Linklaters C. Wiśniewski i Wspólnicy

Artur Kulawski

Artur Kulawski has almost 30 years of experience in real estate transactions. Artur manages the entire Linklaters Warsaw office. He has recently advised CBRE Investment Management on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio. Appointed in 2005.

Janusz Dzianachowski has almost 20 years of experience in real estate transactions. He has recently advised 7R on the sale of a logistics portfolio, comprising projects in the pre-development and development phase, to CTP Group. Appointed in 2017.

7R, AEW Europe, Ares Management, Bain Capital Credit, Blackstone, CBRE Investment Management, Cornerstone Investment Management, CPI Property Group, Echo Investment, EPP, FFA Real Estate, GalCap Europe, Generali Real Estate, Griffin Capital Partners, Globalworth, Grosvenor, Hines, Investika, LeadCrest, Morgan Stanley, Niam, NREP, Oaktree, Panattoni Europe, PATRIZIA, Patron Capital, PIMCO, REINO Partners, UBM Development, W. P. Carey.

7R on the sale of a logistics portfolio, comprising projects in the pre-development and development phase, to CTP Group; Investika on the acquisition of the Tensor Office Park comprising three office buildings in Gdynia; CBRE Investment Management on the acquisition of the 211,803 sqm Nexus logistics portfolio from European Logistics Investment; Niam on the sale of Axis and Kapelanka 42A office buildings to CORUM; Griffin Capital Partners on the EUR 87m sale of six retail properties; NREP on its first investment into the Polish PRS market, the acquisition of more than 1,000 newly built units from YIT; CP Developer (joint venture between Cornerstone Investment Management and Crestyl) on the sale of 2,500 apartments for rent to Heimstaden Bostad for PLN 1,4bn; Cornerstone Investment Management on a joint venture agreement with Crestyl to acquire Budimex Nieruchomości, for over PLN 1,5bn; UBM Development on the EUR 80m sale of Mercure hotel in Katowice and Ibis Styles hotel in Kraków.

Panattoni Europe on the development of the industrial facility for Kellogg’s in Kutno; Panattoni Europe on the development of the production and warehouse facility for Danfoss Poland in Grodzisk Mazowiecki; Panattoni Europe on the construction of the logistics facility for Knorr Bremse; a leading logistics developer on the development of several logistics facilities in Poland; AEW Europe on the development of the logistics facility in Wrocław; AEW Europe on the extension of the logistics facility in Gliwice; W.P. Carey on the extension of the logistics facility in Radomsko; Bain Capital Credit on a joint venture with White Star Group, established to invest in logistics projects in Poland and the CEE, our advisory covered, among others, support in relation to the development management agreement; a global investment firm on a development joint venture relating to the logistics parks in Poland.

Total volume of transactions between October 2020 and June 2022, in excess of EUR 3,5bn.

For another consecutive year, Linklaters’ real estate team have worked on the largest transactions, highly publicised by the media, in all major real estate sectors, including logistics, retail, office and living. Global investors and developers continue to choose Linklaters when entering the Polish and CEE real estate markets, as we provide them with market credibility and expertise, helping them arrive at the best possible business decisions. What also makes us stand out from our competitors is that well-established entities on the regional market turn to us with their most complex transactions, including portfolio and cross-border ones. We are widely recognized for providing best-in-class advisory on such projects. Last but not least, what sets us apart is our people - Linklaters attracts and retains the cream of the crop of the market’s practitioners in terms of experience and qualifications, and we take particular pride in it.