Marlena Skowrońska
Marlena Skowrońska
Marlena Skowrońska
Marlena Skowrońska

Biography

Marlena Skowrońska is an advocate in the Debt Finance practice. She focuses on banking, commercial and civil law. She is experienced in providing legal assistance to international and domestic clients, in particular to financial institutions, banks and real estate investors. She also provides legal support in connection with the preparation and structuring of finance documentation and legal analysis of commercial law.

Prior to joining White & Case, Marlena gained experience in the Warsaw offices of several leading international law firms.
 

Experience

Among the transactions she has worked on are the following:

  • Enea S.A.: representation of Enea S.A. one of the largest energy producers in Poland, on a long-term revolving facility up to PLN 1 billion (approximately €238 million) from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Enea will use the loan funds to finance and refinance the acquisition, construction, expansion, modernization, maintenance, and commissioning of renewable energy sources (RES).
  • A consortium of banks: representation of a consortium of 10 Polish and international banks: BNP Paribas, PKO BP, Pekao, Bank Millennium, ING Bank Śląski, Credit Agricole, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, mBank, Société Générale and Citi Handlowy on the refinancing of Qemetica S.A.’s existing indebtedness, replacing the formerly acquired bridge loan and new financing for its general corporate purposes and working capital in the total amount of PLN 3.4 billion (€780 million).
  • A consortium of banks: representation of a consortium of 16 Polish and international banks on a revolving credit facility agreement of up to €2 billion extended to Orlen S.A., a multi-energy conglomerate operating mainly in Central Europe. The loan is a dual-currency instrument, available in € and US$, which will be used to finance the ongoing operations of the Orlen Group.
  • BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.: representation of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. as the sole underwriter on the financing package for the acquisition of selected assets and an operational subsidiary of PPG, including one factory in Louisiana, US, and one factory in Delfzijl, Netherlands, by Qemetica S.A. (formerly Ciech S.A.). Additionally, the transaction included leasing a silica production line at PPG’s facilities in Ohio, US, and engaging in research and development activities in Pennsylvania, US. The disclosed value of the acquisition amounts to US$310 million (PLN 1.2 billion).
  • Atman and Global Compute Infrastructure: representation of Atman sp. z o.o., a Poland-based data center provider, and its major shareholder Global Compute Infrastructure on an approximately €316 million development financing. The financing was provided by six financial institutions from Poland and Europe, including Bank Pekao S.A., ING Polska, Kommunalkredit Austria AG, mBank S.A. and PZU Group.
  • A consortium of banks: representation of UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s. and Komerční banka, a.s. (Société Générale Group), as the arrangers and coordinators, and a bank club consisting of 14 banks in connection with the facilities agreement valued at €940 million entered into, among others by Pharmax Holdings Limited as parent, Dr. Max sp. z o.o. as additional guarantor and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s. as security agent as well as its further amendments and restating.
  • Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a.s.: representation of Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a.s. in connection with the financing in the amount of CZK 4.5 billion and €75 million for Autocentrum AAA Auto sp. z o.o., a leading used car dealer in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • A consortium of financial institutions: representation of a consortium of financial institutions in connection with financing of up to PLN 1.57 billion (€353 million) including a term loan, an investment loan and a revolving credit facility granted to Emitel S.A., the largest operator of terrestrial radio and television infrastructure in Poland. The term loan will be used to repay debt under the 2020 loan agreement, while the investment and revolving loans will be used to finance the company’s operating activities as well as development investments and acquisition transactions.
  • PFR FIZAN: representation of the Closed-end Investment Fund of Non-Public Assets ("PFR FIZAN") represented by the Polish Development Fund (PFR) in connection with debt financing in the amount of PLN 35 million in the form of a secured loan that PFR FIZAN granted to the company Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne S.A.
  • Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A.: representation of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A., the largest producer of hard coking coal in the EU and one of the leading producers of coke used for smelting steel, on an innovative financing under the Sustainability Linked Loan (SSL) formula with the value of PLN 1.65 billion. The financing was provided by a consortium of banks and other financial institutions. It is the first financing in the mining sector in Poland to use the SLL formula and one of the first in this sector in Central & Eastern Europe.
  • Cerrad sp. z o.o.: representation of the Cerrad sp. z o.o. in connection with obtaining financing in the amount of PLN 87 million from the Polish Development Fund and the handling and amendment of loan documentation for existing debt in the amount of approximately PLN 516 million.
  • 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.
  • 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 UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., Komerční banka, a.s., Československá obchodní banka, a.s. and Česká spořitelna, a.s. in connection with the restructuring of Smartwings a.s., one of the largest airlines in CEE, providing transportation services in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Germany. The consortium of banks provided financing to Smartwings under the Covid Plus program, which was introduced by the Czech government to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • P4 sp. z o.o.: representation of P4 sp. z o.o., the Play network operator that is part of the French iliad Group, in connection with a PLN 5.5 billion funding from a consortium consisting of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Santander Bank Polska as main arrangers, original lenders and financing guarantors, and Credit Agricole Bank Polska as an original lender. The funds are to be used for repaying the company’s current debt and for general corporate purposes.
  • Cerrad sp. z o.o.: representation of Cerrad sp. z o.o., one of the leading manufacturers of stoneware and clinker tiles, in connection with the financing of a new production plant.
  • A consortium of financial institutions: representation of a consortium of financial institutions in connection with facilities agreement for the more than PLN 5.5 billion financing of the Polimery Police project. The Polimery Police investment, which is the largest investment project in the history of Grupa Azoty and one of the largest investments in the chemical sector in Poland in recent years, consisting of a propane dehydrogenation installation (PDH installation), a polypropylene production installation (PP installation) and an auxiliary installation (project finance formula).
  • An international logistics, development and investment company: representation of a client in connection with the €153 mln refinancing of its portfolio of logistics properties in Poland by Aareal Bank AG.
  • ING Bank Śląski S.A.: representation of ING Bank Śląski S.A. in connection with the financing of an office complex acquisition in Kraków by Apollo Rida from the Cavatina Group.
  • A consortium of banks: representation of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie, Bank Pekao, DNB Bank ASA, DNB Bank Polska, PKO Bank Polski and Societe Generale in connection with the PLN 1.5 bln refinancing of Emitel's existing indebtedness.
  • CBRE Loan Services Limited: representation of CBRE Loan Services Limited in connection with a €510 mln facilities agreement related to the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics assets located in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
  • M7: representation of M7 in connection with financing related to the purchase of properties located in Poland, Hungary and Croatia.
  • Bank Pekao S.A.: representation of Bank Pekao S.A. in connection with €24.5 mln and PLN 65 mln financing related to the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics assets located in Croatia.
  • A consortium of banks: representation of a club of banks including mBank, ING Bank Śląski and Bank PKO BP in connection with a PLN 500 mln refinancing of the existing financial indebtedness of the Wirtualna Polska Group and providing financing for further expansion of the group.
  • Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A.: representation of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. in connection with the preparation of the prospectus and documents relating to the introduction and admission of shares to trading on a regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Kino Świat: representation of Kino Świat, a leading Polish movie distributor, and its shareholders in connection with the sale of a 70% stake in Kino Świat sp. z o.o. to ITI NEOVISION S.A., a Polish media house from the French Canal+ Group and the operator of the Polish DTH platform nc+.
Poland, Master's Degree
Master's Degree
University of Warsaw

Faculty of Law and Administration

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