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Counsel
Alexander Borgoyakov
Alexander Borgoyakov is a Counsel at RGD Finance Practice. He specializes primarily in advising and representing Russian and international banks, companies and multilateral financial institutions in a wide range of financial matters. His expertise includes structured and syndicated lending, both domestic and cross-border, M&A finance, project finance, asset finance and trade finance.
Having previously served as the head of legal for an Austria-based oil trading company, Alexander also brings significant experience in corporate, compliance and commercial matters related to international business.
Background
Before joining RGD, Alexander worked at the Austrian oil trading company, Cetracore Energy, the Russian systematically important credit institutions, Gazprombank and Rosbank, and the Moscow and London offices of the international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel.
Expertise
Primary Practice Focus: Finance Practice
Secondary Practice Focus: Corporate Practice, Energy Trading, Sanctions Practice, Special Economic Measures (counter-sanctions), Restructuring & Insolvency, Investment Treaty Arbitration
Industry Sectors: Fintech & Financial Institutions, Energy & Natural Resources, Industry & Transportation, Retail & Real Estate
Languages: Russian, English
Landmark engagement experience
INCLUDES EXPERIENCE BEFORE RGD
Acting for a major investor in connection with an up to ¥2,5 billion structured oil and oil product trade deal involving an Asian trader and one of the major Middle Eastern oil trading houses, with attraction of secured financing
Acting for a major investor in connection with an up to ¥2,4 billion structured fertilizer trade deal involving an Asian trader and the Middle Eastern trading arm of one of the major fertilizer producers, with attraction of secured financing
Acting for a Middle Eastern investment company in connection with the restructuring of a more than EUR 200 million indebtedness of Cypriot borrowers belonging to one of the large real estate development groups under the LMA facility agreement arranged by a German bank and secured by, inter alia, immovable property in Russia
Acting for a major bank in connection with an up to ¥1,5 billion revolving secured financing provided to a Middle Eastern oil trading company for the purposes of payments under oil and oil product supply contracts
Acting for a major investment partnership in connection with an up to RUB 90 billion revolving financing provided to a Middle Eastern oil trader for the purposes of payments under short-term oil and oil product supply contracts
Acting for a major investment partnership in connection with a multi-currency revolving financing for an up to RUB 30 billion provided to a Middle Eastern oil trader for the purposes of prepayments under oil and oil product supply contracts
Acting for a major investment partnership in connection with an up to RUB 12 billion revolving financing provided to a Middle Eastern commodities trader for the purposes of payments under short-term grain supply contracts
Acting for an Austria-based oil trading company in connection with a purchase (and disposal of) of 50% of shares in a Swiss operating company and the related syndicated credit facility
Acting for an Austria-based oil trading company as borrower, buyer and seller in a number of cross-border prepayment finance transactions and restructuring projects amounting to billions of euros in total and involving major Russian, Asian and European suppliers, offtakers and lenders
Acting for a Russian bank in a number of multibillion domestic and cross-border project finance transactions, including the Project Finance Factory transactions, M&A financing transactions involving Russian and foreign targets, prepayment finance transactions, corporate lending transactions secured by aircraft charges and debt restructuring projects
Acting for a Russian bank in connection with US$200 million term loan facility to a major Russian gold mining company
Acting for Mosenergo on a EUR415 million export financing to finance the construction of new combined heat and power plants secured by export credit agency
Preparing and procuring adoption of the modern (‘LMA style’) bilingual templates of the bank’s lending documents, including the term loan facility agreement, credit line facility agreement and overdraft
Education
Ph. D. in Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), 2018
LL.M. with merit in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London (UK), 2014
Master of Laws, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), 2010
Bachelor of Laws, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), 2008
Qualification
Russia, 2008
Recognitions & Awards
Pravo-300 - recommended lawyers in Banking and Finance Law
"Pravo-300" Ranking
International Experience