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Melanie Davies is an associate in the Firm's Banking & Capital Markets Group in London. She has experience representing underwriters and issuers (public and private) on a range of debt and equity capital market transactions (outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S and inside the United States pursuant to Rule 144A), with a primary focus on emerging and developing markets including Africa, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.

Melanie also has experience representing borrowers and international lenders in a wide range of liability management transactions, including complex cross-border tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations.

Her structured products transactional experience includes advising on repackagings and cash and synthetic collateralised debt obligations.

Selected Experience

Representation of the underwriters in the US$ 250 million bond offering of Mriya Agro Holding (a Cypriot company with Ukrainian assets).
Representation of the joint dealer managers of a US$ 1.055 billion exchange offer and consent solicitation to the holders of three tranches of loan participation notes issued for the purpose of financing loans to Closed Joint-Stock Company "ALFA-BANK" to exchange such notes for a combination of cash and US$ Denominated 13.00% Amortising Loan Participation Notes due 2012 issued by Ukraine Issuance plc.
Representation of the dealer manager in two consent solicitations of Open Joint Stock Commercial Bank Nadra in respect of its US$ 175 million 9.25 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2010 amended to US$ 74,574,489 8.00 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2017.
Representation of the dealer managers in the consent solicitation by Open Joint Stock Company Vseukrainsky Aksionerny Bank in respect of its US$ 125 million 10.125 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2010 amended to US$ 125 million 10.5 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2014.
Representation of the underwriters in connection with the establishment of a US$ 5 billion GMTN Programme for Bank of Moscow and an issue of US$ 750 million senior unsecured loan participation notes thereunder.
Representation of the joint lead managers in the issuance of US$ 500 million 8.375% Loan Participation Notes due 2015 by Biz Finance Plc for the sole purpose of financing a US$ 500 million loan to Joint Stock Company "The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine."

	Melanie Davies
Download vCard Expertise Securitization Capital Markets	Associate London T: + 44 20 7532 1281 F: + 44 20 7532 1001 E: *Practice Experience* Melanie Davies is an associate in the Firm's Banking & Capital Markets Group in London. She has experience representing underwriters and issuers (public and private) on a range of debt and equity capital market transactions (outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S and inside the United States pursuant to Rule 144A), with a primary focus on emerging and developing markets including Africa, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe. Melanie also has experience representing borrowers and international lenders in a wide range of liability management transactions, including complex cross-border tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations. Her structured products transactional experience includes advising on repackagings and cash and synthetic collateralised debt obligations. Selected Experience Representation of the underwriters in the US$ 250 million bond offering of Mriya Agro Holding (a Cypriot company with Ukrainian assets). Representation of the joint dealer managers of a US$ 1.055 billion exchange offer and consent solicitation to the holders of three tranches of loan participation notes issued for the purpose of financing loans to Closed Joint-Stock Company "ALFA-BANK" to exchange such notes for a combination of cash and US$ Denominated 13.00% Amortising Loan Participation Notes due 2012 issued by Ukraine Issuance plc. Representation of the dealer manager in two consent solicitations of Open Joint Stock Commercial Bank Nadra in respect of its US$ 175 million 9.25 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2010 amended to US$ 74,574,489 8.00 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2017. Representation of the dealer managers in the consent solicitation by Open Joint Stock Company Vseukrainsky Aksionerny Bank in respect of its US$ 125 million 10.125 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2010 amended to US$ 125 million 10.5 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2014. Representation of the underwriters in connection with the establishment of a US$ 5 billion GMTN Programme for Bank of Moscow and an issue of US$ 750 million senior unsecured loan participation notes thereunder. Representation of the joint lead managers in the issuance of US$ 500 million 8.375% Loan Participation Notes due 2015 by Biz Finance Plc for the sole purpose of financing a US$ 500 million loan to Joint Stock Company "The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine." *Bars and Courts* England and Wales, 2006 *Education* LPC, BPP Law School, London, 2004 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School, London, 2003 BA, Honors Russian and German, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, 2002 *Languages* German French Russian English *Citizenship* British	News & Media White & Case Represents Credit Suisse and Santander in US$1.75 Billion Eletrobras Bond Offering White & Case Advises On US$750 Million Issuance For Bank Of Moscow More...