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Alexey Chertov

合伙人

Alexey Chertov represents financial institutions, international traders, and borrowers in connection with the full spectrum of banking and finance matters, from traditional bank financings to complex workouts, including prepayment finance, corporate lending, project finance, pre-export finance, acquisition finance, and syndicated lending. Alexey focuses his practice on international commodity finance and commodity offtake transactions, particularly in the metals and mining and energy sectors. Alexey regularly advises clients on real estate and real estate finance transactions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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availability, speed of work and answers
Chambers Europe
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a constructive approach to solving various problems arising
Chambers Europe
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his quality of work has always been nothing but exceptional
The Legal 500
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highly professional, extremely hardworking, supportive and reliable, and clearly stands out
The Legal 500
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  • Acted for Macquarie Commodities Trading in connection with an exclusive master services and marketing agreement with Transition Industries LLC for its Pacifico Mexinol project, a 6,145 metric tons-per-day methanol production facility in Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Acted for a private UAE bank in connection with a prepayment financing for a leading Indian producer
  • Acted for a UAE state-owned conglomerate on a multibillion-dollar syndicated facility from one of the largest state-owned UAE banks
  • Acted for a Singaporean subsidiary of a major international trading house in connection with a facility from a syndicate of Asian and UAE banks to finance deliveries under an export contract with an Indian refinery   
  • Acted for one of the largest Islamic banks in the UAE on a Sharia-compliant wakala facility for a major Dubai real estate developer to be used for the development and maintenance of its retail real estate
  • Advised a UAE-based international trading house in connection with prepayment financing for a major Kazakhstan oil producer
  • Acted for an international real estate developer on the establishment of its presence in the UAE and, in particular, the construction of a flagship residential project in Dubai Internet City, including financing and real estate development arrangements
  • Acted for a syndicate of banks in connection with an up to $2.3 billion equivalent multicurrency project financing for the construction of a mining and processing complex
  • Acted for a syndicate of lenders in relation to an up to $1 billion loan to an orphan special purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated in the Netherlands to fund a prepayment facility under an export contract for an oil producer
  • Acted for a Swiss trader in a $500 million prepayment transaction to Kazakhmys Corp. LLC to finance exports to China
  • Acted for a European trading company in relation to a $1.7 billion prepayment facility from a syndicate of European banks
  • Acted for a major bank in connection with an up to $805 million project financing for the construction of a plant for processing of polymetallic ores
  • Advised Société Générale in connection with a limited recourse prepayment facility for a major Luxembourg trading house
  • Acted for a major gold producer on a $100 million gold prepayment arranged by Société Générale under a refined gold supply agreement
  • Acted for Vitol S.A., a vertically integrated energy and commodities company, in connection with a $184 million prepayment facility to a major refinery for the supply of distillate gas condensate
  • Acted for Natixis as coordinating mandated lead arranger in connection with a $300 million syndicated pre-export facility to a leading Kazakhstan copper producer
  • Acted for Vitol Asia Pte Ltd. in connection with a $190 million prepayment financing provided to a large Indian producer of oil against the deliveries of high-speed diesel
  • Acted for a major bank in connection with a $200 million equivalent pre-export financing for a major Kazakh gas supply company
  • Acted for a syndicate of banks arranged by a Swiss bank in connection with a facility agreement entered into with a Singapore oil trader to finance deliveries under an export contract with a large Indian oil refinery
  • Acted for a syndicate of international banks including ING and Société Générale in a $180 million prepayment facility for a Luxembourg-based metals trader
  • Acted for a major bank in connection with a $115 million equivalent financing of the acquisition of an IT company providing B2B cloud solutions
  • Advised a private corporation in connection with a long-term methanol offtake and marketing contract and financing of the construction of a methanol production plant in Europe with a target capacity of 1 million tons per year
  • Advised a major international financial group in connection with a long-term methanol offtake and marketing contract
  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2009, Bachelor of Law
  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2011, Master of Law
  • Dubai Licensed Legal Consultant
  • Russia (Qualified)

Recognized, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Middle East (2024)

Recommended, Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates, The Legal 500 EMEA (2023, 2024)

Rising Star, Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000 EMEA (2019–2022)

Associate to Watch, Banking & Finance, Chambers Europe (2021)

Rising Star, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

Rising Star, Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

Recommended, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019) 

Recommended, Restructuring and Insolvency, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

Next Generation Lawyers, Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019)