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About Michal Dobrowolski
Michal is part of our private M&A solutions group, our global financial investors team and our global transactions team. He is also a member of the CEE/CIS group, and has a proven track record in the region.
Michal is used to handling complex, high-profile transactions across multiple countries. He specialises in private M&A, with a focus on private equity transactions, public M&A, particularly public takeovers and squeeze-outs, as well as transactions in the energy, gas and telecoms sectors.
Beside German, Michal's mother tongue is Polish - extremely useful for his transactional work in central and eastern Europe (CEE). Due to his sector knowledge and experience advising on numerous M&A transactions in almost all of the CEE countries, he is often recommended for M&A advice in the region.
Michal is the author of various publications on corporate law and a regular speaker at conferences.
As well as having German and Polish, Michal also speaks English and French.
Recent work
- Advising JP Morgan & Chase and One Equity Partners on the acquisition and takeover of the Constantia Packaging Group, including in particular the subsequent takeover offer, squeeze-out and the price-review proceedings in relation to the squeeze-out, as well as the the €2.4bn sale of the Constantia Flexibles Group to the Wendel Group (Paris).
- Advising Hutchison Whampoa on the acquisition of Orange, the third largest mobile telecommunication operator in Austria, from MidEuropa Partners and France Telekom, including the sale of Yesss! (a mobile virtual network operator owned by Orange), and certain base stations, frequencies and trade marks to A1 Telekom Austria.
- Advising Lufthansa on the takeover of Austrian Airlines, the squeeze-out of the minorities and price-review proceedings.
- Advising STMicorelectronics on the acquisition of a NFC business in Switzerland, Serbia and Austria.
- Advising Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund on the acquisition of a shopping centre portfolio and joint venture in Croatia.
Qualifications
Education
- University of Vienna, Austria (Mag jur; Dr jur)
Professional qualifications
- Austrian Bar, attorney-at-law