Maciej Kujawa
Biography
Overview
Maciej Kujawa is an associate in the Debt Finance practice of the Warsaw office of White & Case. He specializes in banking, commercial and capital markets law.
His experience includes advising international and domestic clients, in particular financial institutions, banks and investors in connection with financing transactions and establishment and management of bonds issuance programs.
Prior to joining White & Case Maciej gained experience in the Warsaw office of a French international law firm.
Experience
PKO BP S.A.: representation of PKO BP S.A. in connection with the preparation of issuance documentation for unsecured and subordinated Tier II bonds with an aggregate value of not less than PLN 1.7 billion and not more than PLN 2 billion governed by Polish law, which will be included in the equity of PKO BP S.A. upon approval by the Financial Supervision Commission.
One of the largest banks in Poland: representation of one of the largest banks in Poland in connection with the issuance of unsecured senior non-preferred green bonds governed by Polish law. The bonds will be used by the bank to comply with the minimum level of own funds and eligible liabilities requirement under Article 97 (1) of the BFG Act (MREL). This is the first issue in the Polish market of this type of bonds governed exclusively by Polish law, and the first issue of green senior unsecured bonds governed by Polish law.
Norddeutsche Landesbank and EKF: representation of Norddeutsche Landesbank and EKF Denmark's Export Agency in connection with the Polish law aspects of granting a loan to Janikowo GP GmbH sp. k. for financing construction of the wind farm "Park Wiatrowy Janikowo" near Inowrocław, Poland, comprising 30 turbines with a total capacity of 60 MW.
mBank S.A.: representation of mBank S.A., acting as the arranger, in connection with the update of the bonds issue program of Dino Polska S.A. up to PLN 1 billion and an issuance of bonds under the updated program. The bonds will be offered to qualified investors and were introduced to trading on the alternative trading system organized by the Warsaw Stock Exchange (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A.).
CTP Group: representation of the CTP Group in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio from 7R, a Polish industrial developer, with potential to develop 1.2 million sqm of GLA in logistics and industrial real estate. The portfolio consists of projects in Silesia and central and northern Poland that are in the development phase, such as in Warsaw and Katowice, as well as other sites across Poland that are still in the pre-development phase.
mBank S.A.: representation of mBank S.A. in connection with the issue of bonds of Develia S.A. under the bond issuance program up to PLN 400 million.
MidEuropa: representation of MidEuropa on the increase of the current financing of the J.S. Hamilton group, a portfolio company of Mid Europa, to the amount of PLN 282 million. In the course of this transaction, we have advised on the accession of four Polish companies of the J.S. Hamilton Polska group as additional guarantors, as well as coordination of the accession of three companies based in other jurisdictions - Serbia, Lithuania and Romania.
A consortium of banks: representation of a consortium of four banks in connection with the financing of the acquisition by the Maspex Group of CEDC (the Polish assets of Roust Corporation) up to the amount of PLN 2.8 billion (EUR 600 million). White & Case advised the consortium on all the legal aspects of the acquisition financing, including negotiating and signing of the facilities agreement and security documents and fulfillment of the conditions for disbursement.
MidEuropa: representation of MidEuropa on the increase of the current financing of the J.S. Hamilton group, a portfolio company of Mid Europa, to the amount of PLN 282 million. In the course of this transaction, we have advised on the accession of four Polish companies of the J.S. Hamilton Polska group as additional guarantors, as well as coordination of the accession of three companies based in other jurisdictions - Serbia, Lithuania and Romania.
