Key Takeaways
- • Akin advised Energy Equation Partners (EEP) and Stonepeak on the completed acquisition of Anwim S.A., one of Poland's fastest-growing fuel companies, from Enterprise Investors.
- • Enterprise Investors, through Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, exits the investment after taking a significant minority stake in 2018 and a majority position in 2020.
- • The transaction was first announced in June 2026 and has now closed, per the Akin announcement.
- • The deal follows Akin's earlier advisory work for EEP and Stonepeak on their approximately €2.5 billion acquisition of a majority interest in JET Tankstellen Deutschland GmbH from Phillips 66 in 2025.
Summary
Akin advised Energy Equation Partners (EEP) and Stonepeak on the acquisition of Anwim S.A., one of Poland's fastest-growing fuel companies, from Enterprise Investors. According to the law firm's announcement, the transaction was previously announced in June 2026 and has now closed. The announcement did not disclose the purchase price.
Enterprise Investors, through Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, initially acquired a significant minority stake in Anwim (spelled "Anwin" in one reference in the release) in 2018 and increased its holding to a majority position in 2020. The sale to EEP and Stonepeak completes the firm's exit from the investment.
The Akin team was led by corporate partner Shaun Lascelles, with counsel Charlotte Irvine and Andrew Finogin, associates Shahnur Chauhan and Gloriya Andonova, and international trade associate Simi Malhi. Antitrust and international competition work was led by partner Davina Garrod, with senior counsel Savas Manoussakis and counsel Marianna Meriani. Tax aspects were led by partner Natasha Kaye, with counsel Mo Natha and associate Ivan Jelocnik. Rymarz Zdort Maruta also served as legal counsel to EEP and Stonepeak.
The transaction follows Akin's recent work for the same buyers on their approximately €2.5 billion acquisition of a majority interest in JET Tankstellen Deutschland GmbH from Phillips 66 in 2025. Akin describes itself as a leading international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Enterprise Investors, through Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, initially acquired a significant minority stake in Anwim (spelled "Anwin" in one reference in the release) in 2018 and increased its holding to a majority position in 2020. The sale to EEP and Stonepeak completes the firm's exit from the investment.
The Akin team was led by corporate partner Shaun Lascelles, with counsel Charlotte Irvine and Andrew Finogin, associates Shahnur Chauhan and Gloriya Andonova, and international trade associate Simi Malhi. Antitrust and international competition work was led by partner Davina Garrod, with senior counsel Savas Manoussakis and counsel Marianna Meriani. Tax aspects were led by partner Natasha Kaye, with counsel Mo Natha and associate Ivan Jelocnik. Rymarz Zdort Maruta also served as legal counsel to EEP and Stonepeak.
The transaction follows Akin's recent work for the same buyers on their approximately €2.5 billion acquisition of a majority interest in JET Tankstellen Deutschland GmbH from Phillips 66 in 2025. Akin describes itself as a leading international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
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