Noted for its forté in the capital markets space, Bracewell & Giuliani maintains a robust workflow this year acting on a series of MTN programmes. Managing partner Gregory Vojack remains a leading presence in the market with peers and clients alike acknowledging his wealth of experience: "Greg has been here a long time and he knows how to do things in central Asia," says a rival....
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Noted for its forté in the capital markets space, Bracewell & Giuliani maintains a robust workflow this year acting on a series of MTN programmes. Managing partner Gregory Vojack remains a leading presence in the market with peers and clients alike acknowledging his wealth of experience: "Greg has been here a long time and he knows how to do things in central Asia," says a rival. Another admits: "Greg has the lion's share of bond work."
One client has flattering words for Vojack: "I like working with him because he has done many Eurobond and different debt offerings. He is very hands-on, responsive and organises the team well."
Core strengths of the firm span beyond capital markets into finance, energy projects, restructuring and liability management. Key clients are domestic Kazakh financial institutions, global investment banks, state-owned companies, international agencies, private sector issuers and numerous energy businesses. These include Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, the World Bank, KaztransOil and KazTransGas.
In the M&A market, the Bracewell team advised purchaser SBV V Kazakhstan on its $51 million acquisition of shares of a group of Kazakhstan companies that produce and sell bottled mineral water and beverages.
Vojack and his team also featured in three MTN programme transactions. Twice the firm counselled Eurasian Development Bank on its issue of tenge-denominated notes under a $3.5 billion Euro MTN programme valued at KT15 billion ($99.5 million) and on the update of its other $3.5 billion Euro MTN programme.
Last summer the firm acted for KazMunayGaz Finance as issuer and KazMunayGas as guarantor on the establishment of a $3 billion Global MTN programme in accordance with Reg S/Rule 144A. This was the largest emerging-market corporate bond ever done in the jurisdiction's history.
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