Oleg Mazur, Managing Partner at Mazur Ivanusa, LLC, is a skilled practitioner in banking and capital markets, with a focus on diverse sectors and debt restructuring. With a wealth of experience in leverage finance and corporate lending, Oleg has successfully advised banks, prominent financial institutions, and corporates. His portfolio encompasses noteworthy projects in the financial, agricultural, energy, real estate, infrastructure, and other sectors, including significant acquisitions within the Ukrainian banking industry.
Banking & Finance and other extensions of credit/ Capital Markets, Structured Finance, Derivatives, Insolvency and Debt Restructurings.
Oleg holds a graduate degree in law (JD) from the Institute of International Relations of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, 1998.
English, German, Russian and Ukrainian.
Oleg Mazur has consistently earned recognition as one of the top lawyers in the field of Banking & Finance/Debt Restructurings, as evidenced by his inclusion in prestigious rankings such as Chambers Global and Chambers Europe from 2009 to 2016. Clients and peers highly regard him for his exceptional negotiation skills and expertise in regulatory and transactional matters.
Oleg’s exceptional abilities in finance have garnered him recognition in renowned professional directories. He has been featured in PLC Which Lawyer? from 2010 to 2012, IFLR 1000 in 2011, 2015, and 2021, The Best Lawyers from 2010 to 2014, and the Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2013 for his outstanding work in banking, finance, and restructuring in Ukraine.
Additionally, Oleg’s achievements have been highlighted in the “Client’s Choice 2010/14: Top 100 the Best Lawyers in Ukraine” survey, jointly conducted by The Best Lawyers and the Ukrainian legal newspaper “Yurydychna Gazeta,” further solidifying his reputation as one of Ukraine’s finest legal practitioners.
Selected Representative Experience
UKRAINIAN LAW EXPERT
Upon instruction of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP, Oleg Mazur acted as an independent Ukrainian law expert for PrivatBank, the largest state-owned bank in Ukraine, in a matter Privat Bank v. Russian Federation
uah 6 billion dispute
Acted as Ukrainian banking law expert for the National Bank of Ukraine in the UAH 6 billion matter NBU v. Mr Igor Kolomoisky heard before the First Instance Court of the Republic and Canton of Genève
ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESENCE & CONTINUED LEGAL SUPPORT
high court of justice queen’s bench division
Upon instruction of Clifford Chance LLP acted as Ukrainian banking law expert for HSBC Trustee Ltd. in a EURO 60 million matter HSBC v. Nadra Bank in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court in London
usd 37 million loan to ferrexpo poltava mining
Restructuring of USD 400 mln indebtedness of kreditprombank
EUR 500 MLN SALE OF NPLS AND OTHER ASSETS
Represented OPIC and the US Govt. in the resolution of OPIC’s long-standing dispute with the Government of Ukraine
Pioneer Sale of UAH 294 mln NPLS by DGF
USD 22 MLN SECURED LOAN TO FERREXPO POLTAVA MINING
USD 60 MLN SECURED LOAN TO UKRLANDFARMING
USD 531 MILLION SECURED LOAN FROM BARCLAYS AND CITIBANK
pre-ipo global group restructuring
USD 88 MILLION SECURED FACILITY TO HORTYTSA FROM CREDIT SUISSE LONDON
EUR 425 mln financing from jp Morgan Chase Bank, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and HSBC Bank Plc
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