White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy – Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.

Michał Matera, Local Partner; Maciej Zalewski, Local Partner

Michał Matera is a Local Partner with broad experience in providing legal advice to international and domestic clients with respect to all types of real estate transactions. Michał is a member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Maciej Zalewski is a Local Partner who focuses on real estate transactions, in particular in the logistics and commercial sectors and disputes regarding construction projects. He also advises on merger and acquisition transactions and procurement matters.

Arcona Property Fund N.V., Ghelamco, REICO investiční společnost České Spořitelny a.s., Echo Investment S.A., Panattoni Europe, Skanska Property Poland, Promontoria Hampton (1) Limited (Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.), Garvest Real Estate, Bank Pekao S.A., Deutsche Hypothekenbank, Berlin Hannoversche Hypothekenbank, mLeasing sp. z o.o., mBank S.A.

Advised REICO investiční společnost České Spořitelny, a.s., acting on behalf of ČS nemovitostní fond, on the €164 mln acquisition of the Galeria Słoneczna in Radom.

Representation of Arcona Capital Real Estate Poland sp. z o.o. in the acquisition and financing by Raiffeisen Bank Polska of 8 retail assets from companies belonging to the Real Estate Central Europe (RECE) capital group.

Representation of Arcona Property Fund N.V. in the acquisition of a special purpose vehicle holding 3 retail assets from the companies belonging to Real Estate Central Europe (RECE) capital group.

Representation of Arcona Property Fund N.V. in the acquisition of entire stake in the Polish limited partnership, the owner of an office building located in Szczecin, Poland.

Advised the subsidiary company of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., and Balmain Polish Retail Investments sp. z o.o. on the sale of the portfolio of commercial real properties located in 8 different cities in Poland.

Advised companies from the Ghelamco group on the financing of up to €221 million and PLN 45 million (a total amount of approximately PLN 1 billion), from a consortium of financial institutions including Bank Zachodni WBK S.A., PKO BP S.A., Bank Pekao S.A., Bank BGŻ Paribas S.A. and Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A., for the construction of an office-services-hotel complex called "The Warsaw Hub".

Representation of Ghelamco in connection with a €370 million refinancing of the existing indebtedness incurred by Ghelamco’s subsidiaries in connection with construction of the Warsaw Spire, a complex of office buildings in Warsaw.

Representation of Garvest Real Estate in negotiating a long-term agreement on the lease of a building to be used as a four-star hotel.

Advising Skanska Property Poland in connection with the commercialization of High Five office complex in Kraków. The targeted project size: 70,000 m2.

EUR 1,8 billion

Our skilled real estate team in Poland is constantly growing, which is driven by the expanding client base (real estate funds, financial institutions) and the increasing number of deals on which we have worked. Team in Poland is backed by our global real estate team, particularly in the CEE region. Our cross-border experience and perspective is often a deciding factor for clients when they choose to entrust us with major multi-jurisdictional real estate mandates. Recently we advised Ghelamco group on the financing of up to €221 million and PLN 45 million for the construct of an office-services-hotel complex called "The Warsaw Hub" and refinancing of the construction of Warsaw Spire office building complex, REICO and Arcona Property Fund N.V. on the acquisitions as part of their expansion of the portfolios in Poland and Skanska Property Poland on the commercialization project in Poland.