Banking & Finance

Whether you are a lender or a company – our experienced Banking & Finance team will provide you with comprehensive advice on the current and future requirements of Russian and international banking and financial law and represent you in legal disputes both in and out of court.

Our services

Export, pre-export and trade financing
Sale and Lease-back, leasing, including aviation leasing
Asset finance, including real estate finance
Project finance and PPP
Corporate finance
Derivatives & structured finance
Financial markets supervisory law, including currency control

Your benefits

Highest professional expertise, excellent network and comprehensive experience of our lawyers and tax advisors
Advice with an eye on the market environment, relevant legal developments and the latest products in the sector

References

One of the largest Russian banks

Representing the client on several infrastructure financing projects in relation to nine solar power plants in Russia (the amount of financing is more than RUB 21 billion) and subsequent changes to the documentation (2017-2021).
Implementation of documentation on Russian, German, English and Austrian law.
Analysis and proposal of changes from the position of a Russian customer and a bank on EPC contracts with localization of production under Russian law, negotiation, drafting of contracts for project support under English law with mechanisms for hedging currency risk by sponsors, consulting on financial and security documentation of projects.

One of the largest Russian banks

Advice as:

a refinancing bank for financing the agro-group in the amount of RUB 4.25 billion (2019),
a financing bank for five asset acquisitions in Russia (2018),
structured finance in the amount of RUB 11 billion, with a corporate transaction as security (2017-2018),
an arranger of unsecured syndicated loans (English law, LMA) and a lender under a funded participation agreement (English law); implementation of documentation for transactions under English, German and Russian law.

One of the largest Russian banks

Legal support for such projects as:

refinancing of ruble-denominated loans to companies of a large Russian group in the amount of over RUB 15.8. (English law),
frame loan from a German bank guaranteed by the European Commercial Agency (ECA),
preparation of standard loan documentation under Russian law and loan documentation under English law for multicurrency loans.

European partner-bank of one of the largest Russian banks

Advice on Russian law with regard to loans totalling EUR 129 million for the two Russian borrowers (names are confidential).

One of the largest European banks (Austria)

EUR 50 million project financing of a factory for the production of ceramic tiles in Russia
Enforcement of a pledge in the insolvency of a project company (real estate financing) in Moscow, with parallel-debt structure under foreign law.

European Internet Company

Regulatory advice on B2B lending platform.

Major German commercial bank

Establishment and ongoing advice to the representative office in Moscow. Assessment of enforcement of claims under a loan agreement against a borrower located in Russia.

Major US bank

Data protection issues in Russia.

One of the largest banks in the world

14 transactions for acquisition and lease back to major Russian airlines and state leasing companies of new Boeing 777, Airbus A321 and Airbus A320 aircraft.

References

One of the largest Russian banks

Representing the client on several infrastructure financing projects in relation to nine solar power plants in Russia (the amount of financing is more than RUB 21 billion) and subsequent changes to the documentation (2017-2021).
Implementation of documentation on Russian, German, English and Austrian law.
Analysis and proposal of changes from the position of a Russian customer and a bank on EPC contracts with localization of production under Russian law, negotiation, drafting of contracts for project support under English law with mechanisms for hedging currency risk by sponsors, consulting on financial and security documentation of projects.

One of the largest Russian banks

Advice as:

a refinancing bank for financing the agro-group in the amount of RUB 4.25 billion. (2019),
- a financing bank for five asset acquisitions in Russia (2018),
structured finance in the amount of RUB 11 billion, with a corporate transaction as security (2017-2018),
an arranger of unsecured syndicated loans (English law, LMA) and a lender under a funded participation agreement (English law); implementation of documentation for transactions under English, German and Russian law.

One of the largest Russian banks

Legal support for such projects as:

refinancing of ruble-denominated loans to companies of a large Russian group in the amount of over RUB 15.8. (English law),
frame loan from a German bank guaranteed by the European Commercial Agency (ECA),
preparation of standard loan documentation under Russian law and loan documentation under English law for multicurrency loans.

European partner-bank of one of the largest Russian banks

Advice on Russian law with regard to loans totalling EUR 129 million for the two Russian borrowers (names are confidential).

One of the largest European banks (Austria)

EUR 50 million project financing of a factory for the production of ceramic tiles in Russia
Enforcement of a pledge in the insolvency of a project company (real estate financing) in Moscow, with parallel-debt structure under foreign law.

European Internet Company

Regulatory advice on B2B lending platform.

Major German commercial bank

Establishment and ongoing advice to the representative office in Moscow. Assessment of enforcement of claims under a loan agreement against a borrower located in Russia.

Major US bank

Data protection issues in Russia.

One of the largest banks in the world

14 transactions for acquisition and lease back to major Russian airlines and state leasing companies of new Boeing 777, Airbus A321 and Airbus A320 aircraft.