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Mateusz Kwolek

Associate

Email

mateusz.kwolek@aoshearman.com

Phone

+48 22 820 6107

Offices

Warsaw

V-CARD
Mateusz advises both buyers and sellers on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, from due diligence and negotiations to closing and post-closing matters. 
He also assists clients with complex intra-group restructurings, corporate governance issues and general corporate and commercial matters. He has broad sectoral expertise, having worked with clients from private equity, technology, energy, food and beverage, and real estate industries.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Innova Capital on its acquisition of a minority stake in CloudFerro, a leading provider of cloud services to the European space sector.
  • Maspex Group, the largest private company in the food industry in Poland, on its acquisition of the Becherovka brand and related assets from Pernod Ricard.
  • EDF Renewables on its acquisition of a 50MW battery energy storage project in Poland, one of the first projects of its kind in Poland.
  • NetEase, a leading internet tech company based in China, on its investment in Rebel Wolves, a newly established game development studio.
  • Eden Springs on the acquisition of 100% of shares in GetFresh, a provider of workplace water and coffee solutions, from its founders, and on the subsequent reorganisation of its dealer network and a merger with GetFresh and Nowa Woda.

Pro bono

  • Advising war refugees from Ukraine on various legal issues, ranging from immigration law to different aspects of Polish law, in refugee centers as part of the European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL) organization.
  • Advising the Foundation "Święty Mikołaj dla Seniora" on how to obtain the status of a public benefit institution and comply with the legal requirements for its charitable activities, such as organizing a campaign that provided a Christmas Eve meal for 5,000 disadvantaged seniors, with the help of volunteers and sponsors.

Qualifications

Admissions

Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law, 2022 (Attorney-at-law)

Academic

MA, Faculty of Law and Administration, Catholic University of Lublin, 2017

Languages

English, Polish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.