Ekaterina Boeva

Includes advising and representing:

A major Russian bank

on a project regarding amending a facility agreement and further modification of security documentation, provided by the borrower and its shareholder (companies of a group of a Russian oil company).

An investment arm of a major Russian bank

as a lender in a complex structured transaction, to provide mezzanine financing to a group of companies, of a major Moscow developer, for construction of a business-class residential complex.

ITE Group (UK)

as a borrower on a project, involving refinancing of a current facility, resulting in access to a new £100m facility, from a syndicate of European banks, which included provision of security, by the group’s members and intragroup restructuring, which was performed in parallel with the refinancing matters.

An investment arm of a major Russian bank

as a lender, with respect to a complex cross-border transaction, to provide financing to a Russian company, which holds a leading position in integrated security for private facilities and businesses.

A Finnish export credit agency

on Russian-law aspects of provision guarantees, against risks arising from exports to Russia.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

and the borrower in relation to modification of securities, granted by the borrower and its shareholders, to secure a financing for construction and development of a combined cycle cogeneration plant in Yaroslavl, Russia.

Qiwi PLC

on Russian law issues related to a subsequent public offering of American depositary shares, including performance of limited due diligence of Russian subsidiaries of Qiwi PLC, review of the SPO documentation and issuance of a Russian law legal opinion, with respect to the Russian subsidiaries and documentation.

Hungarian Export-Import Bank

on execution of security agreements with a Russian borrower, including issues of validity and enforceability of provided State guarantees.

Bank of Baroda (India)

on several related projects regarding financing of acquisition of a Russian company, engaged in the pharmaceutical business, by a company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates, as well as assisting our client with matters of the Russian companies’ involving the borrower’s group reorganization.

Joint venture investment bank incorporated in China

on an envisaged issuance of bonds by a foreign entity of Rusal group. We were responsible for matters dealing with securing of issuer’s obligations, with respect to its payments made under bonds. Also, we carried out a detailed review and due diligence of eight Russian companies, being the guarantors. Currently, an analogous project is on the table.