18 April 2007 - Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw advised Enterprise Investors on the takeover of Komfort Market:

The Banking and Finance department of Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw advised Enterprise Investors, one of the leading private equity funds in Central and Eastern Europe, on the takeover of Komfort Market Sp. z o.o., the largest retail chain for floor materials and carpeting in Poland.

This €66 million acquisition was linked to a bank loan of €32 million.

The team that advised Enterprise Investors was managed by Paweł Grześkowiak, partner, head of the Banking and Finance department of Gide’s Warsaw office, in collaboration with Agnieszka Kowalska, Marta Karmińska and Tomasz Hatylak for tax aspects.

Paweł Grześkowiak stated: "Our legal assistance covered aspects related to mergers and acquisitions, competition law, banking and tax law. The Komfort Market Sp. z o.o. takeover required us to develop a very complex tax structure, and to obtain approval from the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection".