Profile
Natalia Potrubacz focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, particularly in the financial sector, as well as in capital market transactions. She also has deep experience with regulatory matters. Natalia regularly advises financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, and investment banks on transactional and regulatory matters, including proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
Concentrations
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in the Financial Institutions Sector
- Regulatory Framework Applicable to Financial Institutions
- Private and Public Mergers & Acquisitions
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Restructurings
- Regulatory Advice
Capabilities
Experience
- Participated in the work for Digia, a Finnish software and service company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Savangard, a leading Polish business providing high-quality integration, API, and software development services.°
- Participated in the work for MJM Holdings in connection with the acquisition of five GIA Investments companies.°
- Participated in the work for Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in specialty chemicals and the food ingredients industry, in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Hortimex, a leading distributor of food ingredients with a focus on non-meat applications.°
- Participated in the work for Animex Foods sp. z o.o., a leading Polish food processing company, in connection with the acquisition of an 80% stake in DeVeris Polska, an innovative Polish producer of poultry-derived protein products.°
- Participated in the work for the Allianz Group in the process of corporate mergers of Allianz Poland and Aviva Poland insurance companies (life and non-life, respectively), mutual funds managers, and pension funds managers as part of the integration of the Aviva Poland companies, acquired by the Allianz Group in 2022, with Allianz’s operations in Poland.°
- Participated in the work for Allianz S.E. in connection with the EUR 2.5 billion acquisition of Aviva Poland insurance companies (life and non-life), mutual funds manager and pension funds manager and the acquisition of a 51% stake in Aviva Poland life and non-life bancassurance joint ventures with Santander.°
- Participated in the work for PAK-Polska Czysta Energia in connection with the acquisition of a special purpose company owned by the Neoinvestment Group, responsible for the construction of a wind farm situated in Człuchów, consisting of 33 wind turbines with a total capacity of approx. 72.6 MW.°
- Participated in the work for PIB Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% shares in Asist sp. z o.o.°
- Participated in the work for a Polish subsidiary of Rentokil Initial plc in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in VACO sp. z o.o.°
- Participated in the work for Polenergia in connection with the establishment of a Green Bond issuance program (in accordance with Green Bond Principles) for an amount of PLN 1 billion, along with the issuance of the first tranche of Green Bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 750 million.°
- Participated in the work for PCF Group in connection with the public offering of new shares addressed to Polish and international investors. The value of the transaction exceeded PLN 100 million.°
- Participated in the work for Goldman Sachs and UBS, acting as Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, mBank and PKO BP Biuro Maklerskie, as Joint Bookrunners and investment firms intermediating in the public offering of the securities and WOOD & Company as a Joint Bookrunner in connection with the initial public offering of shares in STS Holding S.A. and the admission of its shares to listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.°
- Participated in the work for Goldman Sachs, Citi, Trigon Dom Maklerski, acting as Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, Numis Securities Limited as a Joint Bookrunner and mBank as a Co-Manager of the offering in connection with the initial public offering of shares in Grupa Pracuj S.A. and the admission of its shares to listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Participated in the work for CCC S.A. in connection with a PLN 500 million new share offering.°
- Participated in the work for the Allianz Group in the course of proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority in connection with corporate mergers of Allianz Poland and Aviva Poland insurance companies (life and non-life, respectively), mutual funds managers, and pension funds managers as part of the integration of Aviva Poland companies, acquired by the Allianz Group in 2022, with Allianz’s operations in Poland.°
- Participated in the work for the Allianz Group in the course of proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority in connection with the acquisition of Aviva Poland insurance companies (life and non-life), mutual funds manager, and pension fund manager, and the acquisition of Aviva Poland joint venture companies with Santander.°
- Participated in the work for MJM Holdings Capital Group in connection with the establishment of a strategic partnership with Leadenhall Insurance, a Polish tech-enabled independent managing general agent.°
- Participated in the work for Daniel Truica, one of the founders of Vola.ro and Fru.pl, and management teams in relation to the roll-over and shareholders agreement of the Resource Partners' investment in Interactive Travel Holdings sp. z o.o.°
- Participated in the work for Polsat Plus Group in connection with the financing of the construction of the wind farm in Człuchów. The financing amounted to PLN 800 million (EUR 183.46 million).
°The above representations were handled by Ms Potrubacz prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k.
Recognition & Leadership
- Advocate Trainee, Warsaw Bar Association
- Member, Capital Markets Leaders Academy, Lesław A. Paga Foundation
Credentials
Education
- Master’s Degree, Finance and Accounting, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, 2025
- Master of Law, University of Warsaw, 2023
- School of Intellectual Property Law, H. Grotius Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, 2023
- School of New Technologies Law, H. Grotius Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, 2023
Admissions
- Poland
Languages
- Polish, Native
- English, Fluent
- German, Advanced