OREANDA-NEWS. Societe Generale together with Rosbank (SG Group) ranks as n° 2 in the Russian syndicated loans market league tables for the 1st half of 2013 published by the Cbonds Information Agency.

During the first 6 months of the year the Group was involved in the arrangement of 7 loans with a total amount of US\\$ 22.480 billion, with volume attributable to SG Group of US\\$ 1.936 billion leading to a 7.82% market share.

In the league tables for the Russian market covering January-July of 2013 published by IFR Thomson Reuters and Euroweek/Dealogic, Societe Generale Group is ranked 1st and 3rd Bookrunner respectively, with a market share of 8.95% and 4.55%.

Notable transactions with Rosbank involvement include:

US\\$ 2.1 billion Syndicated Loan for MMC Norilsk Nickel, the largest global nickel and palladium producer, where Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking acted as Bookrunner, Documentation Agent and one of the Market Hedge Providers, while Rosbank acted as an Initial Mandated Lead Arranger;

US\\$ 1.5 billion Term Facility in favor of JSC Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, where Rosbank acted as a Mandated Lead Arranger;

US\\$ 1 billion Pre-export Finance Facility for OJSC Uralkali, one of the world’s largest potash producers, where Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking and Rosbank acted as Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners;

US\\$ 600 million Pre-export Finance Facility for JSOC Bashneft, a top-ten Russian oil producer and top-five oil refining company where Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking and Rosbank acted as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners.

During the 1st half of 2013 Societe Generale also successfully participated in the Rosneft US\\$ 14.2 billion, VTB US\\$ 2 billion and Renova CHF 1.0 billion transactions.

Juergen Grieb, Deputy CEO, Head of Capital Markets and Investment Banking Direction of Rosbank, commented: “The high rankings of Societe Generale Group together with Rosbank in the Russian loan market demonstrate the strength of our loan market franchise and offer further proof of SG Group’s leadership in the financing of major Russian corporates and financial institutions”.