UniCredit has been named Financial Advisor of the year in Italy and Central and Eastern Europe at the Financial Times and Mergermarket annual European M&A Awards yesterday.

Hosted at the Savoy in London, this renowned industry event awards the top dealmakers from the past year across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Financial Times and Mergermarket annual European M&A Awards recognise excellence in corporate, private equity, banking and legal M&A expertise, with winners chosen through a unique selection process.

Commenting on the award, Vincenzo Tortorici and Piero Munari, Co-Heads of Corporate Finance Advisory said:"We are very proud of receiving this prominent industry recognition which acknowledges the investments UniCredit has made in the deep integration of our products delivery chain to clients and the quality of execution delivered by the team". Vittorio Ogliengo, UniCredit's Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Italy added: "During 2013, UniCredit's Italian M&A team has been at the very core of important transactions in Italy, both domestic and cross-border, involving clients of various sizes and across sectors, putting UniCredit as the financial advisor of choice for Italian corporates and for financial sponsor. This award confirms the effectiveness of our strategy to support our clients with tailor-made solutions for their financial needs and utilizing our combined strong local presence and pan-European reach".

Gianfranco Bisagni, UniCredit´s Head of CEE Corporate and Investment Banking said: "Without doubt Central and Eastern Europe has also become an important source of M&A activities in recent years. As we strongly believe in the future of cross border transactions, both in terms of international investors looking to enter the region and of local companies looking to expand, we are investing in the mid-cap segment on the advisory side. The latest recognition by The Financial Times and Mergermarket proves the efforts of our teams, which are backed throughout the unique international network of UniCredit".

Winners are decided using both M&A transaction data from Mergermarket deals database and independent expert opinion from a panel of leading European M&A practitioners. To view the website for the awards - including details of the judging panel and methodology - please see www.mergermarket.com/awards

Milan, 13 December 2013

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PJSC "Ukrsotsbank" is a member of the leading European UniCredit Group. The Bank was established in September, 1990. The Bank's network consists of 378 branches and 5 macro regions. The personnel of the Bank is 7.500 employees.

Financial indices
(as of 01.10.2013)
  • loan portfolio - UAH 24.395 billion
  • net assets - UAH 37.328 billion
  • funds of legal entities deposited on thrift and current accounts - UAH 6.963 billion
  • funds of individuals - UAH 12.153 billion
  • capital - UAH 7.732 billion
  • net profit - UAH 1.753 million

UniCredit group is one of the European leading financial establishments, which is represented at 50 markets and in 22 European countries. It consists of more than 9578 branches with over 162 000 employees. Its assets amount to 969,152 million EURO.

Starting from 1 September 2011 PJSC "Ukrsotsbank" operates on the Ukrainian market under the "UniCredit Bank" trade mark, while retaining PJSC "Ukrsotsbank" legal name.

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