The banking practice at A&O Shearman displays significant capabilities in financing mandates, with an ability to handle the entire range of work, including general lending, leveraged finance, project, real estate, export, asset finance and restructurings. Its envious client lists consists of major local and international banks, financial institutions and corporates. Arkadiusz Pędzich sits as managing partner for the CEE region with notable expertise in debt raising structures surrounding loan financings, bond offerings and deviate transactions. Project finance expert Tomasz Kawczyński leads the energy, natural resources and infrastructure team, while Anna Mądra spearheads the real estate finance department with significant experience in pan-European leveraged finance transactions, representing banks, borrowers and sponsors.
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Key clients
- PKO Bank Polski
- Bank Pekao
Work highlights
- Advised a group of pan-European and Polish lenders on a PLN5.125bn financing for Polski Światłowód Otwarty to be used for an upgrade of its network to fiber-to-the-home as well as further expansion of the FTTH infrastructure in Poland.
- Advised a consortium of Polish banks (mBank S.A., ING Bank Polska S.A., Bank Pekao, PKO Bank Polski) on an approximately PLN1.06bn financing for Witrualna Polska, the e-commerce, media and advertising group.