Ksenia Koroleva

Ksenia’s representative experience includes advising:

• Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), an Abu Dhabi-based regulator, on a new Foundations Regulatory Regime to facilitate the issuance of blockchain tokens
• Financial companies, payment systems, and payment service providers, including Mastercard, Payoneer, Bank of Egypt, Stripe, several large telecom companies and payment services providers, on licensing, policies, currency controls, and requests to government authorities
• International clients, such as VEON, Match.com, Endeavor, Fiverr, Canva, on data protection issues and relevant policies’ drafting
• Banks and international clients, including JPM, AT&T, several telecom companies, on cryptography, information security, and electronic signature technologies
• Coordinating advice on more than 20 jurisdictions to a technology and internet giant on the rollout of its cloud and IDC business
• Rosecliff on its US$1 billion business combination with Gett, including conducting IP/IT/data privacy due diligence and document negotiations
• DXC Technology on its acquisition of Luxoft, a large software company
• Binance on surveys on regulatory aspects of their business and virtual asset regulation
• A telecom operator on negotiating a joint venture regarding 5G technologies and master tower agreements
• A large telecom operator on several tower transactions (transactions whereby towers are first sold and then leased from the acquirer subject to various support services from both sides, including transitional services to the acquirer)
• Several organizations on rules pertaining to NFT issuance and trading
• Underwriters and issuers, including e-commerce companies, online recruitment agencies, and digital banks, on IPOs on Nasdaq and the European stock exchanges
• A US retail business on its strategic transaction with a UAE dealer, involving a comprehensive distribution agreement for products, which includes the exciting launch of offline stores across various Middle Eastern jurisdictions
• A city operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on several digital infrastructure deals, namely in respect of fixed fiber, towers and other passive infrastructure and data center, as well as engagement of various service providers for the purposes of construction of a new smart city focused on digital services in the KSA
• A large investment fund in the Middle East on their groundbreaking transaction with a US company to establish an AI data hub, with a focus on Arabic Large Language Models (LLMs)
• A leading Philippines-based online gaming company, on its strategic initiatives involving the engagement of UAE developers for the creation of advanced software and systems
• A large UAE company on its strategic agreements with Abu Dhabi investment companies, focusing on investments into the company and collaborations with software developers

Finance

• Raiffeisen Bank International, as agent, on a US$250 million syndicated loan facility for a large energy company in Kazakhstan and its national operator for natural gas
• A syndicate of lenders on financings for a major gold producing company
• ING Group on a US$150 million financing for a major gold producing company
• Bank of America, as arranger, on a US$200 million term loan facility for one of the world’s largest producers of palladium, nickel, platinum, and copper
• UBS and other lenders on a €240 million secured financing to a global manufacturer of moisture-resistant plywood
• EBRD on the financing of an oil production company and relevant participation in share capital
• Major banks on acquisition finance and project finance in the real estate, oil and gas, and telecom industries

M&A

• Kema, a UAE fintech platform founded by ex-Mumzworld.com co-founder Michael Ghandour, on a US$2 million pre-seed round led by Speedinvest with participation from the Dubai Foundation District Fund (DFDF)
• PJT Partners on its strategic acquisition of deNovo Partners, a leading advisory firm focused on the Middle East and headquartered in Dubai
• Unioil, one of the largest petroleum companies in the Philippines, on its agreement with Aramco, a global leading integrated energy and chemicals company, to acquire a 25% equity stake in Unioil
• Skydance on its strategic merger with Paramount, to form “New Paramount” – a next-generation media and technology leader, and (ii) an Investor Group (comprised of the Ellison Family and RedBird Capital Partners) in an over US$8 billion investment in Paramount Global and to acquire National Amusements, Inc. 
• A leading oil & gas company in the UAE, in relation to its acquisition of an artificial intelligence company in the UAE, as well as ongoing issues pertaining to compliance with the terms of the transaction
• A leader in identification technology offering biometrics and digital admission solutions, on acquiring a UAE-based biometrics company 
• A US investment firm in its strategic investment into a leading provider of data center solutions in the Middle East
• DXC on its acquisition of Luxoft
• A large Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) corporate on patent acquisitions in more than 13 jurisdictions
• BIND Biosciences and Selecta Biosciences on establishing and operating subsidiaries to innovate vaccines and therapeutics
• A large international IT company on various investments, including acquiring a major online gaming company
• Stirling Square Capital Partners on acquisition documentation for Cartonplast Group
• A telecom operator on negotiating a joint venture regarding 5G technologies
• A telecom operator on a master tower agreement following its sale
• Carlyle Group on acquiring part of a major business

Capital Markets

• Rasan Information Technology Company (Rasan), a leading fintech and insurtech services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on its initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange
• The underwriters on Ozon’s US$1.1 billion initial public offering on Nasdaq
• HeadHunter, the leading online recruitment platform operating in the CIS, on its US$253 million initial public offering of American depositary shares
• Tinkoff Credit Systems on its Irish Stock Exchange IPO

Regulatory

• Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), an Abu Dhabi-based regulator, on a new Foundations Regulatory Regime to facilitate the issuance of blockchain tokens
• Financial companies, payment systems, and payment service providers — including Mastercard, Payoneer, Stripe, Bank of Egypt, several large telecom companies and payment service providers — on licensing, policies, currency controls, and requests to government authorities
• Binance on surveys on regulatory aspects of their business and virtual asset regulation
• Several organizations on rules pertaining to NFT issuance and trading
• Global companies — including VEON, Match.com, Endeavor, Fiverr, Canva and several large telecom companies — on data protection issues and relevant policy drafting
• A technology and internet giant on rolling out its cloud and international data centers in more than 20 jurisdictions
• Banks and international clients — including JPM, AT&T, Citadel, and several telecom companies — on cryptography, information security, and electronic signature technologies 
• Multiple special economic zone and megaproject developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including NEOM and Red Sea, and the United Arab Emirates, including ADGM
• A vehicle producer on regulatory issues related to the launch of various IT products in vehicles across the Middle East, including innovative features such as dashcams