Alexandra Samsonova
Associate
London
alexandra.samsonova@lw.com
+44.20.7877.6342
PRACTICES
- Banking
- International Arbitration
- Restructuring & Special Situations
INDUSTRIES
- Financial Institutions
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Law, Moscow State University of International Relations,
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
PROFILE
Alexandra Samsonova regularly advises sponsors, corporate borrowers, banks, and other financial institutions on complex cross-jurisdictional banking and finance transactions across various industries. Alexandra’s experience also includes advising clients on restructurings and dispute resolution matters.
EXPERIENCE
Alexandra’s experience includes advising:
- Epiris Fund III in connection with the financing of its acquisition of the LoneStar Group, a manufacturer and supplier of high-performance fasteners, sealing products, precision-engineered components, and pipeline packages
- Limacorporate S.p.A. in connection with the refinancing of its existing facilities and the issuance of €295,000,000 senior secured floating rate notes due 2028
- VTB Bank (PJSC) as arranger and lender in connection with US$4,990,000,000 financing of the take private offer for KAZ Minerals PLC
- ING (as documentation bank) in relation to a US$750 million credit facility for Evraz, a global metals and mining company and a leading producer of infrastructure steel products, provided by a club of 10 international banks
- ING Bank (as documentation agent) in relation to term loan facilities for NordGold (a major gold mining group of companies) provided by a syndicate of banks, including ING, Raiffeisenbank, UniCredit, and Société Générale, and guaranteed by NordGold subsidiaries in Canada, Guinea, Kazakhstan, and Russia
- Bank of America, N.A. (as arranger) in respect to a US$200 million term loan facility for PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and one of the largest producers of nickel, platinum, and copper
- A major international bank in respect of a billion plus facility for PJSC Gazprom, the largest exporter of natural gas in the world
- The DTEK Group in connection with the restructuring of US$2.5 billion of bank and bond indebtedness
- Sberbank in relation to a term loan facility for Gallery Media Holding Ltd., a provider of outdoor advertising services
- A Russian bank in connection with a global settlement of a number of multibillion-RUB disputes with a group of industrial and financial companies
- A Russian bank in LCIA arbitration proceedings initiated by an international creditor under an “old style” subordinated loan agreement that was written down by the bank as a result of financial rehabilitation measures