Biding his time

Leszek Czarnecki, one of Poland\'s wealthiest businessmen, is becoming a major real estate operator. He is identified most closely with the city of Wrocław, where he is planning a development worth at least EUR 300 mlnIt has often been claimed that Leszek Czarnecki would soon be picking up a multimillionaire\'s pension, and this was especially true when he sold his European Leasing Fund to Credit Agricole. This gossip was proved false when Czarnecki came up with some new ideas, including the metamorphosis of his youngest baby - the LC Corp company. A few years ago, this business was involved with investments on the Eastern European financial markets, but was transformed in 2004 into a development company entrusted with the project for Arkady Wrocławskie. This shopping and office centre was only the first modest step in Czarnecki\'s property operations.Poltegor and the golden stepsIn late January this year, LC Corp purchased an old office building together with a 2.7 ha plot on ul. Po