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Law Firm of the Year, Poland
Approx. 45 lawyers in Warsaw, multi-jurisdictional firm covering entire CEE/SEE region. Real Estate and Construction, Tax, Restructuring and Insolvency, Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Corporate and M&A, IP/IT, Employment.
Name of company
Wolf Theiss
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Tomasz Stasiak
Department head or senior representative profile
Joined November 2017, Co-Manager of the office in Warsaw since April 2018. Recognized in various legal rankings such as Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR. He has over 20 years experience specializing in real estate and construction, serving a variety of clients from developers to industry investors, and sovereign wealth funds across all sectors of real estate. In the past year he has advised Tesco on disposal of a real estate portfolio in PL, helped CPI acquire a portfolio valued at 500m, among other
Key current clients
• Goldman Sachs • Panattoni • Savills Investments Management • BaseCamp • 6B47 • 7R • Toms Gruppen A/S • AEW • Concept Development • Cromwell Property Group • CPI • CTP • Tesco • Frontex • Berlin Hyp AG • Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. • Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. • Santander Bank Polska S.A. • mBank S.A. • Echo Investment SA
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2018 and September 2019
• Advising Panattoni Europe on numerous transactions, the most prominent being the sale of a logistics facilities • Goldman Sachs, an asset portfolio deal consisting of 3 office buildings, total value c.a. EUR 70 million as well as an A-class office building in Lodz • Advising Tesco on sale of various assets including an asset portfolio consisting of 5 shopping-malls centers in Poland • Advising 6B47 on a share deal related to the sale of Silesia Outlet to Nuveen Real Estate, transaction value amounted to c.a. EUR 32 million • Advising 7R S.A. on several sales of logistics centers and warehouses with a total joint value over EUR 100 million • Advising Savills Investment Management in the acquisition of three logistics assets • Advising Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. on a complex refinancing of two properties in Poland which included cross-collaterisation between projects and complicated property transfer, with the loan of EUR 186m
Participation in development projects between October 2018 and September 2019
• Advising BaseCamp, a student housing developer, on several different projects, including the development of a 420-bed dormitory in Lodz as well as development and operation of a real estate complex consisting of a student house and a 4-star hotel in Wroclaw (development pending) • The Warsaw team is currently providing assistance to our client, Toms Gruppen A/S. The project includes the greenfield acquisition of real estate and the construction of a state-of-the-art production facility by the client • Advising Berlin Hyp AG on a complex refinancing of four office properties in Poland which included cross-collaterisation between projects and transfer of one of the properties, loan value of EUR 166m • Advising Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. on financing the development of an office and commercial centre in central Poland, with loan of EUR 52m • Advising mBank S.A. at financing of purchase of an office property in Warsaw
Total value of the transactions on which your company adviced between October 2018 and September 2019 (in EUR)
Confidential but exceeding EUR 1b
Please say why you should be considered for the award
Wolf Theiss enjoys the reputation of a rising star on the Polish real estate market and is widely recognized on the real estate market as one of the fastest-growing law firms in Poland. Very often commentators see the real estate practice in Warsaw as led by people full of enthusiasm with an appetite for success. The team advised on over 30 transactions last year ranging from sale of portfolios of shopping centers through purchase and financing of logistic centers and office buildings to development of student houses. The fact that Wolf Theiss is increasingly involved in portfolio deals shows that the firm is chosen for complex and sophisticated transactions. Wolf Theiss can advise on a broad scope of issues including taxes, financing and corporate matters. Our dedicated team proved to be able to smoothly manage complex transactions in a friendly, business-orientated and professional manner. Our team's attitude allows us to avoid lengthy negotiations and helps us get the deal done.
Company website
www.wolftheiss.com