SK&S advises Solaris Bus & Coach on the investment by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) in Solaris Bus & Coach

Lawyers from Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak advise Solaris Bus & Coach and its owners on an investment by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles in Solaris Bus & Coach.

Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. is a European leader in the production of state-of-the-art public transport vehicles, above all buses and trolleybuses, as well as being a leading producer in Europe as regards design and construction of electric buses. It is a family business founded by Solange and Krzysztof Olszewski. Since 1996 16,000 vehicles have already been produced in the factory in Bolechowo (outside Poznań) and sold to 32 countries.

CAF deals in the design, production, maintenance and delivery of rail stock and rail vehicles. Its operations also include state-of-the-art solutions for urban transport, including e-mobility.

Realization of the investment is subject to the condition of obtaining the pertinent consents of the antimonopoly authorities, as well as to other conditions customary in these types of transactions.

In this transaction, Solaris Bus & Coach and its owners are supported by a team of SK&S lawyers headed by Krzysztof Pawlisz, Partner, and made up of: Andrzej Motyka (Senior Associate), Agnieszka Skowronek (Senior Associate), Karol Skibniewski (Associate), Anna Bartosiewicz (Junior Associate), and Maciej Zwoliński (Senior Counsel). Tax issues are handled by Piotr Andrzejak, Partner in the firm’s tax department, as well as Bartłomiej Biały (Senior Associate) and Jędrzej Figurski. Antimonopoly issues are handled by Krzysztof Kanton, Partner responsible for the competition law practice, as well as Grzegorz Koguciuk (Associate).

In the transaction, for Solaris Bus & Coach and its owners, SK&S works closely with the renowned international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (office in Frankfurt).