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Advisory team

We, Axelia Partners, are professionals with years of experience in financial advisory. We have been working together for over dozen years. During this time we have assisted in over 300 projects of mergers, acquisitions, public offers and arranging financing, which value oscillated from dozens up to several hundred million zlotys. For many years we had been managing advisory part of one of the leading Polish banking institutions.

We have experience in executing projects in various industry sectors, services, trade and real estate. We worked for Polish entrepreneurs and governmental institutions, fast growing private companies, investment funds and large, both Polish and foreign corporations. The number of completed projects and their value proves our efficiency. Trust of our clients is our fundamental value.

LESZEK FILIPOWICZ
Partner

Leszek Filipowicz

Leszek has over 20 years of experience in M&A, public offerings, restructuring and strategic advisory. He participated in organizational restructuring projects and privatizations of specific industry sector particularly refinery, petrochemical and steel industry. He was involved in negotiations and managed advisory teams working for Polish and foreign companies involved in M&A transactions. He worked as an advisor for Ministry of Economy, Ministry of State Treasury and OECD. He participated in preparation of over 20 public offerings on Warsaw Stock Exchange and in dozen restructuring projects and arranging debt financing.

He worked on projects for private and public companies and institutions of various sectors of the economy: construction, petroleum, steel, mining, engineering as well as food industry and distribution.

Leszek is a graduate from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Warsaw. He was also granted a Fulbright scholarship at the Tennessee University in the USA. He has a Ph. Dr. in Economics and is an author of articles and publications in the field of economics. Leszek speaks English fluently.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Advising to owners in trade sale of shares of KGJK (sport resort), Grados (food), Transsystem (steel structures) , Benefia (insurance), Huta Zawiercie (steel), FIN (distribution)
  • Advisory on buy-side for: PKN Orlen (acquisition of Paramo Asfalt oil), ZUE (PRK Kraków infrastructure construction), CMC Zawiercie (Scrapena steel), Fugo (Famak mechanical equipment), CMC Zawiercie (share redemption)
  • Advising in preparation of public offerings for: LW Bogdanka (mining), ZUE, Erbud (construction), Unibep (construction), Optopol (ophthalmology), ES System (lightning), Grupa Lotos (oil)
  • Advisory to: Nafta Polska and Ministry of Treasury in a merge of Petrochemia Płock (petrochemicals) i CPN (oil distribution) and IPO of a new set entity PKN Orlen
  • Advising to Ministry of Treasury in restructuring and privatisation of Polskie Huty Stali (steel)
  • Advising to Ministry of Economy in negotiation with OECD over so-called "shipyards agreement"

CEZARY GADOWSKI
Partner

Cezary Gadowski

Cezary has over 17 years of experience in transaction advisory on the private (M&A) and public (IPO) market. He participated in over 60 advisory projects, acting as a project manager in 30 projects. Total value of transactions ranges from dozen to several hundred million PLN. He advised on numerous M&A transactions in Poland and abroad. He worked on structuring and arranging financing for investment and acquisition projects. He also participated in many projects related to public offerings, NewConnect offers, bond issue and privatization projects. He worked for clients originating from diverse sectors of the economy: pharmaceuticals, health care, construction, trade, distribution and financial sector.

He advised to financial institutions, Ministry of State Treasury, owners of Polish small and middle-size businesses as well as foreign investors. He has broad experience in negotiation processes conducted with Polish and foreign investment funds, Polish and foreign strategic investors as well as with private investors.

Cezary is a graduate from Cracow University of Economics. He speaks English fluently.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • M&A advisory on the sell-side for the owners of Polfa Warszawa S.A. (pharmaceuticals), Scan Anida Sp. z o.o., AZ Medica Sp. z o.o., Prolab Sp. z o.o., Mega Sp. z o.o., dozen other sell projects
  • M&A advisory on the buy-side, including Hitachi Capital UK (acquisition of a leasing company), Ghelamco (Wuzetem real estate), Hasco-Lek (CF Cefarm pharmaceuticals), Bureau Veritas (PCBC), Groclin (CADM), CADM (CtrlCAD), Belupo, and dozen other buy projects
  • Advising in IPO process for Erbud S.A. (real estate), and several other IPOs
  • Advising in public offering on NewConnect for ATC Cargo (logistics), Voxel (health), participation in several other NewConnect /Catalyst processes
  • Rising financing for investment projects and acquisitions, incl. for Hasco-Lek, for Targi Kielce (trade shows), for Nieruchomości Warszawskie (real estate), for DSS (mining)

