Global law firm Clifford Chance advised Waterland Private Equity on the contemplated merger of two debt collection companies, BEST and Kredyt Inkaso. On 20 February 2025, both companies signed the merger plan which assumes the acquisition of Kredyt Inkaso by BEST via the merger. The majority of shares in Kredyt Inkaso are currently owned by Waterland (via its holding company WPEF VI Holding 5 B.V.) while BEST is a minority shareholder of Kredyt Inkaso. Both entities are listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The core transaction team was led by Tomasz Derda (Counsel) and dr. Marcin Ciemiński (Partner) with the support of Katarzyna Kuchta (Senior Associate), Jarosław Lorenc (Counsel), and Michał Magdziak (Senior Associate). The wider team also included Krzysztof Hajdamowicz (Counsel), Tomasz Szekalski (Counsel), Nick Fletcher (Of Counsel), Aleksandra Ulatowska (Senior Associate), as well as Grzegorz Serafin (Associate), Marcin Waszyński (Associate), Martyna Sieczka (Associate), Marie Terrillon (Associate), Jan Okurowski (Paralegal), Julia Chodkowska (Associate), Zofia Zawłodzka (Associate), Agata Parys (Senior Associate), Maria Janiak (Associate), Krzysztof Burda (Associate), Mariusz Wiśniewski (Associate) and – as for Italian law – Shirin Niazi (Lawyer), Andrea Tuninetti Ferrari (Counsel), and Marina Mobiglia (Senior Associate). From the client relationship perspective, the team was also supported by Agnieszka Janicka (Warsaw Managing Partner).
