Latham Awarded Multiple Accolades at Global Banking & Markets 2024 Awards
Latham & Watkins was recognized as legal adviser for four Deal of the Year awards at the Global Banking & Markets Awards: CEE, CIS and Türkiye 2024, including Global Banking & Markets Deal of the Year, Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year, High Yield Deal of the Year, and Debt Deal of the Year. The awards highlight the most innovative and ground-breaking deals from sovereign, corporate, and financial institution issuers and borrowers.
Latham’s recognitions include:
- Global Banking & Markets Deal of the Year and Debt Deal of the Year: Poland — Latham advised the bookrunners and joint-lead managers on Republic of Poland’s US$8 billion bond. The Latham team was led by London corporate partner David Stewart and Washington, D.C. corporate partner Paul Dudek, with London associates Daria Latysheva, Izabela Prager, and Evan Aluyen.
- Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year and High Yield Bond Deal of the Year — The firm represented the issuer on WE Soda Investments Holding Plc’s US$800 million bond. The Latham team was led by London corporate partner Francesco Lione, with associates Tamara Fayad, Evan Aluyen, and Rosie Wu.
Judged independently by the Global Banking & Markets editorial team, the selection process involves close examination of deal size, tenor, structure, and distribution; analysis and background of the borrower and their accessibility to financing; with extra credit for those deals demonstrating high quality execution, accessing new pools of liquidity, innovative structuring, and opening-up new markets.