Jakub Niemiec

Senior Associate
About

Jakub Niemiec advises on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and investment and debt funds.

He supports both buyers and sellers, as well as investors and investees. He also conducts due diligence reviews and negotiates and drafts transaction documents.

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising the shareholders (founders and venture capital funds) on the sale of Applica AI, a leading global AI-based document automation company, to Snowflake, a leading global cloud computing company.
  • Advising Sprints on its minority investment in Base, a leading Polish e-commerce software platform.
  • Advising MJM Holdings, a leading business in Poland’s insurance distribution sector, on the acquisition of 100% of shares of five companies owned by GIA Investments, a holding company of one of the largest brokerage and agency groups in Poland, servicing approximately PLN410 million in premiums annually, with a focus on life insurance and assistance services.
  • Advising Atmos Ventures, one of the VC investors and shareholders in Oxford Ionics, on their USD1.075 billion sale to IonQ, combining IonQ’s quantum compute and networking stack with Oxford’s record-setting ion-trap-on-a-chip technology to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers.
  • Advising URGO Poland, on the acquisition of 100% shares in MyBest Pharm, a Polish company specialising in high-quality dietary supplements, functional foods and dermocosmetics.
  • Advising the shareholders of Orbitvu, a company involved in the automation of so-called product photography, on the sale of a majority stake of 60% to the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund.
  • Advising Avallon MBO on its investment in TES VSETÍN s.r.o., a Czech company producing electrical machinery and related system components. The investment by Avallon MBO was made jointly with Genesis Capital, a private equity fund offering financing to small and medium-sized companies in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Austria.
  • Advising the partners of Droma Sunshades-Experts on the sale of a 74% stake to Hunter Douglas, the world's market leader in window coverings (Luxaflex®) and a major manufacturer of architectural products.
  • Advising Bracia Sadownicy and its founders on the acquisition of Victoria Cymes and the acquisition of a minority investor, the Syntaxis Capital fund.
  • Advising TSG Group, a European leader in technical services for responsible mobility, on the acquisition of Biuro Inżynierskie Convert Tomasz Sawczyn, a company providing low- and medium-voltage electrical installations and maintenance services to B2B customers.
  • Advising Daniel Truica, founder of vola.ro and fru.pl, and other executives on the negotiation of the shareholders‘ agreement entered into as part of Resource Partners’ investment in Interactive Travel Holding.
  • Advising OMIDA Group on the acquisition and purchase of an 85% stake in 7R Solution, a leading Polish contract logistics operator specialising in comprehensive services provided in modern Class A warehouses.
  • Advising the shareholders of Perfect Gym Solutions, an international SaaS company, on the sale of shares to Sport Alliance GmbH, a provider of state-of-the-art software and innovative services for the gym and fitness industry.
  • Advising SEA-invest Corporation on the sale of a majority stake in the company Przedsiębiorstwo Przeładunkowo-Składowe ‘Port Północny’ to Weglokoks.
  • Advising Affidea, an international network of imaging diagnostic and oncology treatment centres, on the acquisition of Medisport Medical Centre in Lublin.

Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Master of Laws, 2019
  • Catholic University of America w Waszyngtonie D.C, School of American Law, 2017

Prior Experience

  • May 2022 – present, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • September 2021 – April 2022, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2021 – August 2021, Associate, Polish law firm, Warsaw
  • August 2019 – April 2021, Junior Associate, Polish law firm, Warsaw
  • March 2019 – July 2019, Intern, Polish law firm, Cracow

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates in Warsaw, 2023