Gide advises ORPEA Polska on the implementation of new investments in the elderly care facilities sector

Gide continues its co-operation with ORPEA Polska (formerly MEDI-system), which began in 2015 with legal advice on the acquisition of MEDI-system by the French Group ORPEA and other investment projects, such as the acquisition of a section of the Old Market Square in Poznań, and the acquisitions of the “Angel Care” Facility in Wrocław and the “Ostoya” Care Facility in Stare Babice, finalised at the beginning of this year.

Gide’s Real Estate team is currently working on three investments by ORPEA Polska in the elderly care facilities sector:

• Villa “Gerbera” in Piaseczno (ul. Gerbera / Czajewicza) – a project involving the construction of a modern, architectural barrier-free, high-standard facility. Construction is due to start in August 2018. The scope of services provided by Gide includes legal assistance in the acquisition of the property, negotiations with the general contractor and preparation for the investment implementation.
   
• “Święta Jadwiga” Care Facility in Wrocław (ul. Pułaskiego / Traugutta) – a project involving the refurbishment and reconstruction (to the extent agreed with the Conservator of Historical Monuments) of the buildings making up the historic hospital complex belonging to the Convent of St John of God, and the construction of an additional building for the operation of the facility. Construction works are to begin in the autumn of 2018. Gide’s advisory services include the negotiating of the usufruct agreement with the Convent and preparation of the investment process.
   
• The firm is also involved in the planned construction of new facility by Orpea Group located ul. Mrówcza in Warsaw Wawer district, where a plot covering over 5,000 sq. m. will accommodate a facility with a modern rehabilitation base for physiotherapy and kinesitherapy, the opening of which is planned for 2020. Gide advises on the acquisition of the real property and in the course of the investment process.

These projects form an integral part of ORPEA’s strategy to create modern elderly care and medical facilities that are attractively located and built into the landscape of some of Poland’s largest cities, providing patients not only with medical care, but also with access to urban infrastructure and cultural facilities.

Gide’s team assisting ORPEA Polska in the above projects includes counsel Błażej Czwarnok (advocate), Rafał Osetek (legal advisor), Aleksandra Kobylińska (trainee advocate), Mateusz Rojek (trainee advocate), Grzegorz Banasiuk (advocate) and Artur Kawik (associate).