Alexander Kartyshev is a Russian law qualified associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins, and is a member of the Corporate Department. Mr. Kartyshev advises clients on capital markets transactions as well as corporate transactions across various industries.

Mr. Kartyshev’s experience includes advising:

DCM

  • Public Joint Stock Company PIK-specialized homebuilder, the largest Russian residential developer, on the US$525 million 5.625% notes due 2026 issued by PIK Securities DAC
  • SUEK on its debut US$500,000,000 3.375% guaranteed Eurobond due 2026
  • The DTEK Group in connection with the restructuring of US$2.5 billion of bank and bond indebtedness
  • Underwriters in connection with the issuance of 9% loan participation notes due 2025 by Eurotorg and offer to purchase for cash and consent solicitation up to US$300 million of its outstanding US$350 million 8.75% loan participation notes due 2022 issued by Eurotorg
  • Underwriters in connection with (i) an update of the US$10.5 million Global Medium Term Programme established by JSC NC “KazMunayGas” and KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V. (“Programme”), (ii) issuance of US$750 million 3.5% notes due 2033 by JSC NC “KazMunayGas” under the Programme, and (iii) a tender offer and consent solicitation in respect of the US$500 million 3.875% notes due 2022 and US$1 billion 4.400% notes due 2023 each issued by JSC NC “KazMunayGas”
  • Underwriters in connection with the issuance of 7.75% notes due 2024 by GeoProMining
  • Nord Gold in connection with the issuance of 4.125% guaranteed notes due 2024
  • DTEK Renewables in connection with the issuance of 8.5% senior notes due 2024
  • J. P. Morgan in connection with the solicitation of consents relating to any and all outstanding 8.25% notes due 2020 by MHP S.A.
  • DTEK in connection with the issuance of US$1.275 billion 10.75% senior PIK toggle notes due 2024 in exchange for the US$750 million 7.875% notes due 2018 and US$160 million 10.375% notes due 2018 sanctioned by a UK Scheme of Arrangement
  • Tinkoff Bank in connection with the issuance of 9.25% Loan Participation Notes
  • Eurotorg LLC in connection with the issuance of 8.75% notes due 2022 (debut corporate Eurobond issuance from Belarus)
  • DTEK in connection with the issuance of 10.75% senior notes due 2024 pursuant to a scheme of arrangement
  • DTEK in connection with a deleveraging transaction with Sberbank of Russia as part of DTEK bank debt restructuring
  • PAO Severstal in connection with the issuance of US$500 million 3.85% loan participation notes due 2021 under a US$4.5 billion programme for the issuance of loan participation notes
  • Dealer Managers in connection with the issuance of US$1.5 billion 5.875% notes due 2025 under a US$10 billion global medium term note programme of the Arab Republic of Egypt

ECM

  • Public Joint Stock Company PIK-specialized homebuilder, the largest Russian residential developer, on the SPO of 28 million shares
  • Underwriters in connection with Kazpi.kz Initial Public Offering of 25,764,894 Global Depositary Receipts listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Astana International Exchange
  • Joint-Stock Company, Sovereign Wealth Fund, Samruk-Kazyna in an accelerated bookbuild sale of GDRs and ordinary shares of Kazatomprom NAC JSC worth US$5 million on the London Stock Exchange and Astana International Exchange
  • Obuv Rossii in connection with the initial public offering of 42,396,000 ordinary shares listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange
  • DBTCA in connection with the block trade of 158,024,691 ordinary shares by Novolipetsk Steel
  • PAO TMK in connection with a RUB10.5 billion secondary public offering of shares

Corporate M&A

  • A consortium of investors, led by Oil India, Bharat PetroResources and Indian Oil, in connection with the acquisition of a 29.9% stake in Taas-Yuriakh Neftegazodobycha, a Russia-based oil and gas exploration and production company
  • Sheremetyevo International Airport in connection with the consolidation of assets and privatization

Bar Qualification

  • Russia

Education

  • Diploma in Law, Russian Academy for Foreign Trade, 2013