Yaroslav Smorodin

Associate

Yaroslav Smorodin acts for lenders and borrowers on a broad scope of international financing mandates ranging from plain vanilla bilateral and syndicated loans to leveraged finance transactions, and has particular experience in advising clients in metals, mining, and oil and gas sectors on prepayment financings, acquisition financings, pre-export financings (PXF), ECA-covered export financings, and project financings. He also has experience in M&A and private equity transactions and regularly advises clients on the impact of new rules and regulations in the financial industry, including sanctions issues. A native Russian speaker, Yaroslav is fluent in English. He is eligible to practice in the Russian Federation.

Selected Representations

Banking and Finance

Acted for a syndicate of international banks in connection with several prepayment facilities for an Austrian oil trader, with the total value exceeding $5 billion
Acted for a 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
Acted for a syndicate of banks arranged by ING and UniCredit in connection with an up to $1 billion pre-export financing for a major fertilizer producer
Acted for a major bank in connection with an up to $805 million project financing for the construction of a plant for processing of polymetallic ores
Acted for a global metals producer in connection with a $750 million syndicated pre-export facility arranged by UniCredit
Acted for a leading international manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans in connection with a $464.3 million equivalent multi-currency revolving credit facility arranged by a syndicate of international banks
Acted for a Swiss trading house in connection with a syndicated $335.5 million secured pre-export facility to a major Kazakh oil and gas producer
Acted for Natixis as coordinating mandated lead arranger in connection with a $300 million syndicated pre-export facility to a leading copper producer
Acted for a major bank in connection with a $200 million equivalent pre-export financing for a major Kazakh gas supply company
Acted for Vitol in connection with a $184 million secured facility for the acquisition of a private oil refinery
Acted for a syndicate of international banks, including ING and Société Générale in a $180 million prepayment facility for a Luxembourg-based metals trader
Acted for a major bank in connection with a $115 million equivalent financing of the acquisition of an IT company providing B2B cloud solutions
Acted for HSBC in connection with a $100 million revolving credit facility to a major fertilizer producer

M&A and Private Equity

Acted for a Hungarian investment company in connection with a contemplated acquisition of a gas supply company in Germany
Acted for a major Swiss oil trader in connection with a profit-sharing arrangement with a Hong Kong oil trader
Acted for two international financial institutions in connection with the sale of their minority stakes in several Russian businesses
Acted for the corporate investment arm of a major bank in its acquisition of a 20% stake in the provider of complex technical solutions for the oil and gas industry
Acted for an international finance group in connection with put and call options