Piotr Gałązka
Partner

Piotr Gałązka

Piotr has over 28 years of experience in economic advisory. During this time he participated in over 50 M&A transactions, numerous strategic advisory projects and restructuring processes. As an advisor he gained experience in many sectors of the economy, particularly in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, retail, distribution and logistics. He directed many complex projects executed for public administration institutions: Ministry of the State Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Finance and other leading Polish companies. He participated in dozens transactions on public market (IPO and SPO). Prior to his advisory activity Piotr gained experience in industry and trade of pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemistry. For more than six years he was involved in transfer of chemical technologies and direct capital investments.

Piotr graduated with master's degree from the Central School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw (currently Warsaw School of Economics) and studied management at UMIST (Manchester School of Management). He speaks English and Russian fluently.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • M&A advisory on the sell-side: Scan-Anida (pharma & cosmetics), Prolab (pharmaceuticals), Green Field (vending), A-Z Medica (pharmaceuticals), Mega (cemplete equipment for museums), PHF (Polfa Warszawa pharmaceuticals), Aldik (retail), Sea Port Gdynia Authorities (Baltic Container Terminal), Ciech (company Polfa), Laanen Tehtat (Tolkmicko food processing),
  • M&A advisory on the buy-side: KTP Polska (reverse acquisition of Inter Groclin S.A. automotive), Azoty Tarnów (ZAK chemistry), Lentex (Gamrat chemistry), Strabag (KKSM construction), Grupa Ciech (Organika Sarzyna chemistry), Ladish Inc. Co. (HSW ZKM metal processing), Orlen (Unipetrol chemistry), Lafarge (Cementownia Kujawy building materials), Byk Gulden (pharmaceuticals), Nycomed (Polfa Poznan pharmaceuticals)
  • Advising in IPO process (Oslo Stock Exchange) for Morpol (food processing), Advising in preparation process for IPO for numerous companies e.g. Neuca (distribution), Unimil (rubber), Robyg (developer)
  • Restructuring projects for commercial banks (including BZ WBK) and enterprises

Marcin Steindel
Partner

Marcin Steindel

Marcin has over 19 years of experience in transaction advisory on the private (M&A), real estate and public (IPO) market. He participated in over 150 advisory projects. Total value of transactions ranges from dozen to several hundred million zloty. He advised in various real estate and M&A transactions and IPO in Poland and abroad. He is experienced in restructuring and arranging financing, including LBOs. He successfully executed numerous processes of raising funds for real estate and industry projects. He has gained extensive experience in many sectors, particularly in real estate, construction, food industry, production and distribution of FMCG, retail, hotel industry as well as engineering, metal and chemical industry.

He was an advisor to businessmen from Forbes’ 100 richest Poles list, to owners of Polish small and middle-sized businesses and to foreign investors.

He arranged succesfully bank loan financing granted by most of the major banks operating on the Polish market. He has broad experience in negotiation processes conducted with Polish and foreign investment funds , Polish and foreign strategic investors as well as with private investors .

He is a graduate from the Warsaw School of Economics. He speaks English and German fluently.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • M&A advisory on the sell-side for the owners of Dropla, FIN (distribution), KGJK (sport resort), dozens others M&A projects
  • Advising to Morpol (food) in preparation of IPO on Oslo SE, participation in dozens other public offerings
  • rranging investment and revolving bank loans for Milarex Sp. z o.o. during the process of construction of food factory
  • Raising finance (banking debt plus mezzanine) for the project shopping center Sukcesja
  • Acquiring of co-investor for BBI Development for real estates projects: Plac Unii, Koneser and Złota 44 (advising in acquisition of Złota 44 project)
  • Raising financing for construction of Airport Hotel Okęcie, hotel Król Kazimierz and Interferie Medical SPA
  • Structuring and arranging financing for leveraged buy-out of Polmor (metal processing)
  • Restructuring and privatization of Polskie Huty Stali (steel), several other privatization processes