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Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo, with €422 billion in loans and €1.4 trillion in customer financial assets, is the largest banking group in Italy, with a significant international presence. It is a European leader in wealth management, with a strong focus on digital and fintech. The Group will provide €115 billion of Impact lending by 2025 to support communities and the green transition, together with a €1.5 billion program to help people in need. Intesa Sanpaolo’s International Banks Division operates across the high-growth CEE region, Egypt and China. In the first half of 2024, the Division contributed 15% to Intesa Sanpaolo’s consolidated net income. The 11 commercial banks that make up the International Banks Division serve 7.4 million customers through 914 branches in 12 countries. IMI Corporate & Investment Banking is a division of Intesa Sanpaolo. It aspires to be a global partner serving Corporates, Public Finance and Financial Institutions, on a national and international basis. Outside Italy, it is present in 24 countries, supporting the cross-border activities of both Italian and international clients, with a specialized foreign network consisting of Branches, Representative Offices and Subsidiaries that carry out corporate and investment banking activities. The Division’s offer includes the following products and services: Commercial Banking, Transaction Banking, Structured Finance, Investment Banking and Capital Markets.
Raiffeisen Bank

Raiffeisen Bank International regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 12 markets in the region are covered by subsidiary banks. The group also comprises numerous other financial services providers, for instance in the field of leasing, asset management, factoring or M&A. RBI not only offers Austrian and international companies a broad range of products in corporate and investment banking, but also a widespread coverage in CEE. Through an extensive branch network, local companies of all sizes as well as private customers are supplied with high-quality financial products. RBI maintains representative offices and service branches in selected Asian and Western European locations to support its business activities
UniCredit

UniCredit – a pan-European Commercial Bank with a unique service offering in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe At home throughout Europe, UniCredit is the partner of choice for our clients' increasingly sophisticated demands in financing, advisory, investments and protection. We serve over 15 million clients in a cohesive manner worldwide. We do this through a harmonised service model, simplifying our processes and establishing a common organisational structure across our business. Our division Client Solutions serves all our regions and is comprised of three excellent product factories: Corporate Solutions delivers tailored solutions in advisory, financing, risk management, trade and working capital for our corporate clients; Individual Solutions ensures a rich offering of investment and protection products for individuals; whilst Group Payments Solutions supports corporates, financial institutions, and individual customers in all their payments and liquidity management needs. We have given these factories the momentum and investment they need to be truly best-in-class - all whilst enhancing our strategic dialogue and keeping the client at the centre of our focus. This allows us to be closer to our clients and leverage the scale of the entire Group to develop a comprehensive range of content-led products and services across each of our markets. Our purpose is to empower communities to progress, whilst unlocking the potential of our clients and our people.

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Citi

Citi is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com
Erste Group Bank AG

Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with the strategy of expanding its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Since then, Erste Group's customer base has grown through numerous acquisitions and organically from 600,000 to over 16 million. Some 97% of Erste Group’s clients are located in member states of the European Union, which provides the countries with a stable regulatory framework for their continued economic development. Today, Erste Group is one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of EU in terms of market share and total assets. In addition to its traditional strength in serving private individuals, Erste Group also regards advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations as belonging to its core activities.
MBH Bank

MBH Bank is a leading financial institution in Hungary. The aim of the modern, universal bank is to serve its clients with state-of-the-art financial services accessible to everyone, and a continuously expanding product-range. MBH Bank serves nearly two million retail and corporate clients. Its total assets exceed HUF 10 480 (approx. EUR27.7 bn). billion. The bank has a leading market position in Hungary in the corporate segment, in particular micro, small and medium sized enterprise lending, leasing, agribusiness, and food; and is active in a wide range of money, capital markets and investment services. The bank, with its Hungarian background and extensive branch network strives to serve its clients in a personalised manner, and is committed to responsible banking, and supporting Hungarian people, businesses, local communities, and the economy. Its strategic goal is to become one of Hungary's most prominent banks and to expand internationally, including to the countries of the CEE region.
Société Générale

