Wojciech Kalinowski

Counsel
Great transactional and regulatory specialist with an impressive track-record in public M&A.
— Legal 500, Capital markets 2022
Warsaw
About

Wojciech Kalinowski has 15 years of experience in advising on capital markets and corporate law.

He has a particular focus on initial and secondary offerings, public trading in securities, and mergers and acquisitions, where he supports clients at all stages of transactions, from conducting due diligence reviews to negotiating the conclusion of agreements. He also advises on all types of alternative investment fund transactions, from structuring AIFs, through fundraising to investing in portfolio companies.

Wojciech has authored numerous articles on issues such as securities trading and the acquisition of public companies in legal press and monographies.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalEquity Capital Markets
Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2015

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Polenergia on its secondary public offering of shares.
  • Advising the shareholders of TIM on the sale of majority stake to Wuerth Group.
  • Advising BEW ASA on its acquisition of majority stake in Izoblok.
  • Advising Ingenix.AI in connection with its seed round financing.
  • Advising TDJ in connection with "A" round financing of Bethink.
  • Advising OnDean in connection with "A" round financing of Pergamin.
  • Advising Tidio Poland in connection with "B" round financing.
  • Advising Vita34 on its acquisition of 100% of shares in Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych.
  • Advising Polish State on the investment in NATO Innovation Fund.
  • Advising PFR Ventures on a number of investments in private equity, venture capital and private debt alternative investment funds.
  • Advising Booksy on its acquisition of ZnajdźGabinet.
  • Advising DADELO on its IPO and on the introduction of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising TDJ Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in teamtechnik Production Technology.
  • Advising Cosmose in connection with "A" round financing.
  • Advising Polnord on two secondary public offerings.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • German

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recognised as Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A – IFLR1000 2024
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Global 2024-2025
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2024-2025
  • Recognised as Leading Associate in Commercial Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • Recommended in Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2021-2024
  • Recommended Private Equity – Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2025
  • Recognised as a Rising star in Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2022-2023
  • Recognised as a Rising Star in Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2016-2022
  • "Wojciech Kalinowski is one of the best lawyers with whom we had the opportunity to cooperate, with an excellent understanding of the clients' needs, a proper and balanced approach to risks, efficient processing, full availability and good communication." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • "Wojciech gives clear answers and he's commercially oriented, focusing on what we're trying to accomplish." – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
  • "He's proactive. He reaches out with advice even though you might not have explicitly asked for it." – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
  • “Wojciech Kalinowski – strong capital market knowledge and ability to convey this clearly in Polish and English. Able to work with both local and international clients alike.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Capital Markets
  • “Wojciech is a great regulatory lawyer” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Capital Markets
Education

My latest insights

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DLA Piper advises Ingenix.AI on securing EUR9 million in seed funding

9 April 2025 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Polenergia on its EUR169 million public share offering

25 October 2023 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises MOD, PFR and PFR Ventures on investment in NATO Innovation Fund

17 July 2023 .3 minute read

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+48 22 540 74 08
(Work, Warsaw)