Alexey Chertov

He focuses his practice on international commodity finance and offtake transactions, particularly in the metals and mining and energy sectors. Alexey also regularly advises clients on real estate investments, development, finance, and joint ventures in the United Arab Emirates. In addition, he advises on international sanctions matters.

Alexey is admitted to practice in England & Wales and the Russian Federation and is a licensed legal consultant in Dubai. He speaks English, Russian, and Spanish.

Finance and Commodities Finance

• Singaporean subsidiary of a major international trading house in connection with a facility from a syndicate of Asian and UAE banks to finance deliveries under an export contract with an Indian refinery
• US metal ore trader in connection with a long-term prepayment financing from a major Abu Dhabi sovereign trading holding
• UAE-based international trading house in connection with prepayment financing for a major Kazakhstan oil producer
• Private UAE bank in connection with a prepayment financing for a leading Indian producer
• UAE trading company in connection with a long-term master supply wheat agreement with a listed Omani milling company
• A trading company in connection with a commodity repo transaction with a major aluminum producer
• Advised a subsidiary of a major bank in connection with inventory monetization transaction with a major aluminum producer
• UAE state-owned conglomerate on a multibillion-dollar syndicated facility from one of the largest state-owned UAE banks
• Abu Dhabi Global Market subsidiary of the world’s largest investment fund on a secured syndicated capital call facility from a European bank
• Middle East-based investment fund on a senior secured revolving subscription facility from a syndicate of international lenders, including European and US institutions
• Major Luxembourg trading house on a limited recourse prepayment financing from a Chinese bank to a major Chinese fluorspar producer
• Syndicate of lenders in relation to an up to $1 billion loan to an orphan special purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated in the Netherlands to fund a prepayment facility under an export contract for a major oil producer
• One of the largest Islamic banks in the UAE on a Sharia-compliant wakala facility for a major Dubai real estate developer to be used for the development and maintenance of its retail real estate
• Syndicate of banks in connection with an up to $2.3 billion equivalent multicurrency project financing for the construction of a mining and processing complex
• Macquarie Commodities Trading in connection with an exclusive master services and marketing agreement with Transition Industries LLC for its Pacifico Mexinol project, a 6,145 metric tons-per-day methanol production facility in Sinaloa, Mexico
• Syndicate of banks in connection with an up to $2.3 billion equivalent multicurrency project financing of Chernogorskaya GRK LLC for construction of the first phase of a mining and processing plant in the Krasnoyarsk region, based on the Chernogorskoye platinum-copper-nickel ore deposit with a processing capacity of 7 million tons of ore annually
• European trading company in relation to a $1.7 billion prepayment facility from a syndicate of European banks
• Major bank in connection with an up to $805 million project financing for the construction of a plant for processing polymetallic ores
• Société Générale in connection with a limited recourse prepayment facility for a major Luxembourg trading house
• Major gold producer on a $100 million gold prepayment arranged by Société Générale under a refined gold supply agreement
• A major a vertically integrated energy and commodities company, in connection with a $184 million prepayment facility to a major refinery for the supply of distillate gas condensate
• Swiss trader in a $500 million prepayment transaction to Kazakhmys Corp. LLC to finance exports to China
• Natixis as coordinating mandated lead arranger in connection with a $300 million syndicated pre-export facility to a leading Kazakhstan copper producer
• Syndicate of banks arranged by a Swiss bank in connection with a facility agreement entered into with a Singapore oil trader to finance deliveries under an export contract with a large Indian oil refinery
• Syndicate of international banks on a $180 million prepayment facility for a Luxembourg-based metals trader
• Major bank in connection with a $115 million equivalent financing of the acquisition of an information technology company providing B2B cloud solutions
• Private corporation in connection with a long-term methanol offtake and marketing contract and financing of the construction of a methanol production plant in Europe with a target capacity of 1
• million tons per year

Real Estate

• MERED, an international real estate developer, on the establishment of its UAE presence, particularly the construction of a flagship residential project in Dubai Internet City, including financing and real estate development arrangements. The project was recognized as the Project of the Year with Best Architecture at the Pillars of Real Estate Awards in February 2024, and its entry into the UAE market received an award in the New Market Entry category at the Construction Innovation Awards 2023
• Private holding on its investments into the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) real estate project managed by a major UAE real estate developer, including joint development arrangements, project escrow accounts, real estate holding structuring, and real estate development issues
• Investment partner on its investment in the development of a residential real estate project by a UAE real estate developer, including structuring investment partner arrangements with investors introduced by the investment partner and the joint venture arrangements between the investment partner and the developer
• International real estate developer on complex shareholders’ arrangements with respect to the equity financing of a development project in Dubai
• International real estate developer on the acquisition of land plots in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
• Real estate developer in connection with an escrow agreement with a major private UAE bank for its off-plan sale of units
• Family office of a US ultra-high-net-worth individual private holding on the acquisition of multiple real estate assets in Abu Dhabi (mainland) and the structuring of holding companies