Societe Generale is a top tier European Bank with 117,000 employees serving 25 million clients in 60 countries across the world. We have been supporting the development of our economies for 160 years, providing our corporate, institutional, and individual clients with value-added advisory and financial solutions. Our long-lasting and trusted relationships with the clients, our cutting-edge expertise, our unique innovation, our ESG capabilities and leading franchises are part of our DNA and serve our objective - to deliver sustainable value creation for our stakeholders. The Group runs three complementary sets of businesses, embedding ESG offerings for all its clients: French Retail, Private Banking and Insurance, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, International Retail, Mobility & Leasing Services. Committed to building together with its clients a better and sustainable future, Societe Generale aims to be a leading partner in the environmental transition and sustainability overall. For more information, please visit societegenerale.com

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BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.
EFSE and GGF advised by Finance in Motion

EFSE fosters economic development in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Neighborhood by providing finance to MSMEs, supporting financial inclusion and regional prosperity. GGF promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy in Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, and MENA regions, aiming to reduce carbon emissions. With Finance in Motion as the advisor – a German impact asset manager with a 15-year track record and local expertise from Latin America to CEE – these two impact funds demonstrate the commitment to investing in what matters.
Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
Helaba

One of the leading banks in the German financial capital of Frankfurt, the Helaba Group employs approximately 6,100 people and has total assets of € 217 bn. It offers a complete range of financial services from a single source for companies, banks and institutional investors. Helaba provides innovative, high-quality financial products and services for the Sparkassen. It serves as the Sparkasse central bank for Hesse, Thuringia, North Rine-Westphalia and Brandenburg, making Helaba a strong partner for some 40 percent of Germany’s Sparkassen.
ING

ING is a global bank with a strong European base. We have more than 60,000 employees globally and offer Wholesale Banking services in 35 markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Americas, and Asia Pacific (APAC). Our Wholesale Banking clients are large corporates and financial institutions. We provide them with specialised lending, tailored corporate finance, debt and equity market solutions, sustainable finance solutions, payments & cash management and trade and treasury services. ING’s strategy is built around our purpose to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. What sets us apart and offers our clients superior value is the ING Difference: our global reach with local experts, our sector expertise and being sustainability pioneers. This is the foundation on which we build sustainable, long-term relationships with our clients.
International Finance Corporation

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. Our financial products enable companies to manage risk and broaden their access to foreign and domestic capital markets. These includes loans, equity investments, trade and commodity finance, derivatives and structured finance, and blended finance. We also play a catalytic role in mobilizing additional funding through parallel loans, loan participations, partial credit guarantees, securitizations, loan sales, risk sharing facilities and fund investments. In fiscal year 2024, IFC committed $56 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries. In CEE, IFC invested $5.4 billion, driving innovation for green transition to support global public goods, deepening capital markets and their resilience, and scaling up the response to reconstruction and private sector needs in Ukraine.
JP Morgan

J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $29.7 trillion of assets under custody and $638.1 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
OTP Bank Plc.

OTP Group is one of the fastest growing and one of the leading banking groups in the Central and Eastern European region, with outstanding profitability and a stable capital and liquidity position. With nearly 40,000 employees in now 11 countries of the CEE and Central Asian region, the Group provides universal financial services to 17 million customers. As the most active consolidator in the banking sector of the Central and Eastern European region, the Group has successfully acquired and integrated 25 banks since the early 2000s. Currently, the Bank is a market leader in Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and in Slovenia*. OTP Group is headquartered in Hungary and has a diversified and transparent ownership structure. The Banking Group has been listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange since 1995. * In terms of total assets: Hungary (31/12/2022), Montenegro (31/12/2023), in terms of total loans: Bulgaria (31/12/2023), Serbia (30/09/2023), and Slovenia (30/09/2023)
SMBC

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 85,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. As of December 31, 2020, its total assets were $2.25 trillion. In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

