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Jakub Domalik Plakwicz

Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz LL.M.

Partner
Co-Head 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.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
About

Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz specialises in M&A transactions. His clients include public and private companies, private equity funds, underwriters and various institutional clients from a variety of industries. Jakub has represented foreign and domestic clients in some of Poland's largest and most prestigious M&A transactions, advised the Polish Ministry of the State Treasury and has been numerously recognized by international legal rankings (Legal 500 and IFLR1000) as one of the leading lawyers in Poland for M&A.

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

  • Advising shareholders of Multimedia Polska (the third largest nationwide cable TV operator) on sale of 100% of shares to Vectra.
  • Advising founders of PGS Sofware in connection with sale of majority stake to Xebia Consultancy Services (an entity controlled by Waterland Private Equity Investments).
  • Advising Allegro.pl (one of Europe's largest trading platforms) on number of add-on acquisitions including the acquisitions of a eBilet Polska, Opennet, FinAi or X-press Couriers.
  • Advising shareholders of DROMA Sunshade-Experts in connection with sale of 74% stake to Hunter Douglas Europe.
  • Advising GS E&C on EUR 140 million acquisition of 100% shares in Danwood Holding from Enterprise Investors.

ECM

  • Advising 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, in connection with the admission to trading of all its shares on the main markets of Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) and Prague Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Dadelo, an e-commerce bicycle shop (from Oponeo group), on the PLN 82 million initial public offering of its shares and their admission to trading on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Polnord, Polish leading residential developer, on its PLN 137,5 million public offering.
  • Advising RAFAKO on its PLN 182 million secondary public offering of shares and the admission of the shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Education
  • New York University School of Law LL.M. in Corporation Law; Degree: Master of Laws, 2012
  • Duke University Law School, Geneva, Switzerland, Summer School, 2007
  • University of Warsaw; Degree: Master of Laws, 2006


    London School of Economics and Political Science, 2004-2005

Awards and Recognitions

  • Ranked Band 3 in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2024-2025
  • Ranked Band 3 in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Global 2024-2025
  • Recognised as Next Generation Partner in Capital Markets – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • Recognised as Leading Partner in Private Equity and Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • Recognised as Highly Regarded in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A – IFLR1000 2024
  • Recognised as Next Generation Partner in Private Equity, Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Capital Markets – Legal 500 EMEA 2024
  • Recommended in Investment Funds – Legal 500 EMEA 2024
  • Recognised as Highly Regarded in Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2022-2023
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Private Equity – Chambers Europe & Chambers Global 2021-2023
  • Recognised as Next Generation Partner in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Private Equity and Capital Markets – Legal 500 EMEA 2020-2022
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Private Equity and Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2021
  • Recognised as M&A and ECM Transactional Specialist in Investment Funds – Legal 500 EMEA 2020
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2020
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Global 2020
  • Recognised as Highly Regarded in M&A and Capital Markets: Equity – IFLR1000 2018-2020
  • Recognised as Next Generation Lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity - Legal 500 EMEA 2018-2019
  • Recognised as Rising Star in M&A and Capital Markets: Equity – IFLR1000 2015-2017
  • "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. Jakaub 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
  • "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 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
  • 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 – 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 2022, Private 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 Domalik-Plakwicz was ranked #2 in Poland in Mergermarket’s individual league table for M&A by deal count in 2021 and listed as one of Top 10 M&A Lawyers in CEE in 2021 by MergerLinks.
  • “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 joined the ranking this year following positive feedback on his visibility on private equity transactions. A client has highlighted his assertiveness and business acumen – Chambers Europe 2021, Private Equity
  • “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
  • 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 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
  • Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A and described as "a respected practitioner and excellent negotiator with a highly business-oriented and hands-on approach” – Legal 500 EMEA 2018

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