Sofia Shaykhrazieva
Partner
Uzbekistan | 28 years of experience | Banking and Finance
A graduate from Oxford University, Sofia has joined Centil in 2006. Prior to joining our team, Sofia worked as an associate for the Tashkent office of the City London international law firm.
Sofia has considerable experience in the banking and finance sector advising on wide range of issues related to lending operations with multinationals and development banks, several milestone project finance deals, equity acquisition projects, cross-border derivative transactions, factoring transactions, insolvency of banks and general insolvency issues.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Project finance
- Corporate Finance
- Infrastructure
EXPERIENCE
- IFC and ADB on financing of the construction of the solar panel electricity plant in the Navoi Region
- World Bank negative pledge: Preparing and issuing a WBNP memorandum on the risks of breaching the WBNP provisions in connection with the ECA covered financing by the syndicate of major European and Russian commercial banks in Uzbekistan
- Asian Development Bank on financing of four dialysis centers in Uzbekistan
- EBRD on the transaction for financing by EBRD of Asaka Bank, Sanoat Qurilish Bank (UzPSB) and other Uzbek banks for the growth of small and medium enterprise portfolio
- The consortium of international commercial banks on financing of the construction of two wind power plants in Bach and Dzhankedy regions of Uzbekistan
- The consortium of international commercial banks on financing of the construction of two wind power plants in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Republic of Uzbekistan
- The consortium of international commercial banks on financing of the construction of 1,560MW CCGT power plant in Surkhandarya
- The consortium of major Korean, Chinese and European banks, major Korean ECAs and a European ECA and (the lenders) on the USD 4.5 bln Project Finance transaction for construction and operation of the green-field Surgil Petrochemical Facilities at Ustyurt Region
- Major development banks, international financial institutions and foreign commercial banks on a number of secured financings of Uzbek state-owned and private production companies; holding negotiations and undertaking corporate due diligence; monitoring and collecting documents constituting conditions precedent; drafting loan and security documentation; registration and perfection of security; issue of an Uzbek legal opinion relating to the respective transactions
EDUCATION
2003
LL.M., Jurisprudence, Oxford University (UK)
1997
LL.B., Jurisprudence, University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Uzbekistan)
LANGUAGES
- English
- Russian
- Uzbek
RECOGNITIONS
Chambers and Partners
Band 2 | General Business Law
Legal 500
Hall of Fame | Leading firms
IFLR1000
Highly regarded | Banking
Women Leaders | Banking