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Schoenherr has advised eSky Group on the financing of its acquisition of Thomas Cook from Fosun Tourism and Culture Group. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki and mBank. Reportedly, Dentons' UK office advised eSky Group on the acquisition and Reed Smith advised the sellers.
Schoenherr has advised mBank on the financing of Focus Telecom Polska's acquisition of Systell group companies. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz and Partners and Porebski and Partners reportedly advised Focus Telecom.
TGS Baltic, working with Dentons, has advised Siauliu Bankas on a EUR 300 million issuance of 4.25-year senior preferred fixed-rate reset notes. Linklaters and Sorainen reportedly advised the arrangers.
Harrisons has advised the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Developpement, AFD) on a credit facility to Serbian electric transmission system operator Elektromreza Srbije (EMS).
Dentons has appointed Partner Mark Segall as the new co-head of the Banking and Finance practice in Poland. He will lead the department alongside Partner Bartosz Nojek.
Gide has advised Qemetica on obtaining financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the acquisition of the precipitated silica business of PPG. White & Case advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska. Hogan Lovells reportedly advised PPG.
A&O Shearman has advised Tatry Mountain Resorts on its EUR 120 million offering which was simultaneously conducted in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland.
