
Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz LL.M.
PartnerHead of Corporate/M&A
Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Poland, extremely pro-active and involved in all aspects of the M&A project.
— Legal 500 EMEA, Commercial, corporate and M&A, 2025About
Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is the Head of the Corporate/M&A practice in Poland. He handles complex M&A/PE and capital markets transactions. His clients include public and private companies, private equity funds, underwriters and institutional clients from a variety of industries. He has represented foreign and domestic clients in some of Poland's largest and most prestigious M&A/PE transactions, advised the Polish Ministry of the State Treasury, and has been recognised numerous times in international legal rankings (Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000) as one of the leading lawyers in Poland for M&A/PE and capital markets.
Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsFinancial ServicesEquity Capital MarketsPrivate Equity
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2012
EXPERIENCE
M&A/PE
- Advising the payment solutions provider SIBS on its acquisition of a majority stake in ITCARD.
- Advising the private equity firm Enterprise Investors on a number of acquisitions, including the acquisition of Ekoenergetyka-Polska and Rent Like Home.
- Advising Wirtualna Polska on the cross-boarder acquisition of Szallas Group from funds managed by PortfoLion Capital Partners.
- Advising key shareholders of PGS Software, a leading IT services company, on a strategic options review and on the sale of shares to Xebia Group (the Netherlands-based multinational IT group), controlled by Waterland Private Equity Investments.
- Advising TIM S.A. (a leader in the distribution and trade of power tools in Poland) and a group of its shareholders on a strategic options review and on the sale of over 95% of the company's shares to Würth Group through a public tender offer takeover (transaction value: PLN 1.1 billion).
- Advising shareholders of Multimedia Polska (Poland's third largest nationwide cable TV operator) on the sale of 100% of its shares to Vectra.
- Advising Allegro.pl, one of Europe's largest trading platforms, on a number of add-on acquisitions, including the acquisition of eBilet Polska, Opennet, FinAi and X-press Couriers.
- Advising shareholders of DROMA Sunshade-Experts on the sale of a 74% stake in the company to Hunter Douglas Europe.
- Advising GS E&C on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Danwood Holding from Enterprise Investors (transaction value: EUR 140 million).
ECM
- Advising Polenergia Group, Poland's largest privately owned energy group, on its PLN 750 million public offering.
- Advising the investment banks Biuro Maklerskie PKO BP, mBank and WOOD & Co. on the PLN 363 million IPO of Shoper.
- Advising Photon Energy Group, a global solar energy solutions and services company, on the admission of all of its shares to trading on the main markets of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Prague Stock Exchange.
- Advising Dadelo, an e-commerce bicycle shop (part of the Oponeo group), on the PLN 82 million IPO of its shares and their admission to trading on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Advising Polnord, Poland's leading residential developer, on its PLN 137.5 million public offering.
- Advising RAFAKO on its PLN 182 million secondary public offering and the admission of the shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Languages
- English
- Polish
Awards and Recognitions
- Recognised as Leading Partner in Private Equity and Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2026
- Recognised as Next Generation Partner in Capital Markets – Legal 500 EMEA 2020-2026
- Recognised as Highly Regarded in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A – IFLR1000 2020 -2025
- Ranked Band 3 in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2024-2026
- "Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Poland, extremely pro-active and involved in all aspects of the M&A project." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Commercial, corporate and M&A
- "I highly recommend working with Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz. His commitment to high-quality outcomes is evident, and he consistently thinks along with his clients to provide tailored solutions to make a deal happen. His collaborative mindset ensures that every client’s needs are thoroughly addressed." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Commercial, corporate and M&A
- "Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz has great legal knowledge, great communication skills, and an ability to focus on the most important issues." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- “Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz – corporate partner who led our legal team. He is sharp, balanced and an excellent M&A/PE lawyer. I was impressed by his negotiation skills and commitment.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Private Equity
- "Jakub is an excellent lawyer and an expert in capital markets. He is very experienced with cross-border matters and has a very solid team." – Chambers Global 2025, Capital Markets" Equity
- "He is a very good negotiator and a very skilled lawyer. He is very client-oriented and business-minded; we liked working with him." – Chambers Global 2025, Capital Markets: Equity
- "Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz: a strategic approach, extensive transactional experience, understands the strategic aspects of the transaction, a pro-business approach and an ability to actively participate in effective negotiations of key aspects of the transaction, availability and excellent communication." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Capital Markets
- "Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is an excellent negotiator and skilled lawyer. Jakub presents a hands-on approach and is focused on finding solutions. It makes him a very good choice for capital markets mandates." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Capital Markets
- Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is skilled in handling a variety of ECM matters, including IPOs. He acts for financing institutions and also services corporate clients in the manufacturing and e-commerce sectors. "Jakub gives out-of-the-box solutions and in-depth analysis. He is focused on clients' needs and has a business approach, not just purely legal," a client says. – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
- "He's highly client-oriented and focused on business needs.” – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
- Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is skilled in handling a variety of ECM matters, including IPOs. As well as acting for financing institutions, he also services corporate clients in the manufacturing, telecoms and e-commerce sectors. "He is very business-minded. He's not only focused on the client in terms of business but also looks at their needs," a client says. – Chambers Europe 2022 & Chambers Global 2022, Capital Markets: Equity
- Jakub is skilled in handling a variety of corporate ECM matters, including IPOs. "He listens to the client and is quite effective as a negotiator," a client says – Chambers Europe 2021 & Chambers Global 2021, Capital Markets: Equity
- “I had the opportunity to work on a number of M&A and ECM transactions with Jakub. He is a very business-oriented lawyer who brings plenty of transactional experience to the table. He differentiates with great negotiation skills and hands-on approach” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- “Jakub is a very strong M&A lawyer. He has very a good sense of client needs” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- “Jakub is a highly experienced and efficient negotiator. He is easy-going and able to deal with any negotiation clashes” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Capital Markets
- “Jakub is a leading transactional lawyer on the market. Highly committed, professional and experienced. Very commercial lawyer.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Investment Funds
- “The team led by Jakub has vast experience in equity capital markets deals and is very proactive and dedicated.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2020, Capital Markets
- “Jakub is a name to note, and has developed a niche in capital markets and private equity-related M&A.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2020, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- “Jakub is currently one of the market-leading transactional lawyers in Poland. He’s very smart and capable, and exceptionally proactive.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2020, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- “Jakub enters the rankings following strong market feedback. He advises on ECM and public M&A matters entailing buy-back programmes, auction sales, IPOs and share capital increases. A client describes his energy and engagement, saying: "He has his sleeves rolled up," adding that "he's looking for solutions, not listing problems" – Chambers Europe 2020 & Chambers Global 2020, Capital Markets: Equity
- "Jakub is a leading transactional lawyer on the market “a very sharp and great negotiator" – IFLR1000 2019
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Corporation Law, 2012
- University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2006
- London School of Economics and Political Science, Corporate law and Capital markets, 2004-2005


