Partner

Ryszard Manteuffel

Languages

Polish
English

Ryszard Manteuffel, advocate, is a Partner in the Corporate / M&A Department and in the Capital Markets Practice at CMS.

He specialises in M&A, commercial, securities and investment funds, with particular emphasis on the acquisition of publicly traded companies and regulated entities (brokerage houses, investment funds), offerings of securities (IPO, SPO, ABB), and regulatory matters.

He advises private clients, investment funds and corporations on mergers and acquisitions of the public and private companies, on a number of Polish and cross-border transactions.

Ryszard is a recognised lawyer by The Legal500 and IFLR1000 in the field of Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets and he is lecturer on the Warsaw School of Economics.

Prior to joining CMS, he worked for over 17 years with the international law firms: Baker & McKenzie, Dentons and Deloitte Legal.

Relevant experience

A&R Investments Limited on the sale of a minority stake in Modivo S.A., an innovative Polish multibrand fashion online retailer, to CCC S.A., one of the largest European companies in the footwear and clothing segment.
Founders of Cobi S.A., the largest manufacturer of toy building blocks and toy distributor in Poland, in connection with the sale of 40% of the shares in Cobi S.A. to Resource Partners.
Pelion S.A. on the sale of 100 per cent of the shares in Natura Sp. z o.o., owner of the cosmetic shop chain Drogerie Natura, to the German private equity fund Mutares SE & Co. KGaA.
Sellers in the process of finalising the sale of Polmos Bielsko Biała S.A. to the Stock Spirits group.
RiO ASI on the acquisition of a 51% stake in PartyDeco sp. z o.o., a Polish manufacturer of party supplies and accessories.
RIO Amsterdam on the acquisition of over 90.4% of shares in Bakalland S.A.
CVC Capital Partners on the financing of the tender offer for 100% of Comarch S.A. shares.
Drozapol-Profil S.A. on a tender offer for the sale of the company's shares and its delisting from the Warsaw Stock Exchange S.A.
Rafał Brzoska, in connection with the IPO of InPost S.A., on Euronext Amsterdam. This is one of the largest IPOs of a Polish company in history (IPO value of EUR 3.2bn) and the first debut of a Polish company on Euronext Amsterdam.
ZPUE in relation to the company's tender offer and delisting from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Vortex Energy, a Polish RES company, on its IPO and listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Uniwheels AG, a German rim producer, on successful IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Chatham Financial – regulatory advice on the establishment of the brokerage house in Poland.
Raiffeisen Bank Poland SA - comprehensive advice on the creation of "white label" funds, including on the drafting of a cooperation agreement with TFI.

Memberships & Roles

Warsaw Bar Association

Education

Master of Laws, University of Warsaw, Warsaw.
Management postgraduate studies, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw.

Practice Areas

Corporate Capital Markets

sectors

Private Equity

Insights

Global Reach