Linklaters has advised Grupa Ozarow on the sale of 99.19% of the shares in its Polish calcium silicate subsidiary, Grupa Silikaty Sp. z o.o. to H+H Polska Sp. z o.o., the Denmark-based subsidiary of H+H International.

Linklaters Warsaw has provided comprehensive legal advice and support to the seller in all major legal aspects of the deal, from the preparation and negotiations of transaction documents until its signing. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary approval by the Polish authorities and is expected to occur at the end of 2017.

The team of lawyers was led by Marcin Schulz (counsel, corporate). He was supported by Jakub Wozniak (associate, corporate), Lukasz Burakowski (associate, corporate) as well as Malgorzata Szwaj (partner, competition) and Wojciech Podlasin (associate, competition).

Grupa Silikaty is the second largest producer of calcium silicate units in Poland with seven production plants. Calcium silicate units are used as building blocks in residential buildings and are predominantly made from sand and lime. Revenue in 2016 was around DKK 157m and EBITDA was around DKK 11m. The company employs approximately 300 persons.