Rafał Kluziak

Partner

Fully committed and professional approach, trustworthy [and] in my opinion the most professional M&A team in Poland.

— The Legal 500 EMEA, Corporate, Commercial and M&A 2022

About

Areas of FocusCorporate Mergers and Acquisitions Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital Private Equity Investment Management and Funds

Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2014

EXPERIENCE

Advising Enterprise Investors private equity fund on the acquisition of a majority stake in Formeds from minority shareholders.
Advising Enterprise Investors private equity fund on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in eTravel from minority shareholders.
Advising PSA Baltic, a subsidiary of global logistics leader PSA International, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Loconi Intermodal S.A., a company specialising in intermodal logistics in Poland.
Advising Omida Group, a leading Polish logistics company, in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake in 7R Solutions, a company specialising in contract logistics.
Advising Ondean Forward, the technology family office of Relativity's founders, in connection on its investment in a significant minority stake in Pergamin, which runs a platform that streamlines contracting for medium and large companies by automating the creation of contracts.
Advising Daniel Truica, one of the founders of Vola.ro and FRU.pl, and the management on the rollover and shareholder agreement as part of Resource Partners' investment in Vola.ro and FRU.pl.
Advising the shareholders of s-druk, a leading Polish premium packaging company, on the sale of 100% of the shares of Netbox Group, a Polish leader in cardboard packaging.
Advising the shareholders (including VC funds) of Perfect Gym Solutions S.A., a leader in SaaS services for the fitness industry, on the sale of 100% of its shares to Sport Alliance, a global leader in this industry, funded by PSG Equity.
Advising the shareholders of Brand24 S.A., a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange that provides a platform for monitoring and analysing online activities, on the sale of a majority stake to Semrush Inc. a global leader in this industry listed on NASDAQ.
Advising WDX S.A., a leader in the design, manufacture and integration of warehouse solutions and a portfolio company of Abris Capital, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Versabox, a Polish pioneer in the design of self-storage equipment.
Advising Centerbridge Partners, a global private equity fund, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Global Parks Poland, which owns Suntago Park, the largest water park in Poland and CEE.
Advising Generali Poland, one of the largest insurance companieson the acquisition of a 100% stake in 4Life Direct, a leading life insurance agent.
Advising shareholders of Efigence, leading Polish UX company, on their sale of majority stake to Riyad Bank, leading Saudi Arabian bank.
Advising the shareholders of Bisar,a process outsourcing company, on the sale of a minority 40% stake to the private equity fund Enterprise Investors.
Advising the shareholders (founders and venture capital funds) on the exit from ApplicaAi, a world leader in document automation to Snowflake, leading global cloud computing–based data storage company.

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Awards and Recognitions

Recognised as "Rising Star Partner" in the M&A – IFLR1000 2023-2024
Recommended in Private Equity – Legal 500 EMEA 2021-2025
Recommended in Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - 2025

Education

University of Warsaw, Degree: Master of Laws, 2010

Prior Experience

May 2022 – present, Partner, DLA Piper, Warsaw
September 2019 – May 2022, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
October 2010 – June 2019, Counsel, leading international law firm, Warsaw
April 2008 – June 2009, Senior Assistant, Polish Financial Supervision Authority, Warsaw