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Wojciech Kalinowski

Counsel
Great transactional and regulatory specialist with an impressive track-record in public M&A.
Legal 500, Capital markets 2022
About

Wojciech Kalinowski advises clients on capital markets and corporate law, with a particular focus on initial and secondary offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other issues connected with public trading in securities. He supports clients at all stages of transactions, from conducting due diligence reviews to negotiating the conclusion of agreements.

He also advises on all types of equity fund transactions, with a particular focus on venture capital fund investments.

Wojciech has authored numerous articles on issues such as securities trading and the acquisition of public companies.

Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2015

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising DADELO on its initial public offering of shares and their introduction and admission to trading on the WSE.
  • Advising TDJ Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in teamtechnik Production Technology.
  • Advising Cosmose in connection with a round A financing.
  • Advising Polnord on its secondary public offering.
  • Advising TDJ-Pitango Ventures fund on investments in Polish portfolio companies.
  • Advising Trakcja on its financial restructuring and public offering of new shares.
  • Advising Wood&Co and ERSTE Securities on the sale of shares in Kofola Ceskoslovensko under an accelerated book-building procedure.
  • Advising RAFAKO on its secondary public offering.
  • Advising the joint bookrunners on the accelerated bookrunning in the sale of shares in FAMUR.
  • Advising the arrangers of the initial public offering of Novaturas and the introduction of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Vilnius.
  • Advising TDJ on the creation of a venture capital fund in collaboration with Pitango Venture Partners and the National Centre for Development and Research.
  • Advising PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, ENEA, ENERGA and PGNiG Technologie on the subscription for the majority shareholding in Polimex-Mostostal.
  • Advising Poznańska Korporacja Budowlana Pekabex on its initial public offering and the introduction and admission of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Enter Air on its initial public offering and the introduction and admission of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Banco Santander on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Bank Zachodni WBK.
  • Advising Banco Santander on the merger of its subsidiary, Bank Zachodni WBK with Kredyt Bank.
  • Advising PZU on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Armatura Kraków and on the withdrawing of shares from trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Interfoam on its initial public offering.
  • Advising Hoist Kredit on investing in Polish securitised closed-end equity funds and on the acquisition of facility portfolios by those funds.
  • Advising Credit Value Investments on the acquisition of bonds issued by a portfolio company of the Coast2Coast fund.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • German
Education

    Awards and Recognitions

    • Recognised as Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A – IFLR1000 2024
    • Ranked us Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Global & Chambers Europe 2024
    • "Wojciech gives clear answers and he's commercially oriented, focusing on what we're trying to accomplish." – Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity 2024
    • "He's proactive. He reaches out with advice even though you might not have explicitly asked for it." – Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity 2024
    • Recommended in Capital Markets, Private Equity and Commercial, Corporate and M&A – The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-24
    • “Wojciech Kalinowski – strong capital market knowledge and ability to convey this clearly in Polish and English. Able to work with both local and international clients alike.” – The Legal 500 EMEA, Capital Markets 2023
    • Recognised as a Rising star in Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2022-23
    • Recommended in Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A – The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
    • “Wojciech is a great regulatory lawyer” – The Legal 500 EMEA, Capital Markets 2021
    • Recognised as a Rising Star for Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2016-22

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