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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Alan V. Kartashkin

Alyona N. Kucher

Thought Leadership

Recognition

Recommended for International & Cross-Border Capabilities.

“They have great local and international law capability. They have excellent cross-border knowledge and experience in the banking and finance field.”

“They handle cross-border matters with a lot of professionalism. They are very efficient and have great connections in the Russian market.”

—Chambers Global, 2020

Ranked as a leading firm in Russia for Banking.

—IFLR1000, 2021

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

—Chambers Europe, 2019 and Chambers Global, 2020

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, 2020

Featured Topic

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

—Trade & Forfaiting Review

Recent Matters

Featured Topic

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

—Trade Finance Magazine

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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.