A&O Shearman has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on the successful issuance of EUR 1.5 billion 3.875% notes due 2035, and EUR 750 billion 4.250% notes due 2044, with Banco Santander, BNP Paribas, ING, J.P. Morgan and Societe Generale as the joint lead managers. Linklaters advised the joint lead managers.

Romania’s National Office for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering has recently published a draft of an Emergency Ordinance amending and supplementing Law no. 129/2019 on the prevention and control of money laundering and terrorist financing (the Emergency Ordinance) in order to harmonise domestic legislation with the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing (the Fifth AML Directive), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/113 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (the MiCAR).

Deloitte Legal has advised Grenevia on a PLN 850 million financing transaction via a loan agreement with a consortium of Bank Pekao, PKO Bank Polski, and BNP Paribas banks. Dentons advised the banks.

Schoenherr has advised Danske Bank, Erste Group, ING, Natixis, and UBS, on Volksbank Wien’s invitation to existing holders of their outstanding EUR 400 million 2.75% fixed to fixed tier 2 notes with an interest rate reset date on October 6, 2022 to tender their notes for purchase by the company for cash. Schoenherr also advised the banks on the successful issuance of EUR 500 million 5.5% Volksbank Wien’s subordinated notes issuance. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien.

Clifford Chance has advised the lenders on the refinancing and financing of wind farms in Banie and Ilawa owned by the Energix group. WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr reportedly advised Energix.

White & Case has advised Santander Bank Polska and the joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners on the sale of 5.32 million ordinary shares of Santander Bank Polska at PLN 463 per share through an accelerated book-building process announced by Banco Santander.