Calyon acted as Mandated Lead Arranger in a USD 500 million 2-year syndicated term loan on behalf of Raiffeisen Bank Aval. Proceeds of this facility will be used for general corporate purposes. Raiffeisen Bank Aval is a retail and corporate Ukrainian bank. The company belongs to Raiffeisen International, one of the leading banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe. Raiffeisen Bank Aval is the largest bank in terms of paid-in capital and the second largest bank in terms of assets in Ukraine.