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About Practice

VERBA LEGAL’s Capital Markets Practice is formed by one of the strongest teams in the Russian market — lawyers with extensive expertise in financial markets regulation, complex equity and debt capital markets transactions, as well as structured finance and securitization.

The Practice provides comprehensive legal support on matters related to issuer and financial institution activities, capital markets operations, and the issuance and circulation of digital financial assets.

The team has significant experience advising on more than 100 equity and debt capital markets offerings, through which issuers have raised trillions of rubles from investors.

In addition, the Practice’s lawyers are actively involved in the development of innovative financial products for the Russian securities market. They also contribute to legislative initiatives and participate in expert councils and committees established by the Bank of Russia, Moscow Exchange, and SPB Exchange.

The Practice’s clients include industry leaders, major Russian and international companies, investment funds, and state-owned corporations.

Services

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Pre-IPO, IPO and SPO (ECM) advisory

Debt Capital Markets (DCM) transaction advisory

Securitization advisory

Structured finance and derivatives

Control consolidation

Digital Financial Assets (DFA)

Regulatory matters

Selected Experience

we advised:

a large Russian holding company operating in the area of investments, development, commercial real estate management and retail trade

APRI, the largest development company in the Chelyabinsk Region, during IPO on the Moscow Exchange;

one of the largest Russian financial groups in more than 20 issues of structured bonds placed by special purpose entities;

a major Russian bank in the establishment of a domestic RUB bond program (with capital protection) providing for the minimum guaranteed coupon rate and the potential additional income depending on the market trends for derivative instruments for shares, stock indexes, commodities, currency pair ratios, and interest rates;

a Russian gold mining company during the restructuring of a group in the context of the existing foreign policy and foreign trade restrictions, including the establishment of a new parent holding company to manage operating assets in Russia and CIS;

a large tech company in the restructuring process associated with the division of business into Russian and international parts, as well as with regard to listing of shares on the Moscow Exchange, prospectus registration and issue of shares of various classes;

VEB.RF in a transaction to fund the ARMZ uranium holding (part of the Rosatom State Corporation Group) for the implementation of an investment project to build a new uranium mine in the Zabaikalye Territory;

one of the largest Russian financial groups in connection with the provision of revolving secured financing to a commodity trader for up to RMB 40 billion;

one of the largest Russian IT holdings in the preparation of an incentive program for top management and key employees during the preparation for an IPO, including legal and tax expert assessment of the structure and approval of the required documentation;

an online education platform during the implementation of an incentive program for key employees, providing for options and bonuses in connection with preparation for a liquidity event (IPO or strategic sale), including the drafting of a corporate agreement, options and internal policies.

Who will be working with you

Our team