White & Case has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on its issuance of two bond series on the dollar market with a total value of USD 3.5 billion. Linklaters advised the joint lead managers.
Schoenherr Advises R-GOL.com on Acquisition of SportBM
Schoenherr has advised R-GOL.com on its acquisition of a majority stake in SportBM.
Koutalidis Advises Alpha Bank Group on Reorganization of Alpha Leasing’s Business
Koutalidis has advised Alpha Bank Group on the reorganization of Alpha Leasing’s business via a common demerger.
Closing: Altor’s Acquisition of 80% Stake in Kommunalkredit Austria Now Closed
On July 17, 2024, Wolf Theiss announced that Altor’s acquisition of an 80% stake in Kommunalkredit Austria (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 10, 2023) is closed.
White & Case, GKC Partners, Baker McKenzie, and Esin Advise on Ulker Biskuvi's USD 550 Million Sustainability-Linked Eurobond Issuance
White & Case and its Turkish affiliate law firm GKC Partners have advised Ulker Biskuvi on its USD 550 million Eurobond issuance. Baker McKenzie and its Turkish affiliate law firm Esin Attorney Partnership advised the bookrunners including J.P. Morgan Securities, Merrill Lynch International, Emirates NBD Bank, HSBC Bank, and Rabo Securities.
NBU Grants Eurobonds Repayment Relief for Major Ukrainian Corporate Issuers
With effect from 11 July 2024, the National Bank of Ukraine (“NBU”) introduced a long-awaited exemption from the moratorium on foreign currency cross-border transfers (“Moratorium”). This exemption is expected to facilitate the repayment of Eurobonds by major Ukrainian corporate issuers, which had faced significant challenges in making payments under their Eurobonds since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
Sayenko Kharenko Advises the European Fund for Southeast Europe on EUR 10 Million Financing to Bank Lviv
Sayenko Kharenko has advised the European Fund for Southeast Europe on a EUR 10 million equivalent loan in UAH to Bank Lviv.