Banking/Finance

Allen & Overy and Gedik & Eraksoy Advise on EUR 1.2 Billion Electric Railway Financing

Allen & Overy and its Turkish affiliate Gedik & Eraksoy have advised MUFG Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services & Banking, and UK Export Finance on the EUR 1.247 billion financing for the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance regarding a 140-kilometer segment of high-speed, low-carbon electric railway between Yerkoy and Kayseri, in the Ankara region of Turkiye.

Taylor Wessing and Kycia Legal Advise on mBank Refinancing for Avestus Lodz Office Building

Taylor Wessing has advised Avestus Real Estate on a EUR 24 million refinancing from mBank for the Imagine office complex in Lodz. Kycia Legal advised mBank.

Paksoy Advises EBRD on USD 100 Million Loan to Enerjisa Enerji

Paksoy has advised the EBRD on its USD 100 million loan to Enerjisa Enerji as part of its earthquake response package.

Ioannis Charalampopoulos and Sonia Saranti Make Partner at Machas & Partners

Former Senior Associates Sonia Saranti and Ioannis Charalampopoulos join the Partner ranks of Machas & Partners in Greece, with Saranti also appointed Head of Banking and Finance and Charalampopoulos the firm's new Head of Corporate & M&A.

Harrisons Advises EBRD on Inaugural EUR 50 Million Loan to AIK Banka in Serbia

Harrisons has advised the EBRD on its inaugural EUR 50 million loan to Serbia's AIK Banka for on-lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises.

Romania: A Simpler Path for Credit Institutions to Outsourcing Arrangements

Exciting developments are on the horizon for the Romanian banking community, as efforts are underway to streamline the framework regulating outsourcing arrangements.