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A membership satisfaction survey was conducted at the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce. 96% of our member companies would recommend cooperation with us to other companies. It is worth to supplement this result with how our members rate the cooperation with us. Up to 75% of the polled rate the cooperation 5 out of 5 possible points, another 15,4% gave us 4 points. In comparison to the previous year, this result falls favourably – in 2018 60% of the surveyed rated the cooperation with us for 5 points, whereas 35% rated it for 4 points.

New Year’s Meeting and Forums (CEO, CFO, CMO, HR Forum) are the most popular events and are best rated – respectively 62% and 71% of the polled, which participate in these meetings, gave them the best rate. Other popular formats include breakfast meetings, Economic Outlook and Polish-Swiss Innovation Day. Human Capital Practices Survey – our new initiative commenced in 2018 – was also highly assessed.

The communication with the Chamber was rated higher than in the previous edition. Up to 81% rated the communication as very good and 13,5% as good. In the previous edition, 67% of our members assessed the communication as very good and another 27% as good. The newsletter remains invariably our most popular communication channel, which is followed by our website. Our LinkedIn profile is growing more and more popular as it’s recognition has risen by 10 per cent points in comparison to 2008.

The last question concerned the new initiatives that we could take up in the upcoming year. Our member companies voted most of all for periodic networking meetings with new companies affiliated in the Chamber. Amongst other propositions there was also our cooperation with such institutions as Fundacja DigitalPoland, ABSL, Aspire, bringing together start-ups and companies interested in them as well as a development of regional representatives net.

In 2018 there were 49 companies polled. In 2019 there were 52 participants.

GESSEL advises on the purchase of Infinite from Emperia Holding

GESSEL is proud to have provided legal support to DialCom24 in the transaction for purchase of Infinite sp. z o.o. from Emperia Holding S.A., owned by Maxima Grup?.

Infinite provides B2B information technology systems in the Polish and international markets. The company was established in 2002 as a provider of services with respect to electronic data exchange for the B2B sector and has since grown into a leader in paperless solutions in Poland as well as countries such as Hungary, Romania and the United Arab Emirates, with a client portfolio of over 3,000 entities. Infinite Sp. z o.o. has over 220 employees and achieved revenue of over PLN 50 mln in 2018.

Maxima Grup? operates the retail chains Maxima (in the Baltic countries), Stokrotka (in Poland) and T-Market (in Bulgaria) as well as Barbora, an online groceries supplier active in the Baltic countries. Maxima Grup? is part of the Vilniaus Prekyba group, one of the largest retail operators across the Baltics and the Central and Eastern European region.

DialCom24 Sp. z o.o. is a fintech entity specialising in development of various financial and payment services for business clients and individuals.

GESSEL contributed its expertise in various elements of the transaction process, including legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation, and support at closing.

Our team working on this project under the overall supervision of Małgorzata Badowska, partner was led by Michał Bochowicz, managing associate and included Weronika Zdeb, advocate and Katarzyna Matyszewska, trainee attorney. The due diligence was performed by Michał Boryczka, managing associate, Marta Grabiec, advocate, Marcin Maciejak, advocate, and Piotr Tracz, trainee advocate.

GESSEL is proud to have contributed legal expertise to what is one of the more important recent transactions in the payments processing sector: establishment of a strategic alliance between Nets, leading supplier of payment services in the Nordic countries and in the DACH region of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the operator of Przelewy24, market leader in Poland. The resulting entity, P24 DotCard, will be one of Poland’s largest suppliers of payment services, comprising the Przelewy24, Dotpay and eCard platform; a 51% stake in P24 DotCard is held by Nets, and the remainder – by the current shareholders of the Przelewy24 operator. The project has received clearance from the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection as well as from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

GESSEL’s role included comprehensive advice on the transaction, including its antitrust, regulatory and tax aspects for the operator of Przelewy24.

The GESSEL team, led by Marcin Macieszczak, managing partner and by Małgorzata Badowska, partner, included Michał Bochowicz, managing associate (exercising day-to-day supervision), Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik, partner (advising on antitrust issues), Leszek Koziorowski, partner (regulatory issues), and Janusz Fiszer, partner and Inarda Bielińska, of counsel (tax) as well as Tomasz Drągowski, attorney; Michał Osowski, trainee attorney; Karolina Krzal, advocate; Michał Szutenbach, advocate; Weronika Zdeb, advocate; Bartłomiej Pitera, trainee attorney; Katarzyna Matyszewska, trainee attorney; and Barbara Tomczyk, trainee advocate.

