Deals of the Year 2011: Emerging Europe – Only the fittest overcome western contagion

With eurozone turmoil spilling over into emerging Europe it took special skills, tenacity and organization to get deals away


Emerging Europe 
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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
View deal information: Polkomtel/Zygmunt Solorz-Zak
Global Ports
Value $587.5 million IPO
Global coordinators Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Troika Dialog
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Vimpelcom
Value $2.2 billion multi-tranche bond issue
Bookrunners BNP Paribas, Barclays Capital, Citi, HSBC, ING, RBS
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Russian Railways
Value £350 million 20-year bond, £300 million tap
Bookrunners Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs, VTB Capital
View deal information: Russian Railways