CEE Legal Matters
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White & Case has advised PKO Bank Hipoteczny on its PLN 1 billion issuance of mortgage-covered bonds – due March 22, 2028, with a WIBOR three-month+0.55% floating coupon – with joint bookrunners Erste Group and PKO Bank Polski.
Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Intralot on its issuance of a bond loan up to EUR 100 million in total value, maturing on June 30, 2025, with arrangers Piraeus Bank and the National Bank of Greece and initial bondholders Piraeus Bank, the NBG, Optima Bank, Attica Bank, and Pancreta Bank. Lambadarios reportedly advised the banks.
Former Counsels Christina Chini, Vasilis Douzenis, and Niki Orfanidou have been promoted to Partner positions with Kyriakides Georgopoulos.
Former CEE Attorneys Managing Associate Madalina Ivan has recently announced the launch of her new law firm in Bucharest: Madalina Ivan Business Attorneys at Law.
Schoenherr has advised joint lead managers Danske Bank, Erste Group, ING, Natixis, and UBS on Volksbank Wien's EUR 500 million issuance of notes. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien.
CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised PragmaGo on its PLN 25 million issuance of series C3 bonds.
Cobalt has advised Latvian construction equipment rental company Storent Holdings on a new bond issuance, which raised EUR 8.7 million for notes with a 10% interest rate.
