Partner
Counting international financial institutions, banks and companies among its key roster of clients, Kinstellar advises on a plethora of cross-border transactions, particularly in banking, financing, corporate and capital markets. The team is also active in project development, focusing on renewable energy, such as wind power projects. Managing partner Joel Benjamin, who leads the Tashkent, Almaty and Astana offices, has notable expertise in project finance and corporate transactions. A partner in the Tashkent office, Sherzod Yunusov focuses on both debt and equity transactions, along with energy and infrastructure projects.
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Key clients
- Silk Road Fund
- EBRD
- IFC
- ABU DHABI UZBEK INVESTMENT LLC
- Emteko Holding SIA
- JV LLC "IFODA AGRO KIMYO HIMOYA"
- OTP Bank
- ACWA Power Company
- Wizz Air Group
Work highlights
- Advised Société Generale, International Finance Corporation, the Austrian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and the German development finance institution DEG on a private placement by JSCB "Uzpromstroybank".
- Advised Emteko Holding LLC on the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company Reka-Med in Uzbekistan using €10m financing from an existing loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development following a repurchase.
- Advised OTP Bank on the successful acquisition of Uzbekistan’s fifth-largest bank, Ipoteka Bank.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joel Benjamin