Andrzej Wysokinski

Experience: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring, M&A, Private Equity: Andrzej has advised clients on a number of significant deals in recent years, including advising the following clients: Kemberton sp. z o.o., a company in Ghelamco Group, in connection with the issue of PLN 120 million bonds by Kemberton.; CVC Capital Partners in connection with the PLN 2.64 billion acquisition of Comarch S.A. through a tender offer for all shares in Comarch and delisting from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.; Insurance companies from the UNIQA Group in connection with the conclusion of strategic 12-year cooperation agreements with mBank for the distribution of insurance products.; Tele-Fonika Kable on numerous financings, including syndicated bank loans, loans guaranteed by export credit agencies and other financial transactions.; CCC Group on numerous financings, including syndicated bank loans, bonds and convertible bonds.; Cyfrowy Polsat Group and Polkomtel Group on numerous financings, including syndicated bank loans and bonds.; Lisala on margin loan financing.; Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on various financing transactions.; Agora on the financing in connection with the acquisition of Radio Zet.; Unimot on the financing in connection with the acquisition of certain companies and businesses from Orlen.; Bank Pekao, as creditor and security agent, in connection with PBG Group companies financial restructuring and bankruptcies.; Innova, a Polish private equity fund, on the financing in connection with the acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska.; Innova on the financing in connection with the acquisition of Pekaes.; Innova on the financing in connection with the acquisition of Profim.; Zabka in connection with financing matters relating to its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.; Deutsche Bank in connection with the sale of its Polish private & commercial banking business to Santander Bank.; Cyfrowy Polsat in connection with the acquisition of Polkomtel.; Lloyds Bank and other lenders on the financing in connection with the acquisition of Multikino, the second largest cinema chain in Poland, by Vue Entertainment.; Roust Corporation and its Polish subsidiaries in connection with the offering of high yield notes (as part of U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings).; Litigation & Arbitration: Andrzej has advised or represented clients in numerous dispute resolution matters including: U.S. and Dutch investors in matters relating to investment arbitration under Polish-U.S. and Polish-Dutch bilateral investment treaties.; A Polish company before Polish courts, including the Supreme Court of Poland, in a dispute concerning a squeeze-out and related disputes with minority shareholders.; A Polish insurance company before Polish courts, including the Supreme Court of Poland, in disputes with minority shareholders.; Polish company from the oil & gas sector in arbitration in London under ICC Rules in a dispute relating to liability for breach of warranties in an M&A transaction.; A Polish utility company in arbitration before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG) in a dispute relating to cross-border electricity transmission.; An Investor in arbitration before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (KIG) in a dispute relating to real estate investment and corporate matters.; A Polish construction company in arbitration before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (KIG) in a dispute relating to real estate investments.; U.S. investors in investment arbitration under a Polish-U.S. bilateral investment treaty.; A Polish company from the oil & gas sector before Polish courts concerning the company's subsidiary and disputes with minority shareholders.; A Polish bank before Polish courts in disputes with the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA).; A Polish company from the oil & gas sector in arbitration in London under UNCITRAL Rules concerning an off-take agreement and a joint venture agreement.; Persons and companies, both Polish and foreign, in proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF).; Andrzej has also acted as chairman of the arbitral tribunal in arbitration before the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration in Warsaw relating to lease agreements in a major commercial center in Poland.