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Fence Finance

Fence is an asset-based credit facility automation platform that unlocks savings of up to 30-40% in total cost of capital and 80% in operational costs for asset originators and capital providers. We are the first player in the market to enable instant capital flows and automated waterfall execution, removing any capital inefficiency from the securitization process. To do so, Fence connects with the originators’ back-end to ensure asset eligibility, automatically calculating the borrowing base, checking covenant compliance and generating the required reporting. Our end-to-end visibility on the facility performance and our proprietary smart-contract technology removes any manual task from the securitization process. Fence believes in a world where capital flows efficiently towards the optimal opportunity. We believe PDFs, spreadsheets, manual operations, and emails should be a thing of the past. We work with banks, private credit funds, asset originators, and service providers to make that vision possible.
Nomura

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.
White & Case

White & Case is a global law firm with well-established offices in key markets worldwide. Its combination of on-the-ground experience, cross-border integration, and a team of local, US, and English-qualified lawyers enables clients to navigate challenges confidently, whether in a single market or across multiple jurisdictions. The firm was one of the first international law firms to enter the Czech Republic, opening its Prague office in 1991. Since then, White & Case's lawyers and tax advisors have continued to push the boundaries, working on a wide range of complex local and cross-border legal and tax advisory issues. As one of the largest international law firms operating in Prague, White & Case provides clients with a significant degree of comfort and assurance to clients looking to realize investment opportunities or navigate complex challenges both inside the country and abroad. The firm has extensive experience advising foreign companies investing in the Czech Republic and have advised on some of the largest investments in the country, representing international investors on their most significant projects.

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Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins delivers innovative solutions to complex legal and business challenges around the world. From a global platform, our lawyers advise clients on market-shaping transactions, high-stakes litigation and trials, and sophisticated regulatory matters. Latham is one of the world’s largest providers of pro bono services, steadfastly supports initiatives designed to advance diversity within the firm and the legal profession and is committed to exploring and promoting environmental sustainability.

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Gránit Bank Nyrt.

Gránit Bank started its activity as a greenfield bank in May 2010 and has now become the fastest growing and most cost-effective bank in Hungary, mainly due to the fact that it was the first to adopt a digital banking business model in Hungary. Gránit Bank shares are listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange since December 23, 2024. Since its founding the Bank has effectively combined conservative lending with the ever-widening distribution of innovative digital banking solutions. As a result, the Bank has built a high-quality corporate and retail loan portfolio. It primarily serves its retail customers without a branch network, through electronic channels and smart devices. With new cutting-edge digital solutions that are free for customers, it makes sustainable, cost-effective banking available to a wide range of people, making it the financial institution with the smallest ecological footprint in Hungary. Similar to the results of previous years, Gránit Bank performed significantly better than its plans and the local banking sector average. Based on Q3 data, the growth of profit per equity, total assets, deposits and loans exceeded the local sector average, and the portfolio quality was excellent – as well as the performance of the Gránit Bank Group. 2024 opened a new dimension for the Bank: the largest domestic fundraising of the past 25 years took place within the framework of the Gránit Bank IPO. Since 2016, Gránit Bank has been the only bank in the banking sector of the region to issue new shares simultaneously with the stock exchange listing. Valid offers received exceeded more than three times the minimum total issue value. Between 2012 and 2023 Gránit Bank receied a total of 44 awards in Mastercard’s Bank of the Year competition. The bank achived 4 first places in this award in 2023: “Bank of the Year”, “Easy and Convenient Banking Experience of the Year”, “Youth Financial Solution of the Year” and ”Acquisition Marketing Campaign of the Year.” Also, Gránit Bank was awarded as the “Fastest Growing Digital Bank in Hungary” by Global Banking and Finance Review in 2023. The Bank’s cross border service in Romania is available now for retail customers since late autumn of 2024. For more detailed information about our story, innovations and financial data please read through the complete introduction brochure: https://issuu.com/granitbank/docs/gr_nit_bank_introduction_2024

