Profile
Iga Czerniak focuses her practice on corporate law, banking and finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has been actively engaged in working with international clients across various sectors on most complex multi-layered M&A and finance-related transactions on the market.
Concentrations
- Corporate law
- Banking & Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised Madison International Realty, the majority shareholder of Capital Park S.A., on the financing aspects of the sale of certain assets of the group in a management buy-out co-financed by Europi Property Group, Capital Park’s minority shareholder.
- Advised Multi Veste 339 B.V, an entity owned by funds managed by Blackstone, in connection with the financing aspects of the transaction concerning the sale of the Forum Gdańsk shopping center situated in the Polish Tricity to NEPI Rockcastle. The transaction value amounted to EUR 250 million.
- Advised Trigea Nemovitostni Fond, Sicav, A.S. in connection with the financing aspects of the acquisition of a logistics park with a total lease area of 46,000 sq. m, located near Tricity, just over 20 km from the airport and 8 km from the Port of Gdynia.
- Advised Lone Star Funds in connection with the financing aspects of the acquisition of three office buildings - Tischnera Office in Kraków, Ocean Park A in Kraków and Carbon Tower in Wrocław - from affiliates of Cavatina Holdings S.A. The transaction value exceeded EUR 139 million.
- Advised Eastnine AB in connection with the financing aspects of the acquisition of the Nowy Rynek D office property in Poznań from Skanska. The value of the transaction is EUR 121 million.
- Advised HANSAINVEST Real Assets GmbH in connection with the financing aspects of a transaction concerning the acquisition of a logistics portfolio located in Poland, developed by a premium logistics partner, comprising a logistics park in Wrocław, consisting of two warehouse buildings with a GLA of approx. 24,000 sq. m, and a logistics park located near Poznań, with two warehouse buildings and a GLA of approx. 20,000 sq. m.
- Advised Union Investment in connection with the financing aspects of final purchase agreements for the acquisition of two hotel properties in Katowice (Hotel Mercure) and Kraków (Hotel ibis Styles). The total value of the transaction is over EUR 80 million.
- Advised Hines Pan-European Core Fund in connection with financing aspects of the acquisition of a mezzanine warehouse facility in Wrocław from GLL Real Estate Partners, manager of a fund in the Macquarie Group.
- Advised Madison International Realty in refinancing of the existing bank debt of Cavatina Office sp. z o.o., the owner of the Chmielna 89 office building in Warsaw, in connection with the acquisition of shares in Cavatina Office sp. z o.o. from Cavatina Holding S.A., entry into a joint venture agreement with Cavatina Holding S.A.
- Advised Metropol Group in connection with financing of the acquisition of a shopping centre portfolio, consisting of five regional convenience stores in located in Gdynia, Olkusz, Radom, Świętochłowice and Siemianowice from the subsidiaries of Atrium group.
- Advised GLP, a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, insurance and related technologies, on the financing aspects related to the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio.
- Advised IAD Investments, a Slovak investment fund, on the financing aspects of the acquisition of all shares in the company holding the D48 office building located in the Mokotów district of Warsaw.
- Advised a South Korean fund K-Trust, managed by JR AMC, in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Feniks office building, located in the Wola district of Warsaw.
- Advised Innova Investments LLC in connection with the extension of financing granted to: (I) KH Logistyka sp. z o.o. sp. k. for the purpose of (i) refinancing of the indebtedness extended by Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. and (ii) payment of part of the purchase price for all shares in Pekaes S.A.; and (II) Pekaes S.A. for the purpose of financing the general corporate purposes and working capital of the borrower.
- Advised Benson Elliot, a leading, independent pan-European private equity real-estate fund manager, in connection with the financing aspects of the acquisition of Diamentum Office in Wrocław.
- Advised Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company owned by a fund managed by CVC Capital Partners, in connection with the indirect acquisition of 100% of the shares in Polmos Bielsko-Biała S.A.
- Advised AEW, acting on behalf of a German investor, in connection with the acquisition of a city logistics project near Warsaw.
- Advised Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate on the acquisition of the Astoria Premium Offices located in Warsaw.
- Advised Eltel AB, a leading Northern European provider of technical services for critical infrastructure networks, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, on an agreement to divest its Polish Communication business to VINCI Energies, a global player in concessions and contracting.
- Advised ISOC Group, a Manila-based (Philippines) investor, in connection with the acquisition of the Argon building in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk.
- Advised Telewizja Polsat sp. z o.o. in connection with the establishing of strategic cooperation with Eleven Sports Network Ltd. and the acquisition of a majority share in the Polish company Eleven Sports Network sp. z o.o.
- Advised Cyfrowy Polsat Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% of shares in companies owning the Eska TV, Eska TV Extra, Eska Rock, Polo TV and Vox Music TV channels from ZPR Media Group, and 34% of the shares in the company owning the Fokus TV and Nova TV stations, as well as in connection with the preliminary agreement to purchase a further 15% of shares in this company in the future.
- Advised Innova Capital in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Polish company Profim sp. z o.o.
- Advised CVC Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of Żabka Polska S.A. from Mid Europa Partners.
- Advised SABMiller plc in connection with Polish aspects of the disposal of its CEE brewing assets to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. The transaction value amounted to EUR 7.3 billion.
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Warsaw Bar Association
Credentials
Education
- Advocate, 2021
- Master of Law, summa cum laude, University of Warsaw
- Diploma, Centre for the Study of English and European Union Law, Warsaw University in cooperation with the University of Cambridge, 2017
Admissions
- Poland
Languages
- Polish, Native
- English, Fluent