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CMS and Eversheds Sutherland Advise on Ceska Sporitelna and Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka's Financing for Silon Group

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CMS, working with Vedder Price, has advised Ceska Sporitelna and Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka on the financing for the Silon Group, including a sustainability-linked loan, which will be linked to the environmental goals of the entire group. Eversheds Sutherland advised the Silon Group.

Silon Group is a Czech manufacturer and supplier specializing in high-quality polymer blends based on polyolefins. 

Earlier this year, Eversheds Sutherland advised Silon on its acquisition of Pesl (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 25, 2024).

The CMS team included Czech Republic-based Partner Petra Mysakova, Associate David Bujgl, and Lawyer Michal Vaclavik as well as Germany-based Partner Philipp Melzer.

The Eversheds Sutherland team included Managing Partner Borivoj Libal, Senior Associate Barbora Waczulik, and Associate Barbora Bugova.

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