For many years our attorneys have been advising domestic and foreign banks and financial lending institutions on a full range of financial transactions.

The attorneys specialize in both private and sovereign borrowings and lending, advice on lending and acquisition finance, asset and commodity finance, corporate finance, trade finance, pre-export finance, project finance, syndicated facilities, insolvency and debt restructuring.

The practice area is headed by Julia Samoylova.

In particular we were involved in a number of financial transactions as follows:

We are currently advising HVB, ING Bank N.V., UniCredit Bank LLC in their transaction connected with extension of the facility term date under the syndicated pre-export facility provided in 2008 to the group of Ukrainian agricultural companies.

At the present we are also advising Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd in its transaction related to provision of the facility to one of Ukrainian industrial companies.

In April 2008 – September 2009 we were advising Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (formerly Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) in its financial activities in Ukraine.

In November 2008 – March 2009 our Law Offices provided legal assistance to Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd in its transaction with one of Ukrainian leading industrial companies connected with provision of the loan secured by mortgage.

At the end of 2008 we acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Calyon and ING Bank N.V. in connection with provision of USD 125 million secured syndicated facility to the group of companies which are the members of the leading automobile corporation in Ukraine including legal advice with regard to the debt restructuring.

In August – October 2008 our Law Offices acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to HVB, ING Bank N.V., UniCredit Bank LLC in their transaction connected with provision of secured USD 225 million syndicated pre-export facility to the group of Ukrainian agricultural companies.

For a few years our team had been consulting Hypo Real Estate Bank AG in its transactions connected with provision of facility to Ukrainian borrowers.

In May - October 2008 our legal team provided legal advice to Hypo Real Estate Bank AG in real estate finance in connection with provision of USD 43 million financing related to Aladdin Shopping Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine.

In June 2008 Andriy Kravets & Partners Law Offices acted as local counsel for Calyon and ING Bank N.V. in their transaction with the group of companies which are the members of the leading automobile corporation in Ukraine connected with provision of USD 83.3 million secured bridge facility.

In July 2007 – January 2008 our firm acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Barclays Capital and Citibank, N.A. London in transaction connected with provision of USD 187 million pre-export financing to one of the leading Ukrainian industrial groups.

In August 2007 our Law Offices acted as local counsel for Calyon and Credit Suisse in the transaction for providing USD 300 million credit facility to one of the leading industrial groups in Ukraine.

In August 2007 we acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to USD 75 million credit facility arranged by Société Générale for one of the leading industrial groups in Ukraine.

In August 2007 we acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to USD 75 million credit facilities arranged by ABN AMRO BANK N.V. for one of the leading industrial groups in Ukraine.

In April 2007 Andriy Kravets & Partners Law Offices represented J.P. Morgan Plc and Citibank, N.A. London in transaction on provision of USD 200 million facility to one of the leading Ukrainian industrial groups.

In February 2007 we represented Citibank, N.A. London Branch with respect to Euro 20 million secured loan facilities, provided to the leading Ukrainian brewery enterprise in accordance with risk-sharing program between Citibank N.A. and Dutch Development Bank.

In 2006 we represented Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited in connection with the issuance of State notes by Ukraine through the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in total amount of CHF 768 million.