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White & Case has advised the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland – represented by its Minister of Finance – on an USD 8 billion issuance of notes registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission under its shelf registration statement. Rymarz Zdort Maruta and Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters.
Former Miskovic & Miskovic Attorney-at-Law Maja Seat has been promoted to a Partner position with the Zagreb-based firm.
Allen & Overy and Turkish affiliate Gedik & Eraksoy have advised the joint bookruners on Akbank's USD 600 million issuance of 9.37% perpetual fixed rate resettable additional tier 1 notes. Baker McKenzie and Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership advised Akbank.
CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised JR Holding ASI on its debut on the main floor of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Greenberg Traurig has advised BNP Paribas an accelerated bookbuilding process offering of BNP Paribas Bank Polska's shares. The value of the transactions amounted to PLN 886 million, with PKO Bank Polski Oddzial-Biuro Maklerskie as sole global coordinator and joint bookrunner.
Greenberg Traurig has advised KI Chemistry and Ciech on the delisting of Ciech shares from the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Frankfurter Wertpapierboerse.
Ellex has advised issuer Capitalica Z114 Real Estate Fund on the preparation and approval process with the Bank of Lithuania for the prospectus underpinning its EUR 20 million bond issuance, with up to EUR 17.6 million in bonds secured with a real estate collateral to be publicly offered in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
