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Allen & Overy Advises MS Galleon and Barlinek on EUR 540 Million Loans

Allen & Overy Advises MS Galleon and Barlinek on EUR 540 Million Loans

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Allen & Overy has advised MS Galleon on its EUR 440 million investment loan facility from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and the related Barlinek company on a EUR 100 million general loan facility provided by BGK, Bank Pekao, and PKO Bank Polski. Norton Rose Fulbright reportedly advised the banks.

MS Galleon is a privately owned holding company with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The Barlinek Group is a manufacturer of layered wood floors exported to more than 70 countries on six continents. Barlinek has three production plants in Poland, Ukraine, and Romania.

The Allen & Overy team included Partner Tomasz Kawczynski, Senior Associate Artur Rutkowski, Associates Weronika Mielnicka, Maria Korba, and Olga Mrowiec, and Trainee Jakub Roszyk.

Editor's Note: After this article was published, Integrites announced it had advised the syndicate of banks including BGK, PKO Bank Polski, and Bank Pekao on the EUR 440 million senior secured facility and EUR 100 million super senior revolving credit facility for the Barlinek Group. The firm's team included Partner Igor Krasovskiy, Counsel Olena Savchuk, and Senior Associate Yuriy Korchev.

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Founded in 2005, INTEGRITES is a full-service law firm with head office in Ukraine and representative offices in Germany and the UK.

INTEGRITES is particularly sought after for its cross-border work – sophisticated deals and transactions, complex dispute resolution, and projects which require in-depth industrial expertise, as well as for comprehensive advice on current business operations.

In 19 years in the market the firm has served 1500+ clients from around the globe, including Fortune 500 companies, international financial institutions, and recognized leaders in various industries: from real estate and construction, infrastructure, and agriculture to manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and retail.

Climate Change Task Force within the firm provides clients with comprehensive advice on projects targeted at the sustainable development of their business and the country in the context of energy transition and green technologies.

The expertise of the team has consistently received recognition globally and domestically

Managing partner of the firm, Dr. Oleksiy Feliv, received The Lawyer European Awards 2023 as top-3 European managing partner of the year. Named as Commended, Dr. Feliv became the only Ukrainian representative selected for this nomination.

In 2023-2024 Yurydychna Gazeta (Ukraine) named INTEGRITES in top-5 firms with the widest impact on the development of the Ukrainian legal services market, with Dr. Oleksiy Feliv on top of the list of the most effective law firm leaders in the country.

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