Name of company
DLP DUCH, LISICKI & PARTNERS
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Maciej Duch, Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction practice. Advocate with almost 20 years’ of professional experience. Maciej acts for a wide range of RE investors, such as property funds, property companies, financial institutions as well as commercial and residential developers.
Department head or senior representative profile
Maciej’s practice covers all aspects of CRE deals for acquisition and sale of commercial assets, JVs, co-investments, forward deals, DMAs, financing and BTS/BTO development projects. Named as a recommended lawyer in the 2019-2024 Legal500 and in the 2023-2024 Rzeczpospolita rankings. Leader of the transaction teams and exclusive advisor to DL Invest Group, LemonTree, 7R, Ipopema TFI, Peakside, H&M and many others (total transactions value exceeding EUR 500M within indicated period).
Key current clients
7R SA, Peakside Capital Advisors, Origami / 4 Friends, Skanska Residential Poland, DL Invest Group, Ipopema TFI, Vortune Equity Group, Panattoni Europe, Rohlig Suus, Prime Kapital/MAS Real Estate, Equilis, IMMO Mousquetaires, LemonTree, Basecamp by Xior, Schrack Technik, Trilux Group, Pekabex Group, Multishop Group, CRM Students, H&M, JDE Peets, Naspers, Auto Partner S.A., Real Management, Esmetric, New Gate Investment, Parkerlane Group, Himolla, EWL Group, HighCom, CitiusTech.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2023 and June 2024
IPOPEMA TFI: disposal to P3 of a fully leased logistics facility in Szczecin (EUR 47M); ROHLIG SUUS LOGISTIC: disposal of a warehouse and BTS office building (12,600 GLA); ORIGAMI CAPITAL GROUP: disposal of two shopping centers (over 28,000 GLA); DL INVEST GROUP: multi-jurisdictional transaction involving the establishment of a strategic partnership with EMIRA Property Fund (EUR 100M); the first Mezzanine loan in Central Europe extended by Invesco (dozen million euro loan); negotiations of facility documentation with EBRD (EUR 72M); process of drafting and negotiating of documentation for the issue of bonds by commercial bank (PLN 250M); LEMONTREE: drafting and negotiating a lease agreement with Nagel Group for more than 32,000 sqm; 7R: negotiations for a lease agreement (BTS) for Eberspächer Group(over 12,600 GLA) and lease agreement with Yusen Logistics (nearly 43,000 GLA); INTERMARCHE/BRICOMARCHE: large-scale due diligence project covering 100+ properties.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2023 and June 2024 (in EUR)
EUR 504M
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award
One of the firm's key strengths is ability to navigate complex real estate projects, providing clients with clear and strategic legal guidance. The firm is known for its commitment to client service. By fostering long-term relationships and offering personalized strategies, DLP has built a reputation as a trusted partner in real estate ventures. Its client-centric approach ensures each client’s needs are met with tailored solutions, resulting in consistently high satisfaction rates. DLP is staffed by a team of 15 highly experienced lawyers who are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of legal services. Their collaborative and solution-oriented mindset enables the firm to handle the most challenging cases. This year has been particularly significant for DLP, as we have been engaged in some landmark transactions that have had a substantial impact on the real estate market proving DLP’s capacity to handle diverse and intricate projects with efficiency and precision.
