Jakub Czerka

Jakub specialises in transactions related to debt financing. He advises financial institutions, private equity funds and other various private and public entities on domestic and international financing transactions, in particular, in the field of acquisition and corporate financing, as well as on comprehensive debt restructuring projects. He also has experience in advising issuers and bondholders on matters concerning bond issuances.

Prior to joining the Firm, Jakub advised:

• Maspex Group, the largest private company in the food industry in Poland and one of the largest in CEE, on its PLN 2.8 billion (c. EUR 610 million) acquisition financing agreement concluded with a consortium of four banks, along with the settlement mechanism for acquiring CEDC, a leader on the vodka market and the largest importer of foreign spirits in Poland.
• Jyske Bank A/S and PKO Bank Polski S.A. in connection with the refinancing of senior secured notes issued by Goodvalley Group by means of a EUR 150 million term and revolving credit facilities.
• Pfleiderer Polska and its subsidiaries in connection with obtaining financing in the form of a revolving credit facility of up to PLN 200 million under a credit facility agreement concluded with a consortium of three major banks.
• Mid Europa Partners and Diagnostyka in connection with a credit agreement made available by a consortium of banks to Diagnostyka.
• mBank S.A. and Santander Bank Polska S.A. in connection with term and ancillary facility agreements made available to portfolio companies of Innova Capital.
• CS Group Polska S.A., controlled by Innova Capital, in connection with the refinancing of existing indebtedness and obtaining additional term and revolving credit facilities under a credit facility agreement concluded with mBank S.A.
• ProService Finteco on refinancing of its existing indebtedness and financing of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Moventum S.C.A.
• Funds controlled by Polski Fundusz Rozwoju, a Polish state-owned financial investment group, in connection with investment in PESA Bydgoszcz S.A., the then largest producer in the railway industry in Poland.

• Warsaw Bar Association