Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking took both prizes - Norilsk Nickel Best Russian Loan 2007 and No. 2 Best Overall Emerging Market Loan of 2007 - for its highly professional performance in preparing and concluding a transaction to obtain a syndicated loan for USD 6bn as part of the successful acquisition of LionOre Mining International Ltd.

SG CIB and BNPP acted as lead loan manager.

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