ALRUD Banking and Project Finance practice is one of our most sustainably developed areas of experience. Vast expertise of the team includes advising in full scope of lending transactions as well as regulatory aspects of Russian financial companies’ activity.

ALRUD is a part of an international network comprising a great number of leading independent law firms in all the major jurisdictions. This enables us to draw on the skills of the best lawyers around the world, working as an integrated team to provide our Clients with an international service of the highest quality.

Practice team possesses knowledge and wide experience in numerous spheres including corporate, capital markets and regulatory. This gives us a competitive advantage and brings a complete market view to the projects of our Clients.

Practice team is ready to conduct the most complex projects. Clients choose us as a team with deep knowledge of market, which is quite unique given the specifics of Banking and Finance sphere.

Lawyers working in the Practice have diversified specialization. They are involved in projects dealing with advising domestic and foreign financial companies (including payment systems, credit institutions and microcredit companies). One of the most recognized strength of the team is advising in projects involving Asian counteragents and Clients.

Our services

Our multidisciplinary Banking and Finance team delivers comprehensive advice in various types of finance transactions as well as regulatory issues arising in connection with financial institutions’ activity on Russian market.

Our services with respect to transaction work include:

  • Acquisition finance
  • Project finance
  • Financial restructuring
  • Russian and international equity and debt securities
  • Derivatives
  • Syndicated finance

With respect to regulatory part of our work,

we assist our Clients with various issues including the following:

  • Reporting requirements applicable to financial institutions
  • Anti-Money Laundering regulations and KYC requirements
  • Debt collection
  • Banking secrecy aspects
  • Cooperation with Russian Central Bank (e.g. assisting in filing documents; supporting while visiting respective authority and during inspections carried out by the regulator; representing Clients in front of the regulator on day-to-day business aspects)
  • Advising on payment system regulations in Russia and commenting on Russian National Payment System Law

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