Nataliya Luchnikova

Associate

Nataliya Luchnikova is a corporate and securities lawyer with experience in cross-border and domestic corporate finance, listing transactions and mergers and acquisitions, including IPO's, secondary equity and debt issues (AIM and Official List), public and private mergers and acquisitions (under the Takeover Code and by private agreement), joint ventures and corporate reorganisations.

Representative Matters

Recent deals in which Nataliya has been involved in include:

  • Acting as issuer's counsel to PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, on its successful US$955 million IPO of shares in the form of GDRs, which included both a Russian domestic offering and an international offering to investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, with an admission to trading of the GDRs on the London Stock Exchange;
  • Acting for EnCore Companies on their reverse takeover by Oil Quest Resources Plc, an AIM-listed exploration and production company, in conjunction with a placing on AIM to raise £17.5 million;
  • Representing JSC Bank TuranAlem and TuranAlem Finance B.V. in a series of issues (GBP and JPY) under its Medium Term Global Note Programme and acting on update of the Programme;
  • Acted as an issuer's counsel to Eastern Property Holdings on a US$150 million offering of shares, with an admission to trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange;
  • Representing Kiln Limited on its acquisition of Kiln Plc by scheme of arrangement and listing on the Official List and group reorganisation and relocation to Bermuda;
  • Advising Rambler Media Limited on its admission to AIM and the placing of new and existing shares. This was the first Russian-language media IPO in London, and one of the first Russian companies outside the energy or mining sectors to be listed on AIM;
  • Advising Tawa plc on its listing on AIM and placing to raise £27 million;
  • Acted as joint lead manager's counsel to Renaissance Capital, ING Bank N.V., and Kempen & Co. on a US$144 million Swiss public offering and international private placement under Regulation S by Eastern Property Holdings Limited, a SWX Swiss Exchange listed company with Russian property investments;
  • Representing Omega Insurance Holdings Limited on its acquisition of Omega Underwriting Holdings Plc by scheme of arrangement and admission to AIM and group reorganisation and relocation to Bermuda;
  • Acted as manager's and nomad's counsel to Renaissance Capital and KBC Peel Hunt on the US$135 million AIM IPO of Volga Gas plc, a UK golding company for Russian oil and gas licences; and
  • Representing lead manager on proposed listing in London of GDRs in Ukrainian chemicals company

Selected Activities

  • Member Law Society, 2003
  • Member Russians in the City' organisation, 2005
  • Member Ukrainian-British City Club, 2006

Education

  • BPP Law School, 2004, Legal Practice Course Certificate,

     

  • Brunel University, 2003, LL.B.

Bar Admissions

  • Solicitor, England and Wales

Languages

  • Russian
  • Ukrainian