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Karolina Mądrzycka

Counsel
About

Karolina Mądrzycka is a highly qualified and experienced top-tier lawyer specialising in M&A transactions within the renewable energy and real estate sectors. Over the past several years, she has dedicated her expertise to advising clients in these sectors possessing not only legal knowledge but also a deep understanding of the business aspects involved.

Karolina's advisory services cover a wide range of transactions in the renewable energy and real estate sectors. This includes assisting clients with the acquisition or disposal of individual projects, managing large portfolios of assets, and handling extensive multi-jurisdictional and cross-border deals. In addition, she has provided guidance on joint ventures with renewable energy startups and companies operating in the PropTech market.

Karolina’s comprehensive approach encompasses legal aspects and investment strategies, offering support throughout all stages of renewable projects. She excels in providing legal management and coordination for multi-jurisdictional initiatives, ensuring smooth progress during every step of the investment cycle. Whether acting as a lead lawyer or collaborating closely with the client's partners and team, Karolina is committed to delivering exceptional support in all aspects of the deal.

Clients value Karolina for her profound market knowledge, including a deep understanding of regulatory environments. Moreover, she is recognized for her adept management and coordination skills in handling complex legal projects.

Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising RWE AG in connection with legal and transaction advisory in the process of acquiring a portfolio of 162 companies developing PV projects in Poland with expected capacity of over 3 GW and in connection with legal and transaction advisory in the process of acquiring Alpha Solar, a Polish PV projects developer.
  • Advising OX2:
    • in the sale process of 3 wind farm projects with the total capacity of 66,5 MW (altogether 39 wind turbines) through the competitive process. The advisory services cover the entire process from vendors due diligence reports to sale agreements, service agreements, development and asset transfer agreements, technical construction management agreements, operation and management agreements and other ancillary documents;
    • in the process of selling a wind farm project in Poland, with a total capacity of 45 MW (16 wind turbines in total);
    • in the process of sale and planned construction of two onshore wind projects in Podlaskie and Łódzkie provinces in Poland, with a total capacity of 63 MW, to DIF Capital Partners.
  • Advising EuroEnergy, a renewable energy subsidiary of Libra Group with assets and operations in the European Union, in the signing of a partnership agreement with Afcon Renewable Energy for an investment program for the development of 2 renewable energy projects in the Boguszyn, Poland. The value of the investment program is approximately EUR 80 million. Τhe partnership will construct and operate a 20 MW solar park, and also provides EuroEnergy with a 100 MW project pipeline.
  • Advising Revetas Capital, an investment and property manager, on the purchase of a large CEE office and retail developer from a private equity fund (eight office buildings in Poland and one office building in Slovakia, as well as development land in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia).
  • Representing Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia / KWASA in their first investment in a retail asset in Poland, a shopping centre located in the transport hub of Katowice with 47,500 sq. m of prime retail space to more than 200 tenants.
  • Advising EuroEast, a real estate investment company, on the international tax structuring and the acquisition of three major office buildings in Gdynia from a Polish developer with approx. 20,000 sq. m, including a tax and legal due diligence review of the companies and the properties, share purchase agreement, preliminary purchase, and transaction documentation.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws

Prior Experience

  • July 2024 – present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2021 – June 2024, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2018 – April 2021, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2014 - April 2018, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • February 2015 - April 2015, Inspector, Department of Studies and Analyses, State Treasury Solicitors' Office, Warsaw
  • August 2011 - May 2014, Lawyer, Law firm, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Attorney-at-law at the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law District Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw

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