Paweł Turek has extensive experience in advising banks and financial institutions, as well as borrowers, on all types of local and cross-border transactions. He provides assistance with bilateral and syndicate transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged finance, project finance and asset and property finance.
Paweł is also involved in ongoing corporate financing such as revolving and overdraft facilities as well as financial restructuring. He assists banks and borrowers in matters related to ISDA and treasury documentation, and advises on regulatory matters including payment services, money transfers, bank secrecy, anti-money laundering issues and online banking or launching new banking products.
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2010
EXPERIENCE
Advising PKO Leasing on the first STS securitisation transaction in Poland and the largest ever securitisation transaction in the history of the Polish market, worth PLN 2.5 billion.
Advising a major Austrian bank on the financing of the construction and re-development of an office building complex in Warsaw (Ursynów district).
Advising one of the leaders in the security industry in Poland, on the financing of its existing indebtedness and the financing of the acquisition of shares in security companies by a syndicate of two major Polish banks.
Advising a foreign bank, one of the global leaders, on the transfer of rights under a portfolio of syndicated facility agreements.
Advising a Polish company, part of the global manufacturer from the agrochemical sector, on the restructuring and syndication of securitisation of trade receivables.
Advising an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs, on security structuring and the regulatory aspects of the regional development financing in Poland.
Languages
Polish
English
Education
Awards
Recognised as Notable Practitioner in Banking, Project Finance – IFLR1000 2024
Recommended in Banking & Finance – The Legal 500 EMEA 2021-24
Recognized as a Rising Star in Banking and Project Finance – IFLR1000 2016-23
“Paweł is well versed in financing matters, assisting with the team's key deals. His client-oriented manner is acclaimed by sources, one describing him as "very dedicated, available and ready to meet last-minute requests," explaining: "Paweł maintains a good balance between ensuring a legally solid agreement and accommodating business needs" – Chambers Global, Banking & Finance 2020
Ranked in Banking & Finance – Chambers Global & Chambers Europe 2019-20
Recognized as Up and Coming in Banking & Finance – Chambers Global & Chambers Europe, 2017-18
"His knowledge was important to us, but also his ability to adapt and find solutions to particular problems that we had found out in the transaction," says one impressed client. He has built a strong reputation for transactional work, with experience in a variety of project and acquisition finance matters” – Chambers Global, Banking & Finance 2019
“Paweł is recognized as an up-and-coming lawyer who assists lenders and borrowers with a range of transactions encompassing areas such as project finance, export finance and asset finance. He is also noted for his know-how in securitisation matters” – Chambers Global, Banking & Finance 2018
“Paweł joins the rankings on the back of strong client feedback. He focuses his practice on real estate and project finance. "He is quick, very responsive, efficient," a client reports. Another client describes him as "calm, good tempered and very balanced" – Chambers Global, Banking & Finance 2017
“Associate to watch, Paweł Turek, is praised for "his availability and insightful knowledge of the industry" – Chambers & Partners 2013
Insight Overview
Paweł has authored articles on banking law issues which have been published in Polish journals. He is also involved in a project related to the creation of a Polish standardised syndicated facility agreement (based on a recommended facility agreement form produced by the Loan Market Association), to be recommended by the Association of Polish Banks (Związek Banków Polskich) to its members.