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February 2012

Deals of the Year 2011: Polkomtel/Zygmunt Solorz-Zak


Polkomtel/Zygmunt Solorz-Zak
Value Z18.1 billion ($5.4 billion) LBO
Global coordinators Deutsche Bank, Crédit Agricole
Bookrunners Deutsche Bank, Crédit Agricole, Royal Bank of Scotland, Société Générale
return to the Emerging Europe Deals of the Year index

If all the emerging regions, Central and Eastern Europe suffered the most for the sins of its allegedly more advanced neighbours last year. As the eurozone’s troubles escalated, fear of contagion sent investors running for cover and all but the strongest names found themselves shut or priced out of the global capital markets.

Against this backdrop, the few transactions that did make it through look all the more impressive – and none more so than the leveraged buyout of Polish mobile operator Polkomtel by local entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Zak. Not only was it the only M&A deal of any size...

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