London/Vienna - Yesterday, Raiffeisen Centrobank won the EMEA Achievement Award in the category "Best M&A Deal 2011"in London. The Austrian investment bank with its strong focus on the CEE region was rewarded for its advisory services in the take-over of a 73% share in the Bulgarian lignite-fired power plant Enel Maritza East III by Controur Global.
With a purchase price of EUR 545 mn, the deal was one of the major M&A transactions ever finalised in the Bulgarian energy sector. In cooperation with Lazard, and with its Raiffeisen Investment network, Raiffeisen Centrobank advised the New York based investment fund Contour Global, an energy industry specialist. "The award acknowledges our strategy to combine excellent sector know how in Vienna with the local expertise in the respective countries", Henning von Stechow, Managing Director ECM/M&A Industry Sectors, is pleased to say.
EMEA Finance Achievement Awards
The annual EMEA Finance Achievement Awards took place for the fifth time. The Awards honour outstanding services of banks, M&A advisors and financial service companies. This year the Awards were celebrated at a Charity Dinner in the London The Grand Connaught Rooms.
About Raiffeisen Centrobank
Raiffeisen Centrobank, the equity house of the Raiffeisen Bank International Group, is a leading Austrian investment bank offering the full spectrum of services and products associated with stocks, derivatives and equity capital market transactions, both via the stock exchange and off market. Supported by its Raiffeisen Investment network, the bank offers ECM and M&A advisory services in over ten countries in CEE as well as in Turkey. In consideration of its focus on the markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Raiffeisen Centrobank is committed to constantly expanding its activities in the region. In addition, the Bank offers exclusive and customised Private Banking services.
Andrea Pelinka-Kinz
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