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.

Gecic Law has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Enterprise Expansion Fund II on their investment in Vega IT.

Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Polish steel producer Cognor on a PLN 360 million and EUR 36 million financing arranged by Santander Bank Polska and Santander and guaranteed by Polish export credit agency KUKE. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised the banks.

White & Case has advised window and door manufacturer Eko-Okna on a financing transaction with PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Bank Pekao, ING Bank Slaski, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Santander Bank Polska, and the EBRD for an undisclosed amount. Clifford Chance advised the banks.

Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners has announced the appointment of Violeta Saranciuc and Alexandru Iorgulescu to the firm's partnership. The two new partners will join the management teams of the international arbitration and restructuring & insolvency departments, respectively.

Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov and Velichkov, working with Kennedy Van der Laan, has advised OTP Bank and DSK Bank on a EUR 30 million financing for AES Geo Energy. Spasov & Bratanov advised AES Geo.