Grigory Marinichev

Partner

Grigory Marinichev represents international lenders and borrowers in prepayment finance, asset-based lending, structured finance, syndicated lending, debt restructuring transactions, and insolvency matters. Grigory advises clients in the metals, mining, telecommunications, commodities, 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 represents and advises project sponsors, export credit agencies, and multilateral financial institutions. Grigory also regularly advises clients on sanctions and regulatory matters. Grigory is registered as a Foreign Legal Consultant in New York, and is admitted in California, England & Wales, Hong Kong, and the Russian Federation only.

helpful, commercial and effective

Chambers Europe

a responsive and effective commercial lawyer; a go-to lawyer who never disappoints

The Legal 500 EMEA

a recognised star on the R&I market. He is creative, efficient, and also a great negotiator.

The Legal 500 EMEA

Acted for 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
Acted for a syndicate of banks arranged by ING and UniCredit on an up to $1 billion pre-export financing to a major fertilizer producer
Advised a global metals producer on a $750 million syndicated pre-export facility arranged by UniCredit
Acted for a major bank on an up to $735 million project financing for the construction of a plant for processing polymetallic ores
Acted for Natixis on a $300 million syndicated pre-export facility to a leading Kazakhstan copper producer
Acted for Vitol on 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, on a $180 million prepayment facility to a Luxembourg-based metals trader
Advised a major bank on a $115 million equivalent financing for the acquisition of an IT company providing B2B cloud solutions
Acted for HSBC on a $100 million revolving credit facility to a major fertilizer producer
Advised a real estate developer on a joint venture for the development of a new real estate project in the UAE
Advised a Singapore oil trader on two joint ventures in the UAE for the development of an oil terminal and trading in crude oil
Acted for a major Swiss oil trader on a profit-sharing arrangement with a Hong Kong oil trading house
Acted for a private UAE bank in connection with a prepayment financing for a leading Indian producer
Acted for a UAE state-owned conglomerate on a multibillion-dollar syndicated facility from one of the largest state-owned banks in the United Arab Emirates
Acted for a 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
Acted for an international real estate developer on the establishment of its presence in the United Arab Emirates and, in particular, the construction of a flagship residential project in Dubai Internet City, including financing and real estate development arrangements
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 Vitol Asia Pte Ltd. in connection with a $190 million prepayment financing provided to a large Indian producer of oil against the deliveries of high-speed diesel
Advised a 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

Saint Petersburg State University, 2001, Law

New York, Foreign Legal Consultant
California
England & Wales
Hong Kong
Russian Federation

Publications

Recommended, Finance: Commercial lending, The Legal 500 US (2025)

Recommended, Finance: Commercial lending: advice to bank lenders, The Legal 500 US (2025)

Recognized, Best Law Firms for Banking & Finance; Best Law Firms for Restructuring & Insolvency (Highly Recommended), Leaders League and Décideurs (2021, 2022)

Recognized, Best Law Firms for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration: Commercial Litigation (Recommended), Leaders League and Décideurs (2021)

Band 1, Ranked, Banking & Finance, Chambers Global (2020–2022)

Band 1, Ranked, Banking & Finance, Chambers Europe (2020, 2021)

Ranked, Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers Europe (2017–2019)

Highly Regarded in Capital Markets, Project Development: Mining, IFLR1000 EMEA (2022)

Highly Regarded, Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency, Energy, Oil & Gas, IFLR1000 EMEA (2021, 2022)

Leading Individual, Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019–2021)

Leading Individual, Restructuring and Insolvency, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019–2021)

Leading Individual, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

Recommended, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

Recommended, Energy and Natural Resources, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019–2021)

Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2018–2021)

Recommended, Banking and Finance – Lender or Arranger Side; Capital Markets, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017)

Ranked, Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers Europe (2016)

Recognized, Who’s Who Legal (2016)

England and Wales: Higher rights of audience, Civil (2023)

England and Wales: Higher rights of audience, Criminal (2024)

Member, Hong Kong Trustees' Association

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