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White & Case LLP advised a consortium of 16 Polish and international banks on a €2 billion dual-currency revolving credit facility for ORLEN S.A. to support its ongoing operations in Central Europe.
White & Case LLP advised PKO Bank Polski on the issuance of PLN 1.5 billion subordinated capital bonds, set to be traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s alternative market and classified as Tier II capital upon regulatory approval.
White & Case LLP advised PKO Bank Hipoteczny on its PLN 500 million mortgage covered bond issuance and a pioneering update to its International Covered Bond Programme, enabling PLN-denominated dematerialized bond issuance on the local market with primary registration in the Polish National Depository System.
White & Case LLP advised PKO Bank Polski on its PLN 1.5 billion subordinated capital bonds issuance, offered to qualified investors and set to trade on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s alternative trading system as Tier II instruments upon regulatory approval.
White & Case LLP advised joint lead managers on mBank’s €500 million green notes issuance, with proceeds designated for eligible projects under mBank’s Green Bond Framework. The firm also assisted in updating mBank’s €3 billion EMTN Programme, with the notes listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
White & Case LLP advised Banco Santander on the sale of 5.32 million shares in Santander Bank Polska, worth PLN 2.463 billion, through an accelerated book-building process. After the sale, Banco Santander retains a 62.2% majority stake in Santander Bank Polska and plans to use the released capital for growth opportunities or share buybacks.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Comarch S.A. (Comarch) and two of its shareholders from the Filipiak family on a tender offer for the sale of all shares in Comarch and the planned delisting of its shares from the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Erste Group Bank AG, as global coordinator and joint bookrunner, and BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan SE, Powszechna Kasa OszczÄ™dnoĹ›ci Bank Polski S.A. and UniCredit Bank GmbH, as joint bookrunners, on the issuance of series 3 €500 million 4.500% senior non-preferred notes due 2029 by PKO Bank Polski S.A.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised mBank S.A., as arranger and dealer, on the issuance of bonds by Develia S.A. as part of its up-to-PLN 750 million bond issuance programme.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised on the issuance by Enea S.A. (Enea) of PLN 2 billion bonds with the rate of interest tied to ESG criteria, part of its PLN 5 billion bond issuance programme.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Develia S.A. in connection with financing of up to PLN 129 million provided by mBank S.A.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., as issuer, on the PLN 500 million local market issuance of MREL senior non-preferred notes due in 2029.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland, represented by the Minister of Finance, on the issuance of US$8 billion of notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under its shelf registration statement.
This is the largest State Treasury bond issuance in the US dollar market.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a consortium of banks in the PLN 300 million financing of WÄ™glokoks S.A.’s acquisition of shares in PrzedsiÄ™biorstwo PrzeĹ‚adunkowo-SkĹ‚adowe "Port PóĹ‚nocny" ("Port PóĹ‚nocny") from Sea-Invest Corporation. Upon finalizing the financing, WÄ™glokoks S.A. became the majority shareholder of Port PóĹ‚nocny, holding a controlling stake in the company. The transaction is expected to strengthen WÄ™glokoks S.A.'s position in the logistics market, which is in line with its long-term strategy related to the economy's shift away from coal.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Luxembourg-registered XX ZW Investment Group S.A., the majority shareholder in XTB S.A., on the sale of a portion of its shares in XTB through an accelerated book-building process.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised mBank S.A., the arranger and dealer of Archicom S.A.'s M8/2023 series bond issue under a bond issuance program of up to PLN 350 million.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Pelion S.A., the leading Polish company providing services covering all sectors of the pharmaceutical distribution market to individual patients, pharmacies, hospitals and manufacturers, on an EUR 25 million equity investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD), through a capital increase in Pelion. The EBRD’s investment will provide support for Pelion S.A. to further strengthen its position in the pharmaceutical market in Poland and Europe, as well as explore and develop new business areas.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the managers on the initial public offering (IPO) and admission to trading of shares in Murapol S.A., one of the largest residential developers in Poland, on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) – the first IPO on the WSE this year.
The global law firm White & Case LLP has advised GLP Europe, a leading global company specializing in logistics real estate, data centers, renewable energy and related technologies, on the acquisition of the 7R City Flex Gdańsk II warehouse park from 7R, a developer specializing in the construction of high-quality warehouse and production space.