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Marina Smirnova

Marina Smirnova

Senior Associate, Advocate

Transactional
Marina has extensive experience in advising lenders and borrowers operating in both domestic and international markets on various syndicated and bilateral finance matters, including trade and prepayment financing, project financing and debt restructuring.
RF: +7 495 139 1500
msmirnova@dgpartners.legal
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Projects

Expertise

Qualification

Recognition

Acting for a syndicate of Russian and foreign lenders on a USD 740 million multi-stage restructuring of a prepayment financing for the export of petroleum products, involving novation, borrower and offtaker substitution, change of currency, and complete security package re-structuring.

Finance Practice

Acting for a major Russian client on a revolving uncommitted secured financing provided to a UAE oil trader for the purpose of making payments under short-term oil and oil product supply contracts.

Finance Practice

Advising a syndicate of Gazprombank, VTB and Eurasian Development Bank in relation to certain matters of the project financing of the Western High Speed Diameter toll road in St Petersburg.

Finance Practice

Advising one of the world’s largest gas pipeline operators and owners in connection with the restructuring of financial indebtedness provided under project, equity and bridge financing for the construction and operation of gas pipelines in Europe, provided by a syndicate of major European investors for a total amount of up to EUR 14.7 billion.

Finance Practice

Advising Eurochem group of companies on a major corporate restructuring project including the amendments to the group’s existing credit portfolio provided under both Russian and foreign law bilateral and syndicated financings.

Finance Practice

Acting for a group of private investors in connection with the revolving term financing to an UAE trader for the purpose of financing contracts for the supply of metallurgical raw materials for further processing and sale.

Finance Practice

Advising Tav Havalimanlari Holding A.S. (TAV Airports), a Turkish airport construction and operation company, on project financing for the development of key infrastructure at Almaty International Airport. The USD 450 million financing was provided by the EBRD, IFC, EDB and DEG.

Finance Practice

Advising Roseximbank and EXIAR on the restructuring of indebtedness of several major Cuban financial institutions.

Finance Practice

Marina’s experience includes projects in the Energy, Transportation, Industrial, and Insurance sectors.

Prior to joining DGP, Marina worked at international law firms Dentons, Morgan Lewis and Gide Loyrette Nouel and at State Development Corporation VEB.RF.

Areas of specialization

Finance Practice

Education

2011

Master's degree, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

2009

Bachelor's degree, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Admission to practice

2009 - Russia
2025 - Advocate

Languages

Russian
English
French
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