GRATA International has been recognised for its Deal of the Year 2017 by China Business Law Journal. The firm acted as a legal M&A adviser to the Chinese CITIC Bank on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Altyn Bank that was 100% owned by Halyk Bank. This transaction has been one of the largest bank M&A transactions with the involvement of foreign investment in Kazakhstan. It involved the obtainment of various state approvals from Chinese and Kazakhstani state authorities, including the consents of the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Antimonopoly Committee of Kazakhstan.

China Business Law Journal is a leading legal resource for in-house counsel, lawyers in private practice and other legal and business professionals with an interest in Chinese region.

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