April 21, 2023 16:00 
Clifford Chance Badea advised the bank syndicate coordinated by Banca Comercială Română S.A. in connection to a new syndicated loan facility of USD 531.8 million, which can be increased up to USD 600 million, for the companies of KMG International Group - Rompetrol Rafinare (operator of the Petromidia Năvodari and Vega Ploiești refineries), Rompetrol Downstream (the retail division – Rompetrol gas stations, fuel depots) and KMG Rompetrol (the management arm of the Group in Romania).
The bank syndicate included Banca Comercială Română S.A., who acted as Coordinator, Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, Documentation, Facility and Security Agent and Lender, alongside ING Bank N.V. through ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam – Bucharest Branch, Raiffeisen Bank S.A., and UniCredit Bank S.A, as Mandated Lead Arrangers and lenders, Alpha Bank Romania S.A. as arranger and lender, and Garanti Bank S.A. and OTP Bank Romania S.A. as lenders.
Andreea Șișman, Clifford Chance Badea counsel, coordinated a multi-jurisdictional team of lawyers from the Clifford Chance offices in Amsterdam, Munich, and Bucharest, who provided advice throughout the entire project on complex aspects of English, Dutch, and Romanian law, such as finance structuring, drafting, reviewing, negotiating and support in the signing of related documents. The main team from Bucharest also included senior associate Mădălina Mailat and lawyer Nicolae Grasu.
"We are glad to add to our portfolio a new representative financing deal for the syndicated loan market in Romania," Andreea Şișman says. "This project gave us the opportunity to work with the most important financial banking institutions in Romania, many of them with whom we already have a close and long-term collaborative relationship, but also with one of the strategic players in the Romanian energy industry. The dedication, professionalism and experience of all teams involved were essential to the successful completion of this transaction, given a very tight transactional timeline and complex legal and commercial aspects. We are honoured by this opportunity, as it confirms our expertise and quality of service, as well as the trust placed in us by two of the most important Romanian industries."
The new syndicated facility will be used by the Romanian entities within the KMG International Group to finance working capital and support the expansion strategy of commercial operations, including to refinance the existing syndicated loan of USD 435 million.
