WARSAW, January 29, 2021 - Greenberg Traurig represented the private equity fund Innova Capital in the acquisition of a stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne from its current owners. The transaction was subject to approval by the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection.
The Greenberg Traurig team was supervised by Senior Partner Lejb Fogelman, led by Partner Rafał Baranowski, with principal support from Local Partner Filip Kijowski and Senior Associate Tomasz Denko from the M&A practice. The core team also included: Partner Aleksander Janiszewski and Senior Associate Mateusz Koronkiewicz from the banking and finance practice and Local Partners Magdalena Życzkowska-Jóźwiak and Małgorzata Kercz from the real estate practice.
Innova Capital is an independent private equity advisor operating in Poland since 1994, investing in majority shareholdings of medium-sized companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its establishment, Innova Capital has invested almost EUR 1 billion in nearly 60 companies located in 10 countries in the region.
Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne is one of the leading and most popular Polish cosmetic brands. Since 1990 it has been creating cosmetics for the face and body as well as hair care products. Bielenda offers several hundred cosmetic products in Poland, Europe and four other continents.
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