Dominance across our core markets: GlobalCapital names UniCredit Best Arranger in Italy, DACH and CEE

We have received top honours across our core markets in the 23rd edition of the GlobalCapital Syndicated Loans, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Awards 2025. The programme, which recognises excellence in the loan, leveraged finance and private debt markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, named us:

• Best Arranger of Central and Eastern European Loans

• Best Arranger of German, Swiss and Austrian Loans

• Best Arranger of Italian Loans

This recognition confirms our outstanding position across the loan markets and stands as proof of our expertise in delivering on our client’s needs. This is a direct result of our dedication to keeping clients at the centre of everything we do and consistently ramping up the intensity of our engagement with them. Meanwhile, our increasing integration of sector advisory expertise is enabling us to consistently lead with content, manage towards complexity and devise multi-product solutions to our clients’ challenges.

This is paying off – helping us win prominent roles in multiple connected transactions and multiple awards from the industry’s most prestigious publications.

Speaking of our roles in major client transactions, we are also proud to have supported several clients honoured with Deal Awards at the same ceremony. Among the winners were:

• Deal of the Year and German, Swiss and Austrian Deal of the Year – Tennet Germany

September 2025, EUR 12bn: Five-year revolving credit facility for new Tennet TSO GmbH after new investors took a 46% stake in the company. UniCredit acted as Coordinator, Underwriter and Bookrunner.

• CEE Deal of the Year – Czechoslovak Group (CSG)

November 2024, EUR 1.545bn, comprising a EUR 1.245bn 5-year term loan and a EUR 300m three-year revolving credit facility for the acquisition of Kinetic Group and refinancing. UniCredit acted as Coordinator, Underwriter and Bookrunner.

• Schuldschein of the Year – Porsche

June 2025, EUR 1.5bn split across 3-, 5-, and 7-year fixed and floating-rate loans to repay bank loans taken out in 2022 for the acquisition of shares in Porsche AG, and to refinance a Schuldschein issue from 2023. UniCredit acted as Arranger.

• Investment Grade Sustainability-Linked Loan of the Year – RWE

May 2025, EUR 10bn: Three sustainability-linked revolving credit facilities to refinance facilities from 2019, 2022 and 2024. UniCredit acted as Underwriter, Coordinator, Mandated Lead Arranger and Facility & Swingline Agent.

The nominees and winners were selected by the industry itself, through a survey across relevant market participants, such as banks, investors, borrowers, advisors, lawyers and other specialists. The survey took place in October and November 2025.