Poland

on financing of Suntago Water World, the largest tropical-themed water park in Poland and Europe.

on financing of the acquisition of DCT Gdańsk, the largest deepwater container terminal in Poland, from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, MTAA Super, AustralianSuper and Statewide Super.

on the refinancing of the existing indebtedness of INEA group, the financing of the capex requirements and the general corporate purposes of the group.

on a PLN1.42 billion credit facility for TELE-FONIKA Kable to finance the acquisition of JDR Cable Systems (Holdings) Limited.

on refinancing for the acquisition of the Wars Sawa Junior department store complex in the Warsaw city centre, provided by Helaba.

on acquisition of an office building at Nowy Rynek complex in Poznań from Skanska.  Nowy Rynek is an investment located on the crossroads of Poznan’s main arteries, in the very heart of the city’s fastest developing quarter.

on the issue of green covered bonds. This was the first issue of green covered bonds by a Polish mortgage bank.

on establishing a EUR5bn EMTN programme and a EUR500m drawdown under the programme. It was the first EMTN programme established by Santander Bank Polska and the first Polish EMTN programme that includes an option to issue MREL-compliant notes. 

on its acquisition of Deutsche Bank Polska’s retail business.

on the acquisition of a 33.74% stake in Oshee Polska, a market leader in functional beverages and dietary products in Poland and the subsequent acquisition of Sonko, a rice and rice waffles producer.

on its USD15.5m acquisition of 100% of shares in HemPoland, a Polish manufacturer and marketer of organic CBD oils and extracts.

in a landmark case originating in a cartel decision of the Polish Competition Authority by which the authority imposed the highest fines in its history on five cement producers, including Cemex Polska. After managing to secure a substantial decrease of the fine by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection and  subsequently by the Court of Appeal, we submitted a cassation (extraordinary appeal) against the Court of Appeal’s judgement.

on a high profile matter regarding a fin-tech antitrust investigation before the European Commission.

on Octava’s acquisition and refinancing of the Renaissance Tower, an office property in Warsaw.

in a case involving the defence of a patent against infringement by three pharmaceutical companies which simultaneously offered and marketed products with virtually identical compositions compared to the product protected by the patent.

in dealing with keyword advertising trade mark infringement allegations related to internet search advertising.

in three litigations against an insurer under export credit insurance agreements which involve aggregate claims exceeding EUR75m, complex cross-border legal issues, including Polish, Russian and Hungarian law, and which test the scope of the insurer’s liability and the duties of an insured financial institution.