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Natalia Cichocka-Stępień

Associate
About

Natalia specializes in corporate law, in particular M&A transactions, private equity transactions and investments in equity and debt funds.

She advises Polish and foreign clients on due diligence reviews and the preparation of transaction documentation, including private and public companies from the retail, insurance, infrastructure and energy sectors. She also advises companies on day-to-day corporate and commercial aspects of their activity.

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Generali PTE on the acquisition of an organized part of an enterprise and the takeover of the management of MetLife OFE and MetLife DFE from MetLife PTE.
  • Advising RWE on the acquisition of a PV farm developer with a project capacity of 3 GW.
  • Advising Enterprise Investors on the acquisition of a minority stake in Ekoenergetyka-Polska.
  • Advising Żabka Polska on the acquisition of a majority stake in Maczfit Foods.
  • Advising the shareholders of Symphar on the sale of 100% shares in Symphar to Farmak group.
  • Advising the founders of Bisar on the sale of a minority stake to Enterprise Investors.
  • Advising SEA-invest Corporation on the sale of a majority stake in the company Przedsiębiorstwo Przeładunkowo-Składowe "Port Północny" to Węglokoks.
  • Advising Centerbridge Partners on taking control over and restructuring of Global Parks Poland group (Suntago Water Park).
  • Advising PFR Fundusz Funduszy FIZ on investments in the General Atlantic, Northzone, Beechbrook, CVI and TCV funds.
  • Advising TDJ, a Polish family investment company, on investments in Polish startups, including GGPredict.
  • Advising OnDean, an American family office on growth investment in Polish startup Pergamin.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • French
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2022

Prior Experience

  • July 2024 – present, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw 
  • July 2022 – June 2024, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw 
  • September 2021 – June 2022, Paralegal, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • September 2020 – August 2021, Intern, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • February 2019 – June 2019, Intern, International law firm, Warsaw
  • September 2018 – January 2019, Intern, Polish law firm, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates, trainee advocate

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