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Jaroslaw Iwanicki

Partner

Jarosław is Head of Poland Corporate and Lead of the Baltic Desk.

He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, with a particular emphasis on the financial institution sector.

He also has extensive experience in private equity transactions. He has advised on several major M&A transactions in the Polish market, including Naspers’ sale of the Polish e-commerce giant Allegro, Santander’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s Polish retail operations and Saudi Aramco’s investment in the Gdańsk Refinery.

Experience

Representative matters

Aramco on its investment in Poland’s refining, wholesale, and jet fuel marketing segments through a number of acquisitions from PKN Orlen.

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited on its acquisition of Emitel from Astatine Investment Partners. 

Aegon on the sale of its Polish life insurance and pension businesses to Vienna International Group. 

Ørsted on a joint venture with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the development, construction and operation of two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, with a total potential capacity of up to 2.5GW.

Recognition
Jaroslaw is very commercial and very tuned in to the Polish market
Chambers Global, 2024
Jarosław Iwanicki boasts an impressive track record in advising on acquisitions and sales, often acting for private equity firms. Jarosław Iwanicki additionally handles the creation of complex joint ventures.
Chambers Europe, 2023

Awards

  • Leading Corporate/M&A lawyer in Poland, Chambers Global, 2024
  • Leading Corporate/M&A lawyer in Poland, Chambers Europe, 2023
  • Highly regarded M&A lawyer in Poland, IFLR1000, 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Warsaw Bar Association, 1998 (Advocate)

Academic

MA, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, 1993

Languages

English, Polish