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Banka Kombëtare Tregtare

The history of Banka Kombëtare Tregtare starts from November 29th, 1925, with the establishment of the first branch in the historical building in Durrës that represents also the oldest Albanian financial institution in the country. BKT, with today’s name, was established in January 1993 by the joint venture of Banka Tregtare Shqiptare with Banka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë. BKT was registered as shareholder in 1997, and today is the largest and the oldest bank in Albania. BKT accomplished its privatization process in the year 2000 and on June 30, 2009, Çalık Holding became the only shareholder of BKT. BKT has always followed its sustainability strategy, which has 3 main pillars: to strengthen its strong deposit base as the “symbol of trust of the country”, focusing on retail and business lending and efficient asset liability management with proper hedging mechanism and strong capital structure to mitigate risks/volatilities and maximize profit not only for BKT, but for the country. BKT boasts the most extensive range of digital services and card business in the Albanian market and through its cutting-edge technology is substantially leading the digital transformation of the Albanian banking market. Currently BKT serves to approximately 1 million customers, in a wide network of 62 branches, 135 Smart ATMs and 10,000 POS terminals. With its outstanding performance the bank has been highly evaluated with different prestigious awards on national and international levels. · “The Best Bank in Albania” at Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States Awards, from EMEA Finance for 13 years · “The Best Bank in Albania” from The Banker for 12 years · “The Best Bank in Albania” at the Award for Excellence from Euromoney for 7 years · “The Best Bank in Albania” at Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe from Global Finance for 6 years · ‘’The Best Bank in Albania’’ at Top Southeast Europe Awards from Finance Central Europe, for 4 years. · ‘’The Most Innovative Bank in CEE & CIS from EMEA Finance for 3 years BKT is a member of the United Nations organization ‘’Global Compact’’, engaged on implementing the 10 Principles on Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BKT is as well a signatory of Women Empowerment Principles.

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MUFG Bank, Ltd.

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Circumference FS
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)

LBBW is Germany’s leading Landesbank for client-oriented capital markets and corporates business. As a strong, reliable partner, we accompany our clients through turbulent times. Sustainable earnings mean more to us than short-term profit. Instead, we strive to be the best in all that we do. International Business is key for our clients and an essential element of our business profile. We provide accounting and cash management solutions for banks and international institutional clients. Our increasing network of correspondent banking partners makes us a leading bank for trade finance solutions both for our corporate customers and our international bank partners. Together with our strong record as bookrunner in the EUR SSA, FIG, CORPORATE and SUSTAINABLE market, we feel strongly positioned to further grow our footprint in international business and of being the prime choice for our clients and partners.
Vienna Stock Exchange

Vienna Stock Exchange offers issuers efficient, cost-effective listing services for debt securities in line with international standards. Following impressive growth in recent years, the Vienna Stock Exchange has become one of Europe’s leading listing venues for debt securities, with more than 8,000 new listings in 2023. Our clients enjoy great flexibility, a process they can trust and unrivalled service quality. With state-of-the-art technology and customer-oriented services, and as a private, profit-oriented company, Vienna Stock Exchange makes a significant contribution to an internationally competitive capital market. Creating trust and transparency has been our fundamental duty since 1771.

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Euromoney

Euromoney is one of the most recognised and reputed brands in banking and finance. Since 1969, it has provided authoritative coverage and unrivalled insights into the forces and people driving the global financial markets. Today, banks and financial institutions worldwide trust Euromoney’s assessment of the best service providers across the industry as the benchmark of success. Service providers use the insights and expertise Euromoney’s team of researchers, analysts, and journalists provides to assess their performance versus peers and evidence their outperformance to clients. Euromoney’s portfolio of awards and surveys allows banks and financial institutions to understand their position in a crowded market and provide the edge they need when pitching to clients, empowering them to stand out and win in a competitive market.
Global Capital

GlobalCapital is a trusted and independent provider of news and analysis for the global securitization market, helping to inform critical decisions for all market participants. With access to the front line of the securitization market, its team of journalists has a unique insight into the key drivers that shape and propel the industry, allowing them to deliver timely news, analysis, and opinion, alongside Q&A interviews with industry leaders and the weekly securitization podcast, Another Fine Mezz. For over 35 years, GlobalCapital has been an integral part of the world’s primary capital markets, helping investment banks, lenders, investors, law firms, rating agencies, tech vendors and regulators keep pace with the industry’s most important trends, challenges, and opportunities - and inform their next moves.

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