Vadim Popov

Vadim’s select experience includes advising:

Strategic Equity Transactions

• Dealers in connection with a US$22.5 billion share-based financing structured as a series of prepaid equity forwards
• Structuring banks on a US$8.5 billion at-IPO margin loan secured over a leading British technology company ’ s shares
• Sovereign wealth fund in connection with an anticipated US$10 billion margin loan secured by basket of securities
• Dealers in connection with a €5 billion share repurchase program for a European technology company
• Large logistics company in connection with a US$5 billion financing structured as a funded collar
• Private equity firm in connection with a €400 million post-IPO margin loan
• Nordic private equity firm in connection with a NOK 4.5 billion post-IPO margin loan

Equity Capital Markets

• Underwriters in connection with the US$1.1 billion initial public offering of Ozon, an e-commerce group, on NASDAQ
• HitecVision in connection with multiple accelerated bookbuild offerings of shares in Vår Energi ASA, raising approximately NOK 16 billion (US$1.5 billion)
• Samruk Kazyna JSC in relation to a block trade of Global Depositary Receipts and ordinary shares in JSC NAC Kazatomprom

Debt Capital Markets

• Sovereign Welfare Fund Samruk Kazyna in connection with the offering of US$500 million 2.0% notes due 2026
• Large digital bank in connection with the offering of US$600 million 6.8% perpetual subordinated notes
• Leading coal producer in connection with the offering of US$500 million 3.375% guaranteed notes due 2026
• Joint lead managers and bookrunners in connection with Interpipe ’ s US$300 million 8.375% guaranteed notes due 2026
• DTEK Renewables in connection with the offering of €300 million 8.5% notes due 2024
• Ukrainian Railways in connection with the offering of US$300 million 7.875% loan participation notes

Restructurings

• DTEK Energy in connection with the restructuring of US$2.2 billion of bank and bond indebtedness via UK Scheme of Arrangement
• Borets International in connection with the solicitation of consents outside of the clearing systems relating to US$330 million 6.5% guaranteed notes due 2022
• DTEK Renewables in connection with consent solicitation with respect to €300 million 8.5% notes due 2024
• Large commercial bank in connection with tender offer and consent solicitation (exit consent) with respect to US$125 million subordinated notes