Allen & Overy LLP has advised DZ BANK AG as arranger and documentation agent on a secured syndicated loan in the amount of EUR 170 million granted to Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main eG.

The financing was arranged by DZ BANK AG, along with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Frankfurt am Main branch, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, NIBC Bank Deutschland AG, Norddeutsche Landesbank -Girozentrale- and UniCredit Bank AG.

The Allen & Overy team comprised counsel Dr. Mark Hallett and senior associate David J. Schmidt (both banking and finance, Frankfurt).

Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main was advised by a team from SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte comprising Dr. Tatjana Schroeder and Martin Stück, and in-house by Herbert Fittkau (legal) and Michael Hoss (finance and accounting).