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Greenberg Traurig Represented Rentokil in the Acquisition of VACO

WARSAW – 15 June 2022 – Greenberg Traurig acted as legal advisor for a Polish subsidiary of Rentokil Initial plc, a global leader in the pest control sector, in the acquisition of 100 % of the shares in VACO Sp.  z o.o., a leading Polish provider of disinfection, disinsectization and deratization services, as well as pest control and prevention solutions, with almost 200 employees.

The transaction was led by Local Partner Michał Bobrzyński, who was supported by Senior Associate Joanna Kuc and Associates Adam Anduła and Maciej Jabłoński. The Greenberg Traurig team also included Local Partner Maciej Kacymirow, Associates Marta Popławska, Wiktoria Grotkowska-Szostak and Krzysztof Popławski as well as Julia Dopierała, Szymon Grudzień and Natalia Potrubacz.

The Warsaw team was supported by Fiona Adams, Managing Shareholder of the Greenberg Traurig London office and Co-Chair of its Global Corporate Practice. Rentokil is a long-standing client of the Greenberg Traurig London office.

Rentokil Group is a global leader listed on the London Stock Exchange, present in Poland since 2015. The company, which employs almost 60 thousand people in 80 countries, achieved GBP 3.1 billion revenue in 2021 (approx. PLN 16.8 billion) and GBP 360 million operating profit (approx. PLN 2 billion). Rentokil is planning further acquisitions to consolidate its market share in Poland.