Global law firm Dentons advised Unicredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. in connection with a €14 million four-year term loan for APS Holding for the purposes of refinancing its publicly-listed bonds arranged by J&T Banka.

Dentons provided comprehensive advisory to the lender, including the preparation and negotiation of financing documentation as well as the structuring of the bonds and security to accommodate the complex warrant structure on the borrower’s holding level.

The Dentons cross-border team was led from Prague by Banking and Finance partner Jiří Tomola, supported by senior associate Martin Manduľák and associates Ondřej Valeš and Eva Klímová. The team also included partner Gergely Horvath and associates Bence Boszormenyi and Nora Nagy in Budapest, partner Simona Marin and counsel Maria Tomescu in Bucharest, and partner Stephan Hadet and senior associate Christophe Renaudin in Luxembourg.

BDK Advokati acted as local legal advisor to the bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Savoric & Partners acted as local legal advisor to the bank in Croatia.

Commenting in on the transaction, Jiří Tomola said: “We were delighted to be able to leverage Dentons’ geographical coverage and integrated financing and capital markets capabilities in order to support our valued client, Unicredit, on this cross-border transaction.”