Banking and Finance

Acting for a lead European manufacturer of farming equipment in a secured lending to a Georgian buyer;

Advising a lead Georgian microfinance organization and its US parent on a complex cross-border reorganization and refinancing scheme;

Acting as Georgian counsel to a sovereign government in a debut sovereign Eurobond offering;

Advising a UK registered, independent investment management company, on the establishment of a mortgage banking business in Georgia;

Acting for a leading Georgian bank as borrower in a $15 million unsecured loan by a major central European bank;

Acting for the shareholders of a leading Georgian bank in structuring, negotiating and documenting a $60 million loan from an international investment bank to finance a capital increase in the Georgian bank and to refinance other obligations of the borrowers;

Acting for a Georgian - Dutch real estate development group in the negotiation of two real estate finance facilities totaling $91 million from multilateral development banks;

Acting for a London-based private equity fund in loan and equity financing of a major Georgian industrial facility;

Representing a U.S. export credit agency in the guaranteed financing for the sale of an advanced air traffic control system to the Georgian government;

Representing a major American hotel chain in obtaining financing of its Tbilisi properties from a U.S. government foreign investment finance agency;

Acting as lead counsel to a leading British bank in due diligence for financing of heap leach gold mining project in Georgia;

Advising international financial institutions in respect of several secured and unsecured credit lines to Georgian banks;

Acting for a U.S. telecommunications company in secured financing of a Georgian telecoms company;

Advising an international financial institution on the enforcement of complex security arrangements in the context of bankruptcy proceedings of a Georgian bank

Acting as lead counsel to a major international aircraft manufacturer in negotiations with Georgian Airlines for the finance lease of passenger jets;

Representing a U.S. venture capital fund in the negotiation and closing of quasi-equity financing of McDonald's franchises in Georgia;

Representation of shareholders in Georgia's leading Bank in negotiating restructuring of their shareholding with a multilateral lending agency shareholder;

Acting for the leading Turkish glass manufacturer in obtaining loan and equity financing for a Georgian glass factory project, from multilateral development banks;

Acting as lead counsel to a multilateral development bank in the financing of a famous Georgian mineral water company;

Acting as Georgian counsel to the EBRD in its joint purchase of a majority stake in JSC Bank Republic along with Société Générale and subsequent provision of a mortgage loan facility;

Acting as Georgian counsel to an international financial institution in the provision of a loan facility with parent company guarantee to a top 5 Georgian Bank;

Acting as Georgian counsel to a UK private equity firm on a financing transaction involving drafting and negotiation of a personal guarantee under Georgian law and issuance of respective  enforceability opinion;

Advising a European fintech start-up on regulatory compliance related to operation of a digital banking platform in Georgia;

Acting for an international fertilizer and trading company in negotiation of a guarantee and letter of undertaking with a lead commercial bank and a private equity/venture capital firm in Georgia with respect to its high-value master offtake agreement with one of the largest industrial enterprise in Georgia;

Advising Europe's largest asset manager on legal, regulatory and tax framework applicable to its placement activities in Georgia;

Acting for a European investor in drafting and negotiation of Georgian law security agreements, convertible loan agreement and other instruments relating to the financing of the construction and development of a multimillion-dollar residential and commercial complex in Tbilisi;

Advising an American multinational financial services corporation on the Georgian law regulations applicable to the obligation to pay authorized amounts to the merchants in case of acquirer’s failure and risks arising for the corporation from Georgian law perspective;

Acting for a lead East European private investment group and their local subsidiary in a major banking/financial services transaction with a lead Georgian commercial bank;

Acting for a Swiss financial services provider in the financing of a major local hazelnut operation, including advice, preparation and perfection of the underlying security/pledge arrangements;

Acting for a prominent German provider of animal housing and feed equipment in connection with all legal aspects of a sale and financing of a major agricultural (animal farming) project in Georgia;

Advising a lead European private equity and venture capital investment firm in connection with the acquisition by investment funds of a majority of the outstanding share capital of Central European joint stock companies ultimately beneficially owned by the legal successors of a prominent Georgian businessman.