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CMS (CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Pośniak i Bejm)

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Law Firm of the Year, Poland
CMS is one of the largest commercial law firms in the world. More than 5,000 lawyers work together in cross-border teams in 74 cities and 45 countries. With over 30 years’ experience of working in the CEE region our Real Estate Team comprised of 600 lawyers is one of the largest in the region and has an unrivalled footprint with no other firm matching our coverage of 17 CEE/SEE offices. We boast 80 Band 1 firm rankings across CEE by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Legal 500, most renowned legal directories. We offer comprehensive legal services in all practice areas and sectors groups: Banking & Finance, Commercial, Competition & EU, Corporate / M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Public Procurement, Real Estate & Construction, Tax, Consumer Products, Energy & Climate Change, Funds, Hotels & Leisure, Insurance, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology, Media & Communications.
Name of company
CMS (CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Pośniak i Bejm)
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska
Department head or senior representative profile
Joined CMS in February 2022, now heading one of the largest real estate teams in Poland, comprising a strong team of 40 lawyers. For over 20 years Agata has successfully advised on the largest real estate transactions in Poland and on numerous cross-border projects, with a focus on office, commercial, logistics and residential real estate at all stages of the investment process. She advised on first projects on PRS market in Poland. Recommended by Chambers and Partners, Legal500 and IFLR1000.
Key current clients
We act for a wide range of investors such as fund managers, funds, including private and listed retail funds, insurance companies, pensions funds, property companies and private investors. Among our clients are: AFI Europe, REICO, Segro, Panattoni, Otto Group, Alkyon, Futureal, FM Logistics, Peakside Capital, Allianz Real Estate, HB Reavis, Invesco Real Estate, Karimpol, Trakcja, TR Warszawa, Motel One, Amundi, Honeywell International, Torpol, Abrdn Plc, Ocado Group, VidaXL, Pramerica, Prologis
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2020 and June 2022
AFI Europe: Acquisition from EPP of shares in entities that are shareholders of company carrying out the Towarowa 22 project. Abrdn: Sale of Turawa Park Shopping Centre to Fokus Estate Fund. REICO: Acquisition of Panattoni Park Tychy DC 1 and DC 2 from JV partners from the Panattoni and Bluehouse group of companies. Panattoni: Sale of a real estate portfolio consisting of logistics assets located in Poland, Germany and Spain. CGL Investment Holdings: Acquisition of Distribution Park Grodzisk Mazowiecki from HINES. Amundi Immobilier: Acquisition of Neopark from Yareal. Chinese investment fund: Portfolio acquisition of 24 logistics assets in the UK, Germany and Poland, incl. 18 Polish assets from Hillwood. Chinese investor: Portfolio acquisition of 16 logistic assets across 7 countries in CEE and Western Europe from GIC. Panattoni, Marvipol, Bluehouse and Kajima: Sale of a portfolio of logistics parks to fund represented by Savills Investment Management.
Participation in development projects between October 2020 and June 2022
Egger: Development of a new wood-based panel production facility in BackupExec, North-East Poland. Lufthansa Technik and GE Aviation: Development of an aircraft engine service centre in Legnica Special Economic Zone in south-west Poland. TR Warszawa: Development of new buildings of Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art and TR Warszawa Theatre in Warsaw. Otto GmbH & Co KG: Development agreement with Panattoni concerning a comprehensive design and construction of a warehouse in Iłowo. Ocado: Legal assistance in a design and build contract regarding the state-of-art logistic processing centre with innovative automation. FM Logistic: Development of new logistics platforms in Poland, including land acquisition.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between October 2020 and June 2022 (in EUR)
Confidential
Please say why you should be considered for the award
CMS has strength of expertise and depth of resources to deliver and manage a first-class service for clients. With a focus on the full range of direct and indirect real estate transactions, onshore and offshore, including joint ventures and structured sales and purchases, we bring a wealth of transactional experience. CMS supports clients across regions and across the full life cycle of an asset: from financing, acquisition, and development, through asset management and optimisation, to eventual sale. Our expertise goes far beyond the traditional boundaries of pure real estate law. We advise in areas ranging from JV and fund formation and management to environmental regulation, from construction disputes to tax planning. We are strong in all traditional segments: office, logistics, retail or hospitality sectors in relation to both development and investment but also in the newer real estate asset classes, such as student housing, PRS, data centers, or convenience stores.
Company website
https://cms.law/en/pol/