Dentons advised Aventicum Capital Management (Switzerland) on its acquisition (through its affiliates) of two Polish companies from the Layetana Group (SPVs), comprising the Mozaika Mokotow and sPlace residential projects located in Warsaw, Poland. As part of this transaction, Aventicum also acquired certain loan facilities and receivables towards SPVs from the banks financing the development of both projects, i.e. KBC Bank NV and Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. Several phases of the residential developments have been completed, and a significant number of apartments have been sold.
The Warsaw Real Estate team, led by Partner Tomasz Stasiak and assisted by Associate Paulina Czostek, was responsible for the legal due diligence of the project companies and their assets and for drafting the share acquisition documentation. The Warsaw Banking and Finance team comprising of Senior Associate Piotr Nerwinski, Associate Mateusz Krajewski, and Junior Associate Monika Kowara, negotiated the loan documents and the broad amendments to the financing documentation. Both teams worked closely with each other on the financing and M&A aspects to ensure the successful completion of this transaction.