- Advised EBRD of 'Local Capital Markets' project, where GRATA in consortium with international counsel advised on improvement of legal framework of Kazakh capital markets regulations and drafted proposals to legislative amendments regarding amongst others, regulation of financial institutions, corporate governance framework, settlement of the transaction on the stock exchange and other;
- Advised the National Welfare Fund 'Samruk-Kazyna' and Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 'Peoples IPO' program, where GRATA in consortium with international counsel advised on improvement of legal framework and drafted respective legislative amendments regulating among others, corporate governance framework and securities regulations in Kazakhstan;
- Acting for JSC Astana Finance, a financial services group in Kazakhstan, in relation to its financial restructuring;
- Acting for syndicate of banks on USD 300 m loan restructuring of Ivolga Holding, a farming conglomerate which controls 1.5 m hectares of land across Russia and Kazakhstan;
- Acted for underwriters led by Credit Swiss on an IPO of a major telecommunication company (Kcell JSC) and dual listing of its shares on LSE and Kazakh stock exchange;
- Advising lead managers led by RBS in a debut US $ 680 m Eurobond offering of Samruk-Energy JSC;
- Acted for US Export-Import Bank on its debt financing of Lokomotiv JSC, a subsidiary of Kazakh national rail company, to renew locomotives park
- Advising EBRD on the financing of a state-owned company with the purpose of modernising the water and heating systems in Aktau city, Kazakhstan;
- Advising Korean investors on the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the Balkhash thermal power plant (ongoing debut IPP project in Kazakhstan);
- Advising Korean investors on the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 100 ~ 150 MW combined cycle gas fired power plant in the Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan (ongoing);
- Advising an international bank on financing the modernisation of the electric networks of a city in Kazakhstan (ongoing);
- Advising dealers and the trustee a transaction on USD 3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC, guaranteed by Kazakh guarantors;
- Advising Alliance Oil (the issuer) and Kazakh guarantor regarding the USD300 million Eurobonds issuance;
- Advising the creditor, a leading Chinese bank, in a transaction on the USD7.5 billion Asian Gas Pipeline financing;
- Advising a French bank, in a transaction on the financing of the largest Kazakh uranium company;
- Advising EBRD regarding the questions of a guarantee issued by a Kazakh company in a transaction on a Kyrgyz beverage producing company financing ;
- Advising EBRD on a syndicated loan to a Russian group of companies, as well as advising regarding the issues of a Kazakh company pledging its shares, movables and immovables;
- Advising a Dutch bank on issues regarding applicable law and means of disputes resolution in transactions on financing;
- Advising foreign creditors in a transaction on the refinancing of the largest Kazakh mining company and regarding an extension of the guarantee terms;
- Advising a Singapore bank in a transaction on the financing of a company, issuing a guarantee and on issues regarding a future receivables pledge;
- Advising Korean creditors in a transaction regarding the assignment of a facility agreement;
- Advising a Kazakh gold mining company in a transaction on GDR issuance;
- Advising Kazakh subsidiary of a Scottish largest bank regarding Kazakh law issues related to the sale of the bank’s shares;
- Advising International Finance Corporation on the financing of a sea vessels purchase and mortgage of fleet;
- Advising the Eurasian Development Bank on the financing of sea vessels construction and purchase and mortgage of vessels under construction;
- Advising the Islamic Development Bank on Murabaha transaction;
- Advising on a potential transaction regarding the issuance of sovereign sukuk (ongoing);
- Advising America’s largest insurance company regarding the determination of an insured event;
- Advising a foreign financial company with regards to offering and sale of derivatives products in Kazakhstan and general local legal framework for derivatives;
- Advising a leading international bank regarding currency related issues to loan transactions.
