Biography
Anna is an Associate in the Debt Finance Practice at the Warsaw office of White & Case.
She specializes in banking, commercial and civil law with a particular emphasis on banking and finance transactions. Anna is experienced in providing legal advice to the borrowers, domestic and foreign banks and other financial institutions. Her practice encompasses a wide range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions, including acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance and general corporate purposes finance transactions.
Experience
Syndicate of banks: representation of Banco Santander S.A. and Santander Bank Polska S.A. on the over PLN 500 million project financing granted to Cognor S.A., a leading Polish steel producer.*
Syndicate of banks: representation of Santander Bank Polska S.A. and Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. in connection with financing (including a loan secured by a KUKE guarantee) granted to Tarczyński S.A. in the amount of PLN 900 million.*
Lender: representation of the lender in an investment facility connected with the acquisition and financing of the extensions of a portfolio of retail parks.*
PKO BP: representation of Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. in connection with the project financing granted to a company operating a distribution terminal up to the amount of approx. €90 million.*
Helaba: representation of Helaba in connection with the financing granted to G-City in connection with the operations of the PRS building in Warsaw.*
Bank Pekao: representation of Bank Pekao S.A. in connection with the financing granted to ZIKO, a leading pharmacies chain.*
mBank: representation of mBank S.A. in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a retail park in Gorzów Wielkopolski by the BIG Group.*
mBank: representation of mBank S.A. in connection with the financing of a shopping center in Poland.*
Syndicate of financial institutions: representation of Erste Group Bank AG and other lenders in connection with the €85 million financing of a portfolio of retail parks located in 11 cities in Poland granted to companies from the Immofinanz/CPI Group.*
Telemond Group: representation of the Telemond Group in connection with the €85 million facilities granted by a consortium of the lenders including Santander Bank Polska S.A., BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. and ING Bank Śląski S.A. for the acquisition of shares in Telemond Holding and certain capex, project and working capital facilities.*
Syndicate of banks: representation of a consortium of Banco Santander S.A., Santander Bank Polska S.A. and Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. in connection with the €75 million financing granted to Persan Polska S.A., a manufacturer of home care and personal care products, to finance the construction costs of a new production plant in Poland.*
Sponsor/Borrower: representation of the sponsor and the borrower in connection with the acquisition financing granted to acquire Foodwell (formerly Bakalland) Group, a leading snacks manufacturer in Poland.*
Syndicate of financial institutions: representation of Erste Group Bank AG and other lenders in connection with the financing of a Warsaw office portfolio in the amount of €140 million.*
Syndicate of financial institutions: representation of Erste Group Bank AG and other lenders in connection with the €17.5 million financing granted to the owners of six City Market retail parks, located in five cities in Poland.*
Syndicate of financial institutions: representation of Erste Group Bank AG and other lenders in connection with the €129 million financing for the refinancing of the indebtedness of Vivo! Poland sp. z o.o. and Galeria Zamek sp. z o.o.*
mBank: representation of mBank S.A. in connection with the financing of the construction of a retail park in Gorzów Wielkopolski.*
ZPUE: representation of ZPUE S.A. in connection with the PLN 100 million financing related to a tender offer for the sale of up to 100% of the shares in ZPUE S.A.*
Santander Bank Polska: representation of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in the refinancing of the indebtedness of the Shellter Hotel & Apartments in Rogowo to the Baltic Sea construction company.*
Lender: representation of a German bank in connection with the financing of a shopping center in Kraków.*
Murapol: representation of Murapol S.A. and its subsidiaries in connection with loans granted by Santander Bank Polska S.A. and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., including for the refinancing of the Murapol Group's debt in the total amount of PLN 550 million.*
mBank: representation of mBank S.A. in connection with the financing of the construction of a warehouse in Szczecin.*
Bank Pekao: representation of Bank Pekao S.A. in a financing transaction of acquisition of Power Park Olsztyn, a shopping centre located in Olsztyn, by the BIG Group.*
Santander Bank Polska: representation of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in connection with the reorganising of the financing structure of forwarding and logistics companies.*
*Experience gained prior to joining White & Case