Acquisition of Telefonica Czech Republic by PPF Group

05/11/2013

Telefonica : Our Group played the lead role as advisor and sole coordinator of the financing of Telefonica's sale of its Czech subsidiary to a privately-owned investment company. This is a landmark M&A transaction, the biggest M&A transaction in Central and Eastern Europe in 2013 and one of the biggest acquisition transactions ever in the Czech Republic.

Societe Generale was a key partner to Telefónica, helping to sell its Czech subsidiary to a privately-owned investment company, in one of Central & Eastern Europe’s largest merger and acquisition transactions in 2013.  SG CIB played the lead role in advising and financing Telefónica's sale, acting as sole coordinating mandated lead arranger, underwriter, bookrunner, debt and structuring advisor, sole market hedge coordinator and rating advisor.