Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka is a good bet in the equity capital markets. The firm had a busy year and its skills were on display in particular on one deal which saw it advise a confidential buyer and seller on a €110 million IPO....
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Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka is a good bet in the equity capital markets. The firm had a busy year and its skills were on display in particular on one deal which saw it advise a confidential buyer and seller on a €110 million IPO.
The firm also advised clients on a €124 million secondary public offering of over three million ordinary bearer shares and a €9 million secondary public offering of three million ordinary shares.
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The large practice of Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka climbs up into the second tier this year as it continues to preserve market share and occupies a unique space among Polish domestics. "They have quite a big practice but they are like some of the domestic firms in France, in Spain and focus mostly on domestic deals and again small and mid market," says one peer, adding: "In some jurisdictions [in] some of the rankings they make [a] difference between big deals, mid and small deals....
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The large practice of Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka climbs up into the second tier this year as it continues to preserve market share and occupies a unique space among Polish domestics. "They have quite a big practice but they are like some of the domestic firms in France, in Spain and focus mostly on domestic deals and again small and mid market," says one peer, adding: "In some jurisdictions [in] some of the rankings they make [a] difference between big deals, mid and small deals. I do understand that Poland is not mature enough to make this distinction, but if you look at the firms, sometimes it's difficult to compare because it might be well the case that Domanksi in terms of number of completed deals is much better than Weil Gotshal for example but they're simply operating in a slightly different market."
"I'm not sure if Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka don't deserve tier two at least," says another partner, adding: "They are not just very big; they have a couple of very good lawyers, Zakrzewski being one of them. I really respect this firm. It's big so there are better people and worse people but I think they are more active."
The firm has been very busy this year and advised Trakcja Polska on the €194 million acquisition of shares in Tiltra Group and AB Kaubo Tiltai from Lithuanian investors. The firm also advised Noble Bank on the €35 million acquisition of shares in Allianz Bank Polska from the Allianz Group. Furthermore, in high value deals, the firm advised PLL LOT on the sale of a 100% stake in LOT Services and LOT Catering. The firm is currently advising Polska Grupa Energetyczna on the €67 million acquisition of shares in Komunalne Przedsiebiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej from the City of Bydgoszcz.
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