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Piotr Rysiak

Counsel
Advocate
About

Piotr Rysiak specialises in legal advisory on M&A transactions including private equity and venture capital deals. Piotr advises clients at all stages or the transactions, from their structuring and due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents.

He has participated in many cross-border transactions involving private and public companies. His experience also includes advising on transactions carried out through tender offers for shares in public companies. He has repeatedly advised clients on organised sales processes, including investors' exit transactions from their investments.

Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2018

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising V4C POLAND PLUS FUND S.C.A. SICAV FIAR on the take-over of majority stake in Summa Linguae Technologies.*
  • Advising shareholders of Dreamcommerce on the sale of minority stake in Dreamcommerce to V4C POLAND PLUS FUND S.C.A. SICAV FIAR.*
  • Advising Wirtualna Polska Holding on the take-over of Extradom.*
  • Advising Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s. on the sale of 100% of the shares in Hoop Polska.*
  • Advising an international insurance company on the take-over of a company operating in insurance sector.*
  • Advising a company operating in rail sector in its prospective take-over through an auction sale process.*
  • Advising several companies operating in rail sector on the vendor due diligence.
  • Advising Mezzanine Management on the acquisition of shares in ATM (including a tender offer for shares).*
*Denotes experience from previous companies.
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws degree, 2013
  • University of Warsaw, British Law Centre, 2012

Prior Experience

  • July 2024 – present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • July 2021 – June 2024, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • March 2020 – May 2021, Senior Associate, GESSEL, Warsaw
  • September 2018 – March 2020, Managing Associate, Deloitte Legal, Warsaw
  • May 2017 – September 2018, Senior Associate, Deloitte Legal, Warsaw

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