International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Goldman Sachs International, ING and VTB Capital in relation to the issue by Evraz Group S.A. of U.S.$850m (6.75%) Notes due 2018 and the simultaneous cash tender offer by Evraz Group S.A. for U.S.$622m of its outstanding U.S.$1.3 bn (8.875%) Notes due 2013. The newly issued Notes are listed on the UKLA’s official list and admitted to trading on the LSE’s regulated market.

The Freshfields team advising on the deal included London-based partners, Don Guiney, Duncan Kellaway and Peter Allen supported by London-based associates Helen Jones and Alastair Lewis. The Moscow team included partner Mikhail Loktionov with Moscow-based associates Pavel Koutovoi and Ivan Semenkin. They were supported by Freshfields’ London, New York and Moscow corporate, finance and dispute resolution practices as well as the UK and US tax practice groups. 

Alan Newton, global head of finance at Freshfields said, ’This transaction is an example of the strength and depth of Freshfields’s international debt capital markets team which has been significantly strengthened with the recent addition of new partners Peter Allen and Duncan Kellaway. It further demonstrates our ability to assist our underwriter clients to manage risk in emerging markets deals and provide cross border and cross practice group advice in a seamless and joined up manner.’