OREANDA-NEWS. Sberbank CIB organised financing for Eurocement Holding AG as part of a repo deal worth 37,172,910 shares in LafargeHolcim Ltd.

"We enjoy a long-term partnership with Sberbank," said Filaret Galchev, Chairman of the Board of the Holding, commenting on the deal. "This deal clearly demonstrates that we can count on receiving support from our financial partner when carrying out the Holding's strategic initiatives."

Maxim Poletaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, commented: "We highly value the level of trust that has been reached between Sberbank and EUROCEMENT Group over many years of cooperation. We are always willing to employ all of our team's capabilities in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to providing financial solutions."