31 January 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised Bounty Brands Europe Limited (“Bounty Brands”) on the sale of 100% of its shares in Stella Pack Europe sp. z o.o., being the majority shareholder of Stella Pack S.A. (“Stella Pack”) holding 60% of the shares in Stella Pack, to Sarantis Polska S.A. (“Sarantis”). The other party involved in the transaction was FORUM 87 FIZ, a closed-end investment fund which sold a 40% stake of its shares in Stella Pack to Sarantis. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions and the approval of the antimonopoly authorities in the countries where Stella Pack conducts its business activities. In December 2023, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection granted consent to the acquisition of Stella Pack by Sarantis. The transaction was completed in January 2024.
Bounty Brands is a diversified consumer brands company that acquires and develops leading brands in the sectors of apparel, groceries, home and personal products.
Stella Pack is a leading player in the production and distribution of household products, boasting 25 years of successful business activity in product categories including garbage bags, food packaging and household cleaning items.
Sarantis is a multinational consumer products company with a leading presence in Eastern Europe and is expanding its geographical footprint through its subsidiaries and strong export activities worldwide.
The transaction was handled by Paweł Zdort (managing partner), supported by Aleksander Jakubisiak (associate), Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz (senior associate) and Natan Fischer (associate). Antitrust aspects of the transaction were overseen by lawyers from the antitrust practice, including Iwona Her (partner) and Tomasz Kordala (senior associate). Advice on the financing aspects of the transaction was provided by: Jakub Rachwol (partner) and Filip Książczak (associate). Tax support was provided by Artur Ciechomski (senior associate).
21 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised Mirbud S.A. ("Mirbud") on the acquisition of 92.78% of the shares in Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Specjalistycznego Transkol ("Transkol"). As a result of the...
11 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that on 1 December 2024 Magdalena Pyzik-Waląg became a managing partner of Rymarz Zdort Maruta. The firm has gained an experienced leader for its management body who will be...
4 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised Projekt Solartechnik S.A. ("Projekt Solartechnik") in connection with obtaining funding from the Polish Development Fund (the "PFR") to finance and refinance...
4 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised the partners of Krakowskie Towarzystwo Edukacyjne, the founders of Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University ("UAFM"), on the conclusion of an agreement wit...
3 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that Łukasz Dynysiuk joined Rymarz Zdort Maruta at the beginning of December 2024. Although Łukasz's main specialisation is tax, he joined the corporate department, bringing...
27 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we provided tax advice to Ghelamco Poland in connection with the sale of the Warsaw UNIT skyscraper to Swedish company Eastnine. The value of the transaction amounted t...
22 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that on 4 October 2024, the Regional Court in Warsaw discontinued proceedings conducted against 13 former members of the management board and supervisory board of PKP Cargo ...
18 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Vantage, a company that develops and manages a PRS platform, belonging together with ROBYG to the TAG Immobilien group, in connection with s...
12 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that our law firm successfully represented DESA Unicum S.A. before the Internet Domain Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunicatio...
12 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we provided legal support to Sanok Rubber Company S.A. (the “Company”) in connection with the signing of an investment agreement with PFR TFI-managed Fundusz Ekspansji ...
7 November 2024
7 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (“Mutares”) on the acquisition of Natura sp. z o.o. (“Natura”), one of the largest and longest operating cosmetics store chains on ...
5 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised EWE AG on the sale of EWE Polska, the second largest privately-owned natural gas network operator in Poland, to Eesti Gaas, operating in export markets under...
