Profile
Grzegorz Socha focuses his practice on Polish commercial law with an emphasis on corporate law, in particular in respect of regulations applicable to listed companies, securities law and capital markets as well as M&A.
Concentrations
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Law
- Securities Issues
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised Madison International Realty, the majority shareholder of Capital Park S.A., in connection with the compulsory buy-out followed by a delisting of Capital Park from the WSE.
- Advised Santander Bank Polska in the rights issue of Polenergia S.A. The value of the offering has been PLN 750 million (approx. EUR 168.4 million).
- Advised PCF Group on the public offering of new shares addressed to Polish and international investors. The value of the transaction exceeded PLN 100 million.
- Advised KI Chemistry, a company from the Kulczyk Investments group, in connection with the acquisition of shares in Ciech S.A. via a public tender offer and several public invitations to submit offers for the sale of shares, including a compulsory buy-out of minority shareholders. The total value of all transactions for the acquisition of shares in Ciech S.A. by KI Chemistry in 2023 was approx. PLN 1.4 billion.
- Advised PCF Group in connection with the public offering of newly issued shares, which were almost entirely subscribed for by KRAFTON, a South Korean video game developer. The value of the transaction amounted to almost PLN 135 million.
- Advised CCC S.A. (listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, one of the largest shoe companies in Europe) in connection with the process of issuing and offering 14 million new shares, allowing CCC S.A. to raise more than PLN 500 million.
- Advised the Polsat Plus Group as the first Polish company issuing Sustainability-Linked Bonds according to the international ICMA (International Capital Market Association) standard. It was the largest issuance of corporate bonds denominated in Polish Zloty by a private company with a value of PLN 2.67 billion.
- Advised ONDE S.A.in connection with the initial public offering of shares in ONDE and their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Advised PCF Group S.A. in connection with the initial public offering of shares in PCF Group and their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Advised Cyfrowy Polsat on the issue of series C green bonds with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 1 billion.
- Advised Gremi Media S.A., a leading media group in Poland, in connection with the listing of its shares on the NewConnect market, an alternative trading system of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Advised REINO Dywidenda Plus S.A. in connection with its PLN 300 million IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (aborted due to unfavorable market conditions).
- Advised Alior Bank S.A. in connection with the PLN 2.2 billion rights issue public offering aimed at financing the acquisition of the core bank business of Bank BPH S.A. by Alior Bank S.A., and the admission of the new shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. This was the largest public offering on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2013 and the largest rights issue offering on the WSE since 2009.
- Advised Alior Bank in connection with the public bonds issuance program for the amount of PLN 800 million.
- Advised Bank Pocztowy in connection with the first issue of the Bank’s bonds, part of the public bond issuance program for individual investors with an aggregated value amounting to PLN 1 billion.
- Advised Pfleiderer and Atlantik S.A. in connection with the re-IPO of the merged Plfeiderer Group on the WSE. The value of the offering was PLN 362 million.
- Advised Value4Capital, a private equity firm, in connection with the sale of 100% of the shares in Kom-Eko to a fund whose sole and exclusive investment advisor is CEE Equity Partners.
- Advised PCF Group S.A. in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Incuvo S.A. from OÜ Blite Fund, and Estonian limited liability company.
- Advised Bricks Acquisitions Limited on the sale of ROBYG S.A. to a wholly owned subsidiary of TAG Immobilien AG. Bricks Acquisitions Limited is owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management together with funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners L.P. and ROBYG management.
- Advised GLP, a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, insurance and related technologies, on the Polish aspects related to the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio.
- Advised Madison International Realty, LLP, a global real estate private equity firm, on the indirect acquisition of a majority stake in Capital Park S.A.
- Advised Eltel AB, a company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, on an agreement to divest its Polish Communication business to VINCI Energies, a global player in concessions and contracting.
- Advised Société Générale in connection with entering into an agreement to sell Euro Bank, its retail banking subsidiary in Poland, to Bank Millennium.
- Advised BNP Paribas Group in connection with the completion of the transaction of the acquisition of the core banking business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. by Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. and the related equity investment of PLN 430 million (approx. EUR 100 million) by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development through the acquisition of a circa 4.5% stake in Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. from Raiffeisen Bank International AG and BNP Paribas SA.
- Advised Amundi S.A. on its contemplated acquisition from UniCredit S.p.A. of Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A. operations in Poland, i.e., Pioneer Pekao Investment Management Company, Pioneer Pekao Investment Fund Company and Pekao Pioneer Universal Pension Fund Company.
- Advised Cyfrowy Polsat Group in connection with the acquisition of a block of approx. 32% of shares in Netia from two major shareholders, with the total purchase price amounting to PLN 638.8 million, and in connection with the announcement of a tender offer to place subscriptions for the sale of shares in Netia S.A.
- Advised Alior Bank S.A. on the spin-off of the core business of Bank BPH S.A. into Alior Bank S.A. Alior Bank valued Bank BPH’s core business at PLN 1.5 billion.
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Warsaw Bar Association
Credentials
Education
- Advocate, 2021
- Master of Law, the University of Warsaw, 2016
- Diploma, The British Law Centre, Juris Angliae Scientia in cooperation with the University of Warsaw, 2016
- Bachelor, Institute of Art History, the University of Warsaw, 2014
Admissions
- Poland
Languages
- Polish, Native
- English, Fluent