Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2022 Po l and 33 Andrzej Boboli Manager, IP/TMT Practice Leader Since joining Olesiński & Wspólnicy in 2015, Andrzej Boboli has been working to expand the firm’s expertise in the high-tech and TMT sectors, resulting in the development of a strong, comprehensive practice with proficiency in all aspects of new technologies. As the leader of the IP/TMT practice, he successfully combines superior legal expertise with a business-oriented approach, constantly working with clients from the tech, eCommerce and video game industries. Having worked with entities operating primarily in the area of new technologies, his professional experience includes securing some of the largest eCommerce launches in Poland and advisory for the largest start-ups in Central & Eastern Europe, as well as protecting investments in data-driven companies. Andrzej’s track record of projects includes a oneof-a-kind transaction covering the sale of video games (the largest-ever such transaction in Poland), securing data and intellectual property transfers in a merger to create the world’s largest booking services marketplace, securing brand protection for a Nobel Prize winner and securing from a legal point of view eCommerce solutions that have been granted awards such as #best on Mobile #2019, Las Vegas Imagine Excellence 2018, Effie Award 2018 and many others. Andrzej was recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA ranking as a Recommended Lawyer in the TMT and Data Protection & Privacy categories. Olesiński & Wspólnicy Throughout 16 years of market presence in the areas of law, tax, accounting and business analytics Olesiński & Wspólnicy has developed an innovative approach to working with clients, which goes far beyond the legal advice offered by most law firms. Operating as the O&W group, which also includes an analytical hub (O&W Analytics), allows Olesiński & Wspólnicy to assist clients in every area of business. The in-house analytical and technological hub ensures that each of the client’s cases can be viewed from two perspectives: legal and business, with the awarded transaction being an excellent example of the comprehensiveness of the firm’s actions. Focusing on the continuously growing TMT industry, Olesiński & Wspólnicy positions itself as a team of entrepreneurs using new technologies in their own business and focusing on creating original IT tools. This makes it possible to understand the challenges associated with the processes of implementing new technologies in action. Among the company’s customer portfolio there are: - start-ups receiving support in the process of obtaining external financing, with O&W’s support with preparing pitch-decks and legal advisory on the key milestones at the initial stage of a start-up’s life (like transfers of IP rights or obtaining IP protection – in over 40 jurisdictions); - scale-ups growing to large tech-oriented companies in the CEE Region, with O&W supporting their scale transition from local to global and securing compliance issues coming with rapidly growing userbases; - some of the largest stock-listed companies in Europe in the process of continuous growth and adapting to the changing legal environment. Transaction Report Olesiński & Wspólnicy advised bValue, a venture capital firm investing in CEE, on the international acquisition of shares in a company providing an analytical platform aimed at businesses conducted in the real (offline) world – Placeme. The innovative ‘location intelligence’ platform provides comprehensive data on customer behaviour and offline traffic, competitor activities and infrastructure in any chosen location, based on geospatial data. Through close cooperation between the VC and TMT teams, Olesiński & Wspólnicy provided support to the new shareholder in conducting due diligence and preparing the complex investment, including option rights and reverse vesting. Moreover, thanks to their expertise in the IT field, the Olesiński & Wspólnicy team undertook not only analysis of documents but also included legal coverage of technological aspects, including analysis of the project’s source code. Contact M: +48 532 857 937 E: andrzej.boboli@olesinski.com
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