Marta Frackowiak

• Advising Urgo, a family owned, global pharmaceutical group, specializing in prominent innovative medical solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of shares in MyBestPharm S.A., a company specializing in the production and distribution of dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products, enhancing Urgo's presence in Poland, diversifying its operations and expanding its footprint in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Advising EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, on the acquisition of a 50% stake in Flaris, a pioneering Polish aviation company specialising in the development of state-of-the-art personal jets. The two companies established a joint venture, enabling EDGE Group to further develop Flaris’ portfolio of jets, leveraging combined expertise to enhance the aircraft's features and operational capabilities.
• Advising the shareholders of Symphar, a dynamically growing Polish company providing pharmaceutical, medical and nutritional products, on the sale of 100% of the shares in Symphar to Farmak, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Advising Halma on an agreement to acquire Sewertronics, a company that addresses the global issue of wastewater leaks, for EUR 41 million.
• Advising Life Healthcare Group on the sale of 100% of the shares in Poland-based healthcare network operator Scanmed to Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP, a fund managed by Abris Capital Partners, for PLN 340 million.
• Advising MCI.PrivateVentures, an investment fund owned by the MCI Group, on the sale of Lithuania-based UAB Pigu, a leader in the e-commerce/marketplace segment in the Baltics, to MidEuropa Partners.
• Advising Resource Partners, a leading regional private equity fund specialising in investing in SMEs in the CEE region
  • on the acquisition of a majority stake in Maced, a leading European manufacturer of dog treats 
  • on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Atlantic Products, a family-owned business operating in the pet food industry.
• Advising Viessmann Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heating, industrial and refrigeration systems, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Kospel, a manufacturer of electric heaters, instantaneous water heaters and hot water storage tanks. This was one of the most high-profile transactions in the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) sector in Poland in 2019.
• Acting as legal adviser to Swedish Vehco (Part of AddSecure / Abry Partners portfolio company) in its acquisition of 100% stake in Polish FrameLOGIC.
• Advising First Data Corporation, a financial services company, on the corporate and regulatory aspects of the internal reorganization of the client's firm and the planned acquisition by Fiserv, a provider of technology solutions to the financial world, of a substantial block of shares in the client's firm, including preparing and filing a notification with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
• Advising General Electric:
  • on the acquisition of the industrial steam turbine (IST) business from Baker Hughes Poland as part of an internal reorganisation between, inter alia, Baker Hughes and GE Energy Switzerland. The work included drafting, negotiating and participating in the signing of the business purchase agreements.
  • on the transfer of its transportation business and distributed power business as part of a global reorganisation aimed at disposing of non-core activities. The work included establishing new entities (the purchasers of the businesses), drafting and negotiating business purchase agreements, proand participating in the signing of the agreements.
• Advising an international packaging business on the transfer of its plastics division to another entity from the group as part of the global reorganisation of the client's business assets.
• Advising the shareholders of IOW Group, a CEE market leader in the trading and servicing of industrial equipment, on the sale of the majority of shares in IOW Group to the Swedish conglomerate Axel Johnson International. The sale concerned companies located in Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Lithuania.
• Advising Ecolab on the global integration of approximately 300 legal entities in 99 countries into a common holding company structure.
• Advising Forcepoint on the Polish part of the acquisition of a software business from Intel in Finland, Poland and France. This was an asset deal, and the work included drafting and negotiating the transaction documents, setting up the Polish entity, and creating the subsequent corporate, employment and tax structures of the new entity.

• Recognised as a Leading Partner in Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
• Recommended in Investment funds and Private equity – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
• Recognised as Highly Regarded in M&A – IFLR1000 2017-2024
• Recognised as a Women Leader in Poland – IFLR1000 2021-2024
• Recognised as a Leading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2021-2024
• Recommended in Public Procurement, Investment Funds, Private Equity – Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2024
• Recommended in Commercial, Corporate and M&A as “an expert in corporate transactions and commercial contracts” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021
• Recognised in Commercial, Corporate and M&A as “an expert in the manufacturing, financial services, defence and aviation sectors” – Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Recognised in Public Procurement – Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Recognised as Notable Practitioner in FinTech – Chambers & Partners 2020
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets and Public Law – Legal 500 EMEA 2019
• Best in Corporate Governance – Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2016-2018
• Recognised as Notable Practitioner at the European level in Corporate/M&A – Chambers Global 2018
• "I like Marta Frackowiak's negotiations and communications style, and her projects are managed smoothly." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
• "Marta Frackowiak is recommended." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
• “I personally highly value Marta Frackowiak and her personal negotiation style. I like her balanced legal advice and pragmatic stand-point.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2022, Investment Funds
• “Marta Frackowiak is a stand out M&A lawyer who is able to provide innovative solutions to complex solution problems – and a seasoned M&A lawyer who is able to carry large and sophisticated transactions with ease.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2022, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Marta supervises and coordinates the pro bono activities of AKD Partners’s Warsaw office and, most recently, she has been involved in the activities of the ‘DLAGranicy’ (‘For the Border’) team including:

• assisting an Afghan family of 12, who had escaped from Afghanistan and settled in Poland, providing them with legal and practical assistance, including financing their flat and providing essential household items;
• providing legal aid for refugees from Ukraine, and participating in the organisation and coordination of help for refugees at all stages: from assistance at the Polish/Ukrainian border and in reception centres, to finding accommodation and helping to legalise their stay (including international protection), raising funds and collecting clothes, food and medicine; and
• providing ongoing support to lawyers from Kinstellar (formerly AKD Partners Kyiv) and their families with matters such as accommodation, healthcare (including professional appointments for oncology treatments), translation, relocation within Poland and other EU states as well as other day-to-day needs.