White & Case wins two “Legal Adviser of the Year” and 15 “Deal of the Year” awards at the Global Banking & Markets CEE, CIS & Türkiye Awards 2024

Global law firm White & Case LLP has won 17 awards at the Global Banking & Markets CEE, CIS & Türkiye Awards 2024, which recognize "the most innovative & ground-breaking deals from CEE, CIS & Türkiye's financial markets."

White & Case was honored with two "Legal Adviser of the Year" awards:

• Equity Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year
• Project Finance Legal Adviser of the Year

The Firm also won 15 "Deal of the Year" awards for its groundbreaking work on the following transactions:

• Global Banking & Markets Deal of the Year and Debt Deal of the Year – Poland

  White & Case advised the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland on the issuance of US$8 billion worth of notes registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission under its shelf registration statement. This is the largest State Treasury bond issuance in the US dollar market.

• ESG Bond Deal of the Year

  White & Case, in association with GKC Partners, advised Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş., Türkiye's largest public food manufacturing company, on its Rule 144A/Regulation S US$550 million sustainability-linked Eurobond issuance.

• Liability Management Deal of the Year

  White & Case, in association with GKC Partners, advised Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. on a tender offer for its Eurobonds due 2025.

• Debut Corporate Bond Deal of the Year and Energy Transition Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (EPH), a leading pan-European energy utility, on the establishment of the €3 billion euro medium term note program of EPH Financing International, a.s., guaranteed by EPH, and the successful debut issue of €500 million guaranteed notes under the program.

• Debut SSA Bond Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised the Republic of Serbia on its issuance of US$1.5 billion notes under its global medium term note program.

• Debut FI Bond Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised JSCB Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank, the second-largest commercial bank in Uzbekistan by total assets and loan portfolio size, on its Rule 144A/Regulation S issuances of US dollar and Uzbek soum-denominated notes for the aggregate amount of US$575 million.

• Project Bond Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised Enea S.A. on the issuance of PLN 2 billion bonds with the rate of interest tied to ESG criteria.

• Project Finance Deal of the Year and Infrastructure Deal of the Year

  White & Case, in association with GKC Partners, advised EBRD, IFC and AIIB on the short-term bridge financing of €455million to Fraport TAV Antalya Yatırım Yapım ve İşletme A.Ş., a subsidiary owned by TAV Havalimanları Holding A.Ş. and Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, relating to the capacity increase and the expansion of the Antalya Airport.

• Structured Bond Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised Bank Pekao, BNP Paribas, BofA, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan, as joint bookrunners, on Bank Pekao's issuance of 5.500% fixed-to-floating green bonds maturing in November 2027 with a nominal value of €500 million.

• International IPO Deal of the Year

  White & Case advised a syndicate of banks, including Citigroup and Jefferies, as the joint global coordinators and bookrunners, and WOOD & Company, as joint bookrunner, on the US$350 million IPO of Air Astana.

• Debt Deal of the Year – Czechia

  White & Case, in association with GKC Partners, advised ENERGO-PRO, a global player in the field of hydropower, on the US$300 million bridge-to-bond facility.

• Debt Deal of the Year – Uzbekistan

  White & Case advised the Republic of Uzbekistan on three issuances under its global medium term note program (US$600 million 6.900% notes due 2032, UZS 3 billion 16.625% notes due 2027 and €600 million 5.375% notes due 2027).