Bratislava—Dentons has received the prestigious Top Supplier Award 2022 from Tatra banka, a major bank in Slovakia and a subsidiary of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International. The award recognizes Dentons among the best suppliers, which have helped Tatra banka to develop and improve its services. 

Dentons won second place in the Customer Experience category for advising on the first ESG-linked syndicated loan for a Slovak state-owned company. 

Dentons’ Banking and Finance team advised a club of banks led by Tatra banka, and including UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenská sporiteľňa and Československá obchodní banka on a €160 million syndicated loan to MH Teplárenský Holding. The loan was the first ESG-linked syndicated financing of a state-owned company in the Slovak market. Read more about the transaction here. 

Counsel Petra Štrbová led the team, supported by partner Patricia Gossányiová and associate Dávid Stanek.

“We are grateful to Tatra banka not only for this award but for their continuing trust and for the opportunity to represent them in this first-of-its-kind transaction. Our cooperation with Tatra banka is very important to us and we are delighted to be recognized by such an important market player,” commented Petra Štrbová.

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