Maria Hałasa
Biography
Overview
Maria Hałasa is an associate in the White & Case Debt Finance practice. She provides legal assistance to clients in banking, finance and security law. In her practice she focuses on advising banks, their consortia, borrowers and other entities on financing, including cross-border financing, based on the LMA standard or local law. She also advises on financial market regulatory issues.
Prior to joining White & Case, Maria gained experience in the banking and finance department of a "Magic Circle" international law firm based in Warsaw and through internships at other large Polish law firms.
Faculty of Law and Administration
Experience
Her experience includes:
RTB House: representation of RTB House, a global online marketing technology company backed by Cinven and one of the 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe according to the Financial Times in 2023, in connection with the refinancing of the existing debt.
Santander Bank Polska, Alior Bank, Bank Millennium, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: representation of a consortium of banks in connection with the financing of Gemini Poland in the form of a revolving facility and reverse factoring.
EBRD: representation of the EBRD in connection with a PLN 60 million loan to NREP's Polish subsidiaries for the purposes of financing two rental housing projects in Warsaw.
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, Santander Bank Polska, Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, and ING Bank Śląski: representation of a consortium of lenders in connection with the approximately EUR 357 million financing granted to Eko-Okna S.A., one of the largest Polish producers of joinery.
ABN AMRO Bank, Banco Sabadell, Crédit industriel et commercial (CIC), BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank and SEB: representation of the documentation and facility agent ABN AMRO Bank and lenders Banco Sabadell, Credit Industriel et Commercial, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank, and SEB on BDR Thermea Group's EUR 650 million revolving credit facility.
A consortium of banks: representation of a consortium of banks in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a portion of logistics assets of a company and part of its business.
A bank: representation of a bank in the connection with the restructuring of the security structure in a cross-border transaction.
A company from the telecommunication infrastructure and smart cities solutions sector: representation of a company from the telecommunication infrastructure and smart cities solutions sector in connection with the financing granted by a consortium of leading Polish and international banks in order to repay the existing facility as well as to fund the company's operational activities, investments, and acquisition plans by a senior secured term loan, a capex facility, and a revolving credit facility.
