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Mechel – pre-export financing

02 March 2011

Setting a benchmark in Russian metals

Mechel’s $2 billion pre-export loan signed in September 2010 stands out automatically as the first refinancing of a major restructuring closed in 2009. The deal was the largest pre-export done in the Russian metals and mining sector in Russia last year as well as the first deal in the sector to achieve a five-year tenor tranche since the financial crisis. The deal signed one-year after it finished its restructuring process and attracted 13 international relationship banks despite the still then challenging market conditions. As a bench mark deal the refinancing was closely watched by banks and others firms as a test of market...


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