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Dun I. V.

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Structuring Department Head, ООО RDI Group
Articles

Syndicated loan as a company financial instrument

The Russian businesses' demand for the long-term financial resource is still high. This is especially true for those operating in the real sector of the economy. Nevertheless, there are no banks in Russia (save Sberbank and Vneshtorgbank) that can independently issue loans to, for instance, Gazprom or Transneft. That is why the syndicated Russian and foreign banks' investment is an increasingly popular financial instrument the banks have to use in order to cater to their big customers. The Russian and foreign syndicated loan best practices are different. There are now clear-cut and universal regulations in place in Russia in regard to such business practices. However, the years 2005 and 2006 saw a boom in the syndicated loan issuing in Russia.
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Investment banking on the Russian M&A market

The businesses operating in the developed market economies sometimes find themselves in a critical situation. The crisis could be the consequence of the fact that the company does not meet the market demand in terms of its size or management type choice. The business owners in this case could either refuse to keep operating in a certain market sector or reinforce their positions by purchasing other company's capital or by purchasing the competitor's company or by purchasing a company that produces the "lacking" product. The author of the article analyzes the M&A market in the Central and Eastern European countries and Russia. He shows the market development trends and identifies the main sectors where the M&A processes are most active. He also shows the trans-border transactions case studies. The author identifies the M&A-promoting investment-related bank services, analyzes the reasons why the services are in such a demand, shows the recent develop¬ment trends in the M&A Russian market and the role the banks play in the development.
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