Grigory Marinichev represents international lenders and borrowers in structured finance, syndicated lending, debt restructuring transactions, and insolvency issues. Grigory advises clients in the metals, mining, telecommunications, oil and gas, and power generation industries on a range of financial transactions - from syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, refinancing, and bond issues, to export financing, loans, and loan restructurings. He also represents and advises project sponsors, export credit agencies, and multilateral financial institutions.
Extended Profile
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Grigory was a partner and head of the Russian banking and finance practice of another international law firm, resident in Moscow.
selected representations
Acting for an international investment group on a methanol plant construction project in Volgograd in partnership with a Russian state direct investments fund. The project contemplates both shareholders’ and lenders’ syndicated finance in the total amount exceeding US$ 800 million, as well as long-term methanol supply contract with a Japanese conglomerate
Acting for JSC Russian Copper Company and its Kazakh affiliate TOO Aktyubinskaya Mednaya Kompaniya on the financing of Tominskiy Processing Plant by Gazprombank (Joint-Stock Company) in the amount of RUB 54,421,419,000. The financing was secured by mortgages, share and bank account pledges as well as RCC’s group and bank guarantees
Acting for JSC Russian Copper Company and its group companies on the financing of Mikheevskiy Processing Plant by Gazprombank (Joint-Stock Company). Gazprombank (Joint-Stock Company) provided several facilities in RUB, EUR and US$ in the total amount of more than US$ 500,000,000. The financing was secured by mortgages, share and bank account pledges as well as RCC’s group and bank guarantees
Acting for Norilsk Nickel on a EUR 278 million export financing arranged by an international syndicate, including DZ Bank, ING Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB, and Bayerische Landesbank, to finance the purchase of four arctic container vessels with the support of Hermes (named "Deal of the Year" by Trade Finance magazine)
Acting for a syndicate of banks, including Natixis, BNP Paribas, Raiffeisenbank, and Commerzbank, with regard to a USD 300 million pre-export financing of Russian Copper Company
Acting for Sistema JSFC on an INR 12.8 billion bond issuance by its Indian telecommunications subsidiary, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd.
Acting for EuroChem on a USD 750 million project financing provided by a syndicate of international banks for the development of a field of potassium and magnesium salt in the Perm region of Russia
Acting for EuroChem on a EUR 557 million project financing provided by a syndicate of international banks under a guarantee of SACE for the construction of the ammonia production plant in Russia
Acting for GTM One (a AEON entity) on a project financing of Compact GTL in connection with the construction of an ethanol production plant in the south or Russia
Acting for ICBC on the lease of six LNG transportation vessels to Novatek for Yamal LNG project
Acting for Evraz in connection with a USD 900 million pre-export finance facility arranged by ING Bank and Deutsche Bank
Acting for a syndicate of banks arranged by ING Bank, Natixis, Commerzbank, and Raiffeisenbank in connection with a RUB 2.8 billion loan to ZAO Profit, a metals trading company, secured by the assignment of domestic supply contracts (named "Deal of the Year" by Trade Finance, Global Trade Review, and Trade and Forfeiting Review magazines)
Acting for a syndicate of banks arranged by Natixis, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation with regard to a USD 525 million loan to Raspadskaya
Acting for a syndicate of banks arranged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and ING Bank in connection with a RUB 6.3 billion loan to RusHydro to finance the refurbishment of generating units of Volga-Kama hydro cascade (named "Deal of the Year" by Global Trade Review magazine)
Education
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, 2001, Law
Admissions
Russian Federation
Awards and Affiliations
Recognized, Best Law Firms for Restructuring & Insolvency, Russia (Highly Recommended); Best Law Firms for Banking & Finance, Russia (Excellent); Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration: Commercial Litigation (Recommended), Leaders League and Décideurs (2021)
Band 1, Ranked, Banking & Finance, Russia, Chambers Global (2020, 2021)
Band 1, Ranked, Banking & Finance, Chambers Europe (2020, 2021)
Ranked, Restructuring/Insolvency, Russia, Chambers Europe (2017–2019)
Recognized, Banking and Finance Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2012–2021)
Recognized, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2018–2021)
