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Kochański, Zięba & Partners Spółka komandytowa

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Law Firm of the Year, Poland
Our ever-growing Real Estate team (with 6 lawyer hires as of January 2016, including Senior Associate Andrzej Zajac (previously of Greenburg Taurig) and Associate Marcin Rzysko (previously of Gide Loyrette Nouel) and further hires expected by end of year currently comprises 15 lawyers and is co-headed by three highly recognisable leaders, Kamil Osinski, Rafal Zieba and Andrzej Zajac, who together lay the foundations of one of the largest and most recognised real estate practices in Polish and international law firms with their office in Poland. KZP’s real estate practice is considered the leading practice amongst domestic Polish law firms, and competes on a daily basis with the leading practices of international law firms. KZP’s Real Estate practice works very closely with a handful of international law firms that treat KZP as their exclusive Polish partners including Nabarro, Berwin Leighton Paisner, King & Wood Mallesons, Mayer Brown International, Pinsent Masons, and Paul Hastings.
Name of company
Kochański, Zięba & Partners Spółka komandytowa
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
RAFAŁ ZIĘBA – MANAGING PARTNER, KAMIL OSIŃSKI – PARTNER - HEAD OF REAL ESTATE PRACTICE, ANDRZEJ ZAJĄC – SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Key current clients
• Skanska Group • Echo Polska Properties • Redefine Properties • Griffin Group • YIT Development • Murapol • Aberdeen Asset Management • ING Finance and ING Lease • SAGE • Knight Frank • Jula Poland • NTD Offshore • IKEA • Aerium/Bainbridge • Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2015 and September 2016
Griffin Real Estate - acquisition and acquisition finance of Raiffeisen Business Center located at 20 Piękna Str. in Warsaw. Value: EUR 30 mln. Redefine Properties Limited - the acquisition of a 75 % stake in Echo Polska Properties from Echo Investment (18 commercial properties).Value: EUR 1.2 bil. Echo Polska Properties - acquisition of 7 office buildings from Echo Inv. Value: EUR 264 mln. Employees Provident Fund (the Malaysian governmental social security institution) - advising on credit facilities granted by United Overseas Bank Limited from Singapore for the purpose of refinancing the acquisition of properties located in Luxembourg, France and Poland. Value: EUR 94 mln. International Infrastructure Fund: Advising the acquirers on the acquisition of shares in AmberOne - the special purpose vehicle established to build and operate the 154km stretch of the A1 motorway between Gdansk and Torun.
Participation in development projects between October 2015 and September 2016
Please read in conjunction with box above. Skanska Group- acquisition and future development of a state-of-the-art office complex located in the center of Warsaw. Value: EUR 22 mln. Echo Polska Properties N.V.- joint buy with Echo Investment for a real property at Towarowa 22 (Jupiter Centrum), in Warsaw from Griffin Real Estate Group and to jointly execute an investment project on such real property. Value: EUR 120 mln. YIT Development - acquisition of real property located in Warsaw for the purposes of a residential development. Value: Confidential. NTD Offshore - acquisition of a real property near Gdynia and the build-up with factories and warehouses designated for shipping industry purposes. Value: Confidential. REIT: Advising an international REIT on the acquisition of Galeria Młociny in Warsaw, a new 220,000 meter squared shopping center expected to be completed in 2018.
Total value of the transactions on which your company adviced between October 2015 and September 2016 (IN EUR)
Total value of transactions advised by KZP amounts to approx. EUR 1.8 billion.
Please say why you should be considered for the award
According to Colliers Annual Report 2015 saw EUR 4.1 billion of total investment in Poland in commercial property (i.e. office, industrial, retail, hotels). Likewise, according to a report compiled by CBRE, the first half of 2016 has seen EUR 2 billion of commercial real estate transactions. In the first 9 months of 2016, KZP has either represented the seller or buyer in a combined value of EUR 1.8 billion of commercial real estate transactions in Poland. This would equal, based on 2015’s total figure, KZP acting on 44% of the total commercial real estate transactions in Poland. In total, between October 2015 and September 2016, KZP has acted for the buyer in the acquisition of 29 commercial real estate properties, comprising mainly shopping centers and offices. Our Real Estate team advised Redefine Properties Limited in Q1 of 2016 on the largest commercial real estate transaction in Polish real estate history with a value of EUR 1.2 billion.
Company website
www.kochanski.pl