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Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Boston-based hedge fund manager Bracebridge Capital on its acquisition of 95% of the mezzanine and junior notes in the Frontier II securitization originated by the National Bank of Greece. Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised arranger Morgan Stanley.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised mBank on providing a multi-product working capital financing to an Apple Premium Reseller in Poland.
Allen & Overy has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska and mBank on their provision of an acquisition loan facility to Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne for its acquisition of the Torf Corporation. Greenberg Traurig reportedly advised Bielenda.
Karanovic & Partners has advised the Green for Growth Fund on a EUR 50 million loan for UniCredit Bank Serbia to finance utility-scale renewable energy projects in the country with a focus on solar and wind.
Schoenherr has advised the Erste Group Bank on a EUR 300 million share buyback followed by a cancellation of treasury shares and the reduction of its share capital.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on the financing for the construction of 28 photovoltaic farms located in Poland provided to subsidiaries of Projekt Solartechnik. Clifford Chance advised Project Solartechnik.
Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka has advised borrower Zadar Resort and sponsor Dogus Croatia on a EUR 31.2 million loan with Privredna Banka Zagreb and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development as the mandated lead arrangers. Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac advised Privredna Banka Zagreb and the CBRD.
