Capital Markets legal services

The PwC Legal Capital Markets Team offers comprehensive regulatory and transaction advisory for public companies as well as companies which plan IPOs


Our Services:

Transaction advisory with regard to public companies

including the acquisition and disposal of shares of public companies, support in public calls for the sale of shares, due diligence, preparing transaction documentation

Restructuring advisory for public companies

merger and demerger of public companies, de-listing, dual listing, share split and resplit, buy-back programmes

Advisory in respect of public offerings (IPO, SPO)

pre-IPO restructuring, structuring of a public offering, preparing issuing prospectuses, information memorandums, representing issuers before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), the National Depository for Securities (KDPW) and the Securities Exchange (GPW)

Corporate services for public companies

including handling of GSMs, adapting corporate documentation to the requirements of public companies and Good Practices of Companies Listed at the GPW

Support to public companies in compliance with information requirements

including on-going and periodic reporting, implementation of MAR (Market Abuse Regulation), preparing companies for communication with their investors and the market (publicity guidelines)

Regulatory support for public companies

connected with mitigation of the non-compliance risk, confidentiality of information, admissibility of transferring confidential information to other entities, insider lists, insider deals reporting

Developing management option programmes

using financial instruments and derivative instruments (subscription warrants, shares, phantom shares, derivatives)

Support in respect of bonds and other financial instruments

including the preparation of the documentation for bond issue, participation in proceedings before the Securities Exchange (GPW) and the National Depository of Securities (KDPW), in connection with admission to Catalyst trading, negotiating derivative instruments contracts

Support in creating and operating investment funds

including establishment and handling of closed-end and open investment funds, in particular real estate funds

Representing issuers, their representatives and trade participants in proceedings

in respect of financial penalties and other sanctions levied by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), control proceedings and proceedings initiated by law-enforcement authorities, as well as in disputes resulting from transactions and settlements on the financial market 

Advisory to financial institutions

in particular brokerage houses, banks and investment fund management companies, in respect of carrying out non-standard, structured transactions, as well as creating and offering new financial products (instruments)

Compliance-related advisory and support to financial institutions

establishing internal regulations and procedures

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