Andriy Nikiforov

Andriy’s experience includes advising:

Syndicated and Bilateral Financing

• EBRD in connection with a local currency loan equivalent to USD 65 million to Datagroup, a leading national fibre infrastructure and digital services provider in Ukraine, to finance its acquisition of Volia, the country’s leading pay-TV and cable broadband service provider in the retail segment (the largest EBRD’s loan in the Ukraine’s TMT sector to date)*
• EBRD on a USD 10 million credit facility for a major Ukrainian IT business*
• DEG, a subsidiary of KfW Bank, on a USD 20 million secured credit facility for Astarta, a major Ukrainian agricultural business*
• Goldman Sachs International on derivatives, financing and energy matters related to USD 560 million wind farm project in Ukraine, Eurocape Ukraine I, financed by OPIC and other lenders*
• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s largest steel mill, in connection with a USD 350 million loan facility provided by the EBRD and a syndicate of commercial banks*

Capital Markets

• Vimpelcom on Ukrainian matters related to USD 1.2 billion notes issuance by the VimpelCom’s Egyptian business, Global Telecom Holding S.A.E.*
• Metinvest B.V., the largest Ukrainian mining and steel production business, in connection with restructuring of its Eurobonds and bank debt (including four PXF facilities arranged by Deutsche Bank) in an aggregate outstanding amount in excess of USD 2.3 billion*
• Metinvest B.V. in connection with an update of its USD 1.5 billion Guaranteed MTN Programme, issuance of USD 290 million 10.50% Guaranteed Amortizing Notes due 2017 listed on the Irish Stock Exchange under the Programme, and exchange offer in respect of its outstanding USD 500 million 10.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2015*
• Agroton Public Limited, a significant Ukrainian agricultural business, in relation to a tender offer and two solicitations of bondholders consents in respect of its USD 50 million 12.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2019 listed on the London Stock Exchange*
• The City of Kyiv in relation to issuance of its USD 300 million 9.375% Loan Participation Notes due 2016 listed on the Irish Stock Exchange*

TMT

• a multinational technology business in connection with roll-out of its payments business in Ukraine*
• an EU e-money issuer on issuance of credit cards and their marketing to Ukrainian consumers*
• a multinational fintech company on data protection and bank secrecy matters related to assessment of credit profile of customers of a Ukrainian bank and a major supermarket chain*
• a confidential client in relation to response to a data breach and taking of remedial action in Ukraine*
• a multinational specialised payment solutions business on implementation of employee monitoring technology for its business operations in Ukraine*
• a global fintech company on anonymisation of data of Ukrainian card holders*

M&A in Banking and TMT industries

• Eurobank Ergasias S.A., a major Greek bank, in connection with entry into agreements for disposal of its Ukrainian subsidiary, PJSC “Universal Bank” and transfer of certain Ukrainian assets to the Delta Bank Group for a total consideration of EUR 95 million, and further unwinding of the deal*
• various European banking corporations in connection with bidding for acquisition of two largest Ukrainian banks*
• shareholders of Aval Bank, the second largest bank in Ukraine by assets, in connection with over USD 1 billion sale of Aval Bank to Raiffeisen, a major Austrian bank*
• Warburg Pincus in connection with multimillion acquisition of Ukrainian cable TV operator and internet provider*

*Experience prior to joining Redcliffe Partners