Awarded ‘Polish Transaction of the Year’ by Rzeczpospolita

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has been recognised for its work on the refinancing of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel Sp. z o.o.’s existing debt and the financing of working capital requirements, worth PLN 12.5bn (approximately €3bn). The accolade was awarded by Polish national daily paper, Rzeczpospolita. The ceremony took place on April, 18 2016.

The firm advised Bank Zachodni WBK S.A., ING Bank Slaski S.A., Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. and Societe Generale as global coordinators in relation to the transaction.

Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. is a leading Polish pay digital satellite platform operator and Polkomtel Sp. o.o. is a leading Polish mobile operator.

The cross border Norton Rose Fulbright team from London and Warsaw advising on this transaction was led by banking partners Michael Ings and Grzegorz Dyczkowski with assistance from: senior associates Tim Waghorn, Neha Khosla and Tomasz Rogalski; associates Tom Meredith, Konrad Leszko and Maksymilian Jarzabek; and trainee solicitor Sian Smith.