Katowice may soon overtake Warsaw in the number of residential skyscrapers. The race upward reflects changing housing demand and metropolitan ambition, but it is also exposing gaps in spatial planning.
A PLN 2.8 billion takeover will give Grupa Kęty a stronger foothold in Western Europe and direct access to the US and Canada. The prize is scale and growth; the challenge is financing and integration.
Sportano has secured EUR 15m from the EBRD as it pushes deeper into Europe. The deal values the Polish sporting-goods retailer at more than PLN 600m (EUR 141m).
The Polish family-owned frozen-food producer is approaching PLN 300m in revenue and wants to double its scale within three years. Rapid growth in its Chillberry snack brand, exports and production capacity is driving expansion.
As much as 45% of PGZ (Polish Armaments Group) could change hands. The stake is set to go to a state-controlled company. Orlen is the leading candidate to take a stake in the defense giant, according to XYZ’s findings.
After helping turn Swiss franc mortgages into a mass-litigation market, Helpfind is doing the same with consumer loans. Now it is looking beyond banks for its next source of growth
Szymon Matuszyński 
Małgorzata Grzegorczyk 
Mariusz Bartodziej 
Michał Szcześniewski 
Barbara Oksińska 
Magdalena Brzózka 
Piotr Sobolewski 