Energy & Natural Resources

Selected Energy & Natural Resources Experience

Conventional Energy

• Consortium of major foreign investors — advised on and drafted amendments to Kazakhstan subsoil-use legislation aimed at improving the investment climate.
• Chinese state-owned enterprise — advised on multiple multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in Kazakhstan, including regulatory approvals and dispute-related matters.
• Large private Chinese investment group — advised on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in a Kazakhstan oil-producing company through the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).
• Western and Asian multinational companies — advised on the establishment and operation of joint ventures with Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas.
• International financial institutions — advised on project financing for the modernisation of Kazakhstan power plants, including fuel switching from coal to natural gas.
• Russian electric power holding company — advised on a broad range of corporate, regulatory, and operational matters in Kazakhstan.

Renewable & Alternative Energy

• Major Kazakhstan investment group — advised on the acquisition of two solar power plants in Kazakhstan.
• Western investor — advised on the potential acquisition of a Kazakhstan company for participation in a renewable energy auction (wind power project).
• International financial institution — advised on a loan facility financing the development, construction, and operation of a solar photovoltaic plant in Kazakhstan.
• Western multinational energy company — advised on the acquisition of a greenfield wind power project in Kazakhstan and subsequent project operation matters.
• Large private Chinese energy company — advised on the acquisition and sale of multiple wind power plants in Kazakhstan, as well as on ongoing regulatory matters, including electricity supply, land rights, and construction-related disputes.
• Russian energy company — advised on equity investment in the construction and operation of a wind power plant in Kazakhstan.

Solid Minerals & Mining

• Chinese private investor — advised on the establishment of a tungsten mining joint venture and the subsequent dual offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and the Astana International Exchange (AIX).
• Hong Kong-based private equity fund — advised on the acquisition of a boron and potash salts exploration and mining project in Kazakhstan.
• India-based private investor — advised on corporate and operational matters, as well as the sale of a gold exploration and production project via the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).

* Includes experience of IMN lawyers prior to the establishment of IMN Law Firm LLP.