The team of lawyers from Goltsblat BLP and law firms from the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands, the Republic of Cyprus and Saudi Arabia was led by GBLP Banking & Finance Partner Oleg Khokhlov and Senior Associate Igor Zhivotov. 

The Banking & Finance team also included Head of Group Tatiana Parshak and Associate Artemiy Bondarev. The deal was supported by a corporate team led by Partner Ian Ivory, Head of Corporate for Asia, and Senior Associate Dmitry Antipin. The real estate and construction support was provided by Heads of Group Dmitry Ilyin and Dmitry Maltsev from the Real Estate & Construction Practice.

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