Convertible Debt investment in early-stage development companies originates in the USA, however due to differences in the corporate legal system between Poland and the US, it looks much different in Poland and is not linked to the issue of bonds. In the US, this mechanism was established in the [...]

You will have probably noticed that without investing your money, not only do you not gain much, but rather you regularly lose out. How it is possible? Well, no matter how much you earn, it is always important to invest some of your money. Why? You ask. You might [...]

2020 was not an easy year. It brought extreme moods, new perspectives, sudden opportunities. Sales which seemed difficult at first, turned out to be easy and quick; exiting an investment suddenly became possible due to growth in sector specific demand. This does not mean that 2020 was not a [...]

Offshore investments entail additional risks resulting from the limited scope for exercising direct control over the company. But is the market of origin of technology really important in the current state of globalisation of needs and problems?! Who can afford to limit themselves to the local market without considering [...]

Let’s face it, each portfolio is currently undergoing quick remodelling and regrouping of its assets. The market analysis either prompts caution as in “let’s wait and put planned investments on hold”, or, quite the opposite, encourages a more aggressive approach with focus on potential benefits of a market shakeup [...]

In this uncertain era of the coronavirus pandemic we hear about the slowing of investment processes, the postponement of long planned M&A transactions and talk of uncertainty about the future of mergers and acquisitions. Can we really be sure that a “transaction quarantine” is coming? We would argue that [...]

Real estate in the times of crisis The world has gone a bit mad. Stocks are tumbling, the Polish zloty is plummeting. Nobody can estimate how long the markets will be in turmoil. The crisis seems inevitable. Truth to be told, it has been anticipated for a while. That said, [...]

A COUNTRY of undiscovered diamonds, a destination for Investors from across the Big Pond Where do we find the best engineers? Which country is a go-to place for recruiting scientists? Where do NASA, IBM and other global powerhouses source their key programmers? The answers to these questions lead us directly to [...]

The first generation which had the chance to build fortunes after the IIWW has passed away. Today we have the opportunity to see how well they did in ensuring safety of their property and financial stability of their relatives. 

It is safe to say that divergence of the parties’ interests is hardwired into M&A processes. With that in mind, establishing a security for repayment is (or should be) an important factor to account for during transaction negotiations. I am not going to describe the civil law institutions or [...]