuring projects carried out for both financial and strategic investors, providing legal expertise on securing debt financing, drafting and negotiating financial agreements. With GESSEL since 2006.

Since 2014, recommended by Chambers Europe in the Corporate /M&A category and in 2019-2021 recommended by Chambers Global in this category. In 2017-2021, recommended in the Legal 500 ranking in two practice areas: Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Private Equity.

Professional Memberships

Lawyers Associated Worldwide

Publications

Author and editor of “The Commercial Companies and Partnerships Code. Mergers, De-Mergers and Transformation of Companies. Commentary” (Wolters Kluwer, 2018) and “The Simple Joint-Stock Company. Commentary and Templates” (Wolters Kluwer, 2021).

Languages Spoken

English

Experience

MS Galleon AG’s (Michal Solowow’s group) investment in Rafako S.A.

Sale of LENTEX Wykładziny sp. z o.o. by LENTEX S.A. to Unilin B.V., a Belgian company belonging to the American Mohawk Group

Resource Partners fund’s investment in Buglo Play

Avallon‘s sale of a majority stake in EBS

Polish Bank of Stem Cells S.A.’s investment in the English company Smart Cells Holdings Limited

Investment of Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A. in companies operating stem cell banks in the Czech Republic (Rodinná banka perinatálních a mesenchymálních buněk s.r.o.) and Slovakia (Rodinná banka perinatálnych a mezenchymálnych buniek s.r.o.)

Sale of 100% of shares in Edventure Research Lab sp. z o.o. to Betacom S.A.

Sale of shares in Małkowski Martech S.A. to ASSA ABLOY

Black Forest Fund’s investment in ExploRNA

Sale of majority stake in Akomex Group by Highlander Partners fund

Acquisition of a majority stake in Clovin S.A. by the Avallon fund

Investment in Corab by the Black Forest fund

Acquisition by Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A. 70% of shares in Famicord – Acibadem

Conclusion by Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A. of a preliminary agreement for the purchase of Sorgente shares

Conclusion by Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A. of a preliminary agreement for the purchase of the German company eticur

Enterprise Investors fund’s sale of 100% of 3S S.A. shares to Play (value of the transaction: PLN 410 million)

Black Forest fund’s investment in Tikrow company

Acquisition of Bebecord by Stemlab, a subsidiary of Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A.

Polimex Mostostal’s acquisition of control over Energomontaż – Północ Belchatow

Acquisition of a majority stake in Golpasz S.A. by the Resource Partners fund

Sale of majority stake in Velvet Care sp. z o.o. by Avallon fund to Abris Capital Partners fund

Polish Bank of Stem Cells S.A.’s investment in Portuguese company Stemlab S.A., the largest stem cell bank on the Iberian Peninsula

Investment by FamiCord AG, a subsidiary of Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A., in Biocell Lugano S.A., a Swiss company

Bounty Brands’ investment in the company Bezgluten

Resource Partners fund’s sale of Melvit stake to Polfood Group

Polish Development Fund’s investment in H. Cegielski – Poznañ

Highlander Partners fund’s investment in Rotometal

Acquisition of a majority stake in EBS by the Avallon fund

Sale by the Highlander Partners fund of 100% of the shares of ProService Agent Transferowy sp. z o.o. to funds managed by Oaktree European Principal Group and Cornerstone Partners

Sale by the Highlander Partners fund of 100% of the shares in ZREW Transformatory S.A. to Rauscher & Stoecklin International Holding

Sale of majority stake in Fit Fabric gym chain to Fit Invest owned by Benefit Systems

Sale of 100% of shares in Casus Finanse S.A. to the Lindorff Group

Sale of 100% of OBRAM S.A. shares to TETRA PAK

Sale of Gemini Pharmacy Group shares to Warburg Pincus fund

Avallon fund’s investment in the company EMERSON Direct Communication

Investment of Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych S.A. in Diagnostyka Bank Komórek Macierzystych sp. z o.o.

Acquisition of a majority stake in SAT sp. z o.o. by the Avallon fund

Sale of shares in Velvet Care to Partners Group.

Sale of the MediSport Medical Centre to AFFIDEA

Education