GRATA International assists lenders and borrowers, including major banks and private investors, in a number of matters including project finance transactions, cross border lending, and regulatory advice, and specialises in PPP projects, including energy and infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan and the wider Centra-Asia region. Co-head Shaimerden Chikanayev offers services in cross-border lending matters and capital markets transactions. Fellow co-head Marina Kahiani is experienced in advising foreign and international banks and financial institutions in cross-border project finance and PPP matters.
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Work highlights
Acting as official legal counsel to Mastercard in Kazakhstan and across multiple jurisdictions of its regional presence, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Advising EBRD on its Risk Sharing Framework Programme in Kazakhstan with its local partners JSC Bank Center Credit and JSC “Shinhan Bank Kazakhstan” on projects with their local borrowers.
Acting as lead legal counsel to the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan on the development of a 300-bed multifunctional university hospital in Karaganda.
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Practice head
Shaimerden Chikanayev; Marina Kahiani
Other key lawyers
Lola Abdukhalykova; Zarina Kabashova