Adlet Yerkinbayev

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Partner

Adlet Yerkinbayev is a Partner in the Almaty office. He focuses on corporate and M&A, as well as on debt and equity capital markets, banking and finance.

Over the years, Adlet has been involved in a large number of high-profile M&A, capital markets and finance transactions in Kazakhstan.

M&A AND CORPORATE

• VENUS AIRPORT HOLDINGS B.V. on the sale of 100% of the share capital of Almaty International Airport JSC to entities representing a consortium of TAV Airports, a member of Groupe ADP, and VPE Capital
• JSC ATFBank on the sale by its controlling shareholder, Mr Galimzhan Yessenov, of 99,76% of the issued common share capital of JSC ATFBank to JSC First Heartland Jysan Bank and the acquisition by Mr Yessenov of 19,96% of the issued common share capital of JSC First Heartland Jysan Bank
• JSC HALYK BANK KAZAKHSTAN on the acquisition of the majority stake in Kazkommertsbank JSC from its controlling shareholder Mr Kenges Rakishev and Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC

BANKING, FINANCE & CAPITAL MARKETS

• MORGAN STANLEY, CITIGROUP and RENAISSANCE CAPITAL on the initial public offering of Kaspi.kz JSC on the London Stock Exchange
• JSC HALYK BANK KAZAKHSTAN and its controlling shareholder JSC HOLDING GROUP ALMEX on the SPO of JSC Halyk Bank Kazakhstan
• KCELL JSC on its USD 525 million initial public offering via a listing of GDRs on the London Stock Exchange and of shares on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange*

*experience prior to joining the firm.

EDUCATION

• 2004 – 2005: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA, LL.M.
• 1997 – 2002: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Specialist in International Law (Distinction)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Member of the New York State Bar
• Member of Kazakhstan Bar Association

LANGUAGES

English, Russian, Kazakh