Finance in Russia

Debevoise’s Finance practice in Russia is part of a global team that includes lawyers qualified in England, France, Germany, Russia and the U.S. Together, this team provides clients in the region with unrivalled international capabilities.

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Contacts

Alan V. Kartashkin

Alyona N. Kucher

Matter Highlight

News

Debevoise Advises Norilsk Nickel in its New $500 Million Credit Facility

NLMK Europe’s €500 million secured revolving credit facility named “Deal of the Year 2011".

—Trade & Forfaiting Review

Recognitions

Ranked as a leading firm in Russia for Banking.

—IFLR1000, 2019

Ranked as a leading firm for banking and finance in Russia

—Chambers Europe, 2019 and Chambers Global, 2019

Lawyers promptly reacted to the changing commercial background, providing smart structuring and drafting of solutions.

—Chambers Europe, 2019

Ranked as a leading firm in Russia for Banking & Finance.

—The Legal 500 EMEA, 2019

Norilsk Nickel’s $2.35 billion unsecured syndicated loan facility and Uralkali’s $1 billion pre-export facility were listed amongst the 2013 Deals of the Year.

—Trade Finance Magazine

Experience Spotlight

Thought Leadership

Recent Matters

Debevoise Advises Nornickel on a $2.5 Billion Syndicated Loan Facility

Representative Clients

Aeroflot

Bank of New York Mellon

J.P. Morgan

Inteco

Interros

KazakhGold Group Ltd.

Mitsui & Co.

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The practice regularly advises on acquisition finance, financial restructurings, debt capital markets, project financings, structured financings and private placements. Through its continued prominent work in all these areas, the team retains an intricate working knowledge of the latest deal technologies and structures in the market.The team in Moscow has particular experience in the use of derivative products, which are rapidly gaining in popularity in the region, such as repurchase, swap and forward transactions and other complex products. It also has wide-ranging experience in transactions based on ISDA standard documentation, as well as similar Russian standard derivatives documentation.Through this approach, the team is regularly trusted by major clients to handle their most critical financing matters. Such prominent work sees the team frequently appear in “Deal of the Year” lists by publications such as Trade Finance Magazine and Trade & Forfaiting Review.