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Baker McKenzie has advised the VT5 Acquisition Company – a SIX-listed Swiss special purpose acquisition company – on the acquisition of R&S International Holding AG, an agreed business combination to take the R&S Group public on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Swiss law firm Advestra advised sole global coordinator UBS and joint bookrunner ZKB.
Filip & Company has advised BT Capital Partners, Alpha Bank, and Raiffeisen Bank on Cluj County’s EUR 75.68 million bond issuance.
Clifford Chance Badea has advised Fondul Proprietatea on the public tender offer to buy back issued shares and global depositary receipts listed on the Bucharest and London Stock Exchanges.
Clifford Chance Badea has advised the UniCredit Bank on its RON 480 million corporate bond issuance.
White & Case has advised the managers on Murapol's initial public offering and the admission to trading of its shares on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Murapol and AEREF V PL Investment as the selling shareholder. Freshfields reportedly advised Murapol as well.
Allen & Overy has advised companies from the Dr. Max group on their first retail bond issuance on the Czech capital market, with a total nominal value of CZK 5 million. The Evan law firm reportedly advised the issuing group as well. White & Case reportedly advised managers Komercni Banka, UniCredit, CSOB, Ceska Sporitelna, and J&T.
CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised Kruk on its first EUR-denominated bond offering addressed to retail investors and, following high demand, on an additional issuance as well, for total proceeds of EUR 10 million.