Przelewy24.pl is the operator serves over 85,000 merchants, including some of the major e-commerce platforms in Poland and in the world. Przelewy24 generates revenues in excess of EUR 20 million and employs 100 persons.

Nets is a Copenhagen-based company active for more than 50 years, during which it has become one of the largest players in the European payments market. It provides services to banks, merchants and large businesses; Nets employs 2,500 staff. Nets is owned by the private equity fund Hellman & Friedman, which acquired it in a USD 5.3 billion transaction in 2018. 

More informations: https://gessel.pl/en/news/strategic-alliance-between-nets-and-przelewy24-with-gessel-advising/

HOTEL BRISTOL, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL, WARSAW
IN THE TOP 10 EUROPE CITY HOTELS
AND THE TOP 100 HOTELS IN THE WORLD
ACCORDING TO THE 2019 TRAVEL + LEISURE RANKING

Every year, the TRAVEL + LEISURE readers share their travel experiences around the globe. TRAVEL + LEISURE compiles a list of the best hotels in the world based on this feedback. Hotels are rated on their facilities, location, service, food, and overall value. The readers explore far and wide, and the hotels
that impress them reflect not only their high standards but also their ever-expanding sense of curiosity and adventure, special experiences far outside of traditional travel destinations. This year’s list of The Top 100 Hotels in the World reflects 33 countries and all continents except Antarctica.

Based on the readers’ votes, Hotel Bristol, Warsaw is the first hotel in Poland to be recognized in this distinguished ranking for 2019 by TRAVEL + LEISURE magazine. In addition, Hotel Bristol, Warsaw is also the only hotel in Europe of Marriott International to be selected this year.

Taking 4th place in The Top 10 Europe City Hotels, Hotel Bristol, Warsaw is amongst illustrious hotels such as La Réserve Paris Hôtel & Spa, Peninsula Paris, Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam or J.K. Place Firenze, Florence.

Hotel Bristol, Warsaw, ranked 81st on The Top 100 Hotels in the World, is one of 5 Marriott International hotels globally to be featured on the list, together with Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Cuzco, Peru (rank 82), the St. Regis Bora Bora Resort (rank 81), The Row Hotel at Assembly Row, Autograph Collection, Somerville, Massachusetts (rank 44) and JW Marriott Phu Quoc
Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam (rank 6).

“I am thrilled and immensely proud that Hotel Bristol, Warsaw has been chosen this year as one of TRAVEL + LEISURE’s Top 100 Hotels in the World as well as one of The Top 10 Europe City Hotels” said Roman Goetsch, General Manager of the Hotel Bristol, Warsaw.

“This recognition is a true testament to the dedication of our associates and of their constant pursuit in delivering impeccable service and curating unforgettable experiences for our guests”.

Readers loved the sense of history at Hotel Bristol, Warsaw, an old-world beauty dating back to 1901. With its Art Nouveau interiors, atmospheric bars and restaurants, city views (which include the Presidential Palace next door) and famed Paderewski Suite, named after Ignacy Jan Paderewski, renowned pianist,
composer and original owner of the Hotel Bristol, Warsaw, the Hotel Bristol, Warsaw is truly an icon in the city of Warsaw.

“It is one of the nicest hotels I’ve ever stayed in” – gushed one TRAVEL + LEISURE reader – “Everything was perfect.”

Source:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/city-hotels-in-europe
https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/hotels-top-100-overall

A conference presenting the results of the 14^th survey on investment climate in Poland took place at PAP in Warsaw on 11^th April.

The Economic Survey was conducted together with bilateral chambers in Poland, operating within the International Group of Chambers of Commerce (IGCC). It is addressed mainly to the foreign investors and entrepreneurs operating on the Polish market.

205 foreign capital companies operating in Poland and approx. 1400 investors in more than a dozen other European countries participated in the survey.

We encourage you to take a look at the survey results and the press release.

Results

Press release

Polonia Palace Hotel invites you to the Croation cuisine week between 8th and 12th April. We encourage you to take a look at their tasty menu!

On Monday, 1^st April, the Swiss International Air Lines celebrated the opening of the new flight connection Gdansk –Zurich.

The first plane from Zurich was welcomed by a water salute at the Gdansk airport. After the landing a press conference was held with i.a. the Ambassador of Switzerland to Poland Mr Jürg Burri.

The celebration continued in the evening at a gala dinner in Radisson Hotel&Suites organized together by the Swiss International Air Lines, Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport and the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.

Since 1^st April the Swiss International Air Lines operates flights between Gdansk and Zurich four times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). Under this link you can see a short video from the opening of the new flight connection.

Dear Chamber Members,

The Polish Labour Code has been amended effective 1 January 2019. Employers should adapt their in-house procedures to those changes not only to ensure compliance with the current legislation, but also to reassure employees that the company cares for them. After all, it is them who are the company’s key resource. We invite you to a meeting with a labour law expert who will present the most significant amendments:

The most important labour law amendments 2019

Please go to the event page for the detailed training agenda, including, e.g. storing employee-related documentation and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).

The meeting will be held in the Polish language on 9/4/2019 in Olivia Four in Gdansk at al. Grunwaldzka 472B.

The participation fee is PLN 200 + 23% VAT per person / PLN 100 + 23% VAT per person (Clients von Rödl & Partner).

Registration till 5/4/2019 via our website.

Please note that the number of participants is limited and you are not registered until you receive an e-mail confirmation.

Similarly to the previous year, we would like to encourage you to fill in a survey on economic situation and investment attractiveness of Poland.

The survey is conducted in cooperation with bilateral Chambers in Poland which are operating within the International Group of Chambers of Commerce (IGCC).

It is addressed mainly to the foreign investors and entrepreneurs operating on the Polish market. Click here to access the survey.

You can participate in the survey until 1st March. There are three language versions available (Polish, English and German).

https://www.rp.pl/Inwestycje/304119873-Firmy-wola-sasiadow.html

 

https://www.rp.pl/Blogi/304119882-Jest-dobrze-ale-nie-najgorzej-jest.html

 

https://www.newsweek.pl/biznes/dobrze-juz-bylo-polska-spada-w-prestizowym-rankingu-gospodarczym/k2gryq2

 

https://www.tvp.info/42159433/polska-trzecia-w-rankingu-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-w-regionie

 

https://businessinsider.com.pl/wiadomosci/ranking-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-w-europie-srodkowo-wschodniej/b0ckscd

 

http://centrumprasowe.pap.pl/cp/pl/news/info/137898,,polska-na-3-miejscu-w-rankingu-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-w-europie-srodkowo-wschodniej-(centrum-pr

 

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Polska-spadla-w-rankingu-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-Europy-Srodkowo-Wschodniej-4219764.html

 

https://tvn24bis.pl/z-kraju,74/polska-spadla-w-rankingu-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej,926791.html

 

https://www.newsweek.pl/biznes/dobrze-juz-bylo-polska-spada-w-prestizowym-rankingu-gospodarczym/k2gryq2

 

https://www.polskieradio24.pl/42/4496/Artykul/2293424,Inwestycje-zagraniczne-w-Polsce-dlaczego-inwestorzy-wybieraja-nasz-kraj

 

https://www.pb.pl/polska-spadla-w-rankingu-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-958441

 

https://www.money.pl/gielda/ahk-polska-spadla-na-3-miejsce-w-regionie-pod-wzgl-atrakcyjnosci-inwestycyjnej-6369168524753027a.html

 

https://www.dw.com/cda/pl/atrakcyjno%C5%9B%C4%87-inwestycyjna-polska-na-3-miejscu-w-regionie/a-48289084

 

https://www.handelsblatt.com/dpa/konjunktur/wirtschaft-handel-und-finanzen-unsichere-rechtslage-in-polen-verunsichert-auslaendische-investoren/24208850.html?ticket=ST-826204-E5P2BcikqYg44ZQrRlLT-ap5

 

https://polenjournal.de/wirtschaft/2638-standort-polen-verliert-an-investitionsattraktivitaet

Dear Sir or Madam

The Polish Labour Code has been amended effective 1 January 2019. Employers should adapt their in-house procedures to those changes not only to ensure compliance with the current legislation, but also to reassure employees that the company cares for them. After all, it is them who are the company’s key resource. We invite you to a meeting with a labour law expert who will present the most significant amendments:

The most important labour law amendments 2019

Please go to the event page for the detailed training agenda, including, e.g. storing employee-related documentation and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).

The meeting will be held in the Polish language on 05.03.2019 in the Rödl & Partner office at ul. Sienna 73 in Warsaw.

The participation fee is PLN 200 + 23% VAT per person / PLN 100 + 23% VAT per person (Clients von Rödl & Partner).

Registration till 01.03.2019 via our website.

Please note that the number of participants is limited and you are not registered until you receive
an e-mail confirmation.