Zhanyl Abdrakhmanova
Partner
Kyrgyzstan | 26 years of experience | Banking and Finance
Zhanyl is Partner with over 20 years of experience. For the last seven years of being with our team Zhanyl has significant experience in various practices, with a specific emphasis on contractual, banking, mining, corporate, international private law, M&A, as well as arbitration and mediation matters.
Zhanyl previously held the leading positions in the public authorities such as the Ministry of Justice, Government’s Office and Parliament before joining Centil. She has extensive experience in lawmaking in various areas of the Kyrgyzstan’s legislation and has worked as a head of the legal department at the business council promoting multibillion US. Dollar investments into the Kyrgyzstan’s economy from its members and representing interests of the investors at the state level.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Project Finance
- Securities
- Cross-border loans
EXPERIENCE
- Legal assistance for the issuance of Eurobonds by the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Assistance with financing construction of Kulanak Hydropower Plant on Naryn River
- Advised Morgan Stanley on bridge financing for the largest telecom operator in Kyrgyzstan, including full legal due diligence, drafting and amending the Loan Agreement, and preparation of corporate and security documentation
- Provided legal support to EBRD in multiple financing transactions with Kyrgyz banks and companies, including issuance of Legal Opinions, due diligence, and preparation of finance and security documents
- Advised EBRD on a revolving credit facility for Centerra Gold Inc.’s Kumtor Gold Mine project, one of the country’s largest mining operations, including review and amendment of loan documentation
- Consulted EBRD on loan transactions with UNI Credit subsidiary ATF-Bank Kyrgyzstan and with Kyrgyz Investment & Credit Bank, covering legal due diligence, negotiation of financing terms, and preparation of legal opinions
- Assisted a Korean construction company with cross-border finance-related matters in Kyrgyzstan, including de-registration of mortgages and regulatory compliance
- Participation in development of normative legal acts, program documentation in the field of investment protection in the Kyrgyz Republic, participation in activities of Governmental Working Groups involved in drafting laws, by-laws, analysis of environmental legislation
- Participation in activity of the Governmental Working Groups on corporate relations and bankruptcy, legal examination of draft laws, consultations for shareholders on corporate governance and bankruptcy matters
- Organization and administration of the Department on Normative Legal Acts, drafting normative legal acts (LNA), representation of interests of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic within the Interstate Commissions, Groups, legal examination of draft laws, participation in the Governmental Working Groups, Commissions on drafting LNA, preparation of analytical documents on legislation, organization of state registration of the Ministry’s LNAs
- Participation in activity of the Secretary of the Constitutional Assembly on drafting amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Project on implementation of the first electronic toll collection system in the country involving drafting of the Investment Agreement, review of the relevant legislation, negotiations with the state authorities
EDUCATION
1998
International Slavic University, Law Faculty, Diploma with Honors (Kyrgyzstan)
LANGUAGES
- English
- Russian
- Kyrgyz
RECOGNITIONS
Chambers and Partners
Band 3 | General Business Law
IFLR1000
Highly regarded | Financial and corporate, Project development
Women Leaders | Financial and corporate, Project development
