Doing Business in Russia April 16 Malaysia

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DOING BUSINES IN RUSSIAFriday, 16th April 2010

15h45-16h00 Registration

16h00-16h10

16h10-17h00

WELCOME Mr. Azmi Mohd Ali,Senior PartnerAzmi & Associates, Malaysia

(I) Tax and legal aspects of doing business in Russia.(II) Defending interest of Malaysian companies in Russia

Mr. Roustam Vakhitov,Senior Manager, Pepeliaev Group, Russia

Ms. Varvara KnutovaSenior Lawyer, Pepeliaev Group, Russia

17h00-17h20

17h20-17h30

Trade Finance opportunities for Malaysian-Russian cross-borderbusiness

Mr. Azahari Awang Ahmad,Senior Manager Trade Finance, RHB Islamic Bank

Questions & Answers

Mr. Roustam Vakhitov,Senior Manager, Pepeliaev Group, Russia

Ms. Varvara KnutovaSenior Lawyer, Pepeliaev Group, Russia

17h30-18h00 Tea with Guests

LocationