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Alexey Chertov

Partner

Alexey Chertov represents lenders, sponsors, and borrowers in connection with a broad range of finance matters, including project finance, prepayment finance, pre-export finance, acquisition finance, and syndicated lending. Alexey specializes in international and Russian project finance transactions, in particular, in the oil and gas and metals and mining sectors. Alexey also frequently advises clients on prepayment finance and restructuring and insolvency matters. A native Russian speaker, Alexey is also fluent in English.

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availability, speed of work and answers
Chambers Europe
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a constructive approach to solving various problems arising
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his quality of work has always been nothing but exceptional
The Legal 500
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highly professional, extremely hardworking, supportive and reliable, and clearly stands out
The Legal 500
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    Selected Representations

    • Advises one of the largest Russian state-owned companies in connection with a project financing for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project in Russia
    • Acts for one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia in connection with a EUR 500 million secured financing for an SPV created for the purposes of development of certain ore deposits in the Taimyr region of Russia
    • Acts for Natixis as agent in relation to a US$300 million pre-export syndicated financing to TOO AMK arranged by Natixis and Societe Generale
    • Acting for one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia in connection with a secured EUR 150 million financing for the construction of a plant for processing of polymetallic ores in the Republic of Buryatia in Russia (1st stage)
    • Acts for one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia in connection with a RUB 8.2 billion financing of the acquisition of a Russian IT company providing B2B cloud solutions
    • Acts for the trading arm of one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia in connection with a RUB 100 billion commodity repo with a major aluminum producer
    • Acts for ING Bank and Société Générale in connection with a US$180 million prepayment financing arranged by Traxys S.A. for CAML with limited recourse to the trading company backed by guarantees from Dutch, Kazakh and Macedonian group companies
    • Acts for Sberbank (Switzerland) AG in connection with a US$165 million prepayment for SUEK AG
    • Acts for Societe Generale on a prepayment financing arranged by Traxys for Magnezit with a limited recourse to the trading company
    • Acts for GV Gold on a US$100 mln prepayment facility arranged by Société Générale
    • Acts for Sberbank (Switzerland) AG on a US$100 million prepayment facility for Russian Copper Company Group
    • Acts for Vitol in connection with a US$184 million secured prepayment facility for a private Russian oil refinery
    • Acts for Sberbank (Switzerland) AG on several prepayment financings for Rusal group
    • Acts for one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia on a US$90 million prepayment for gold dore bars produced by an Armenian gold producer
    • Represents a syndicate of international banks with a US$70 million claim in connection with two bankruptcy proceedings relating to entities of the Russian metallurgical group Red October. 

    Education

    • Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2009, Bachelor of Law
    • Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2011, Master of Law

    Admissions

    • Eligible in the Russian Federation

    Awards and Affiliations

    Associate to Watch, Banking & Finance, Chambers Europe (2021)

    Recognized, Banking and Finance Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2021, 2022)

    Recognized, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2022)

    Rising Star, Banking and Finance (Borrower Side), Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

    Rising Star, Banking and Finance (Lender or Arranger Side), Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

    Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

    Recommended, Restructuring and Insolvency, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

    Recommended, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019)

    Next Generation Lawyers, Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019) 

    Rising Star, Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000 EMEA (2019–2022) 

    Recommended, Banking and Finance, Pravo.ru-300 (2019, 2020)

    Recommended, International Arbitration, Pravo.ru-300 (2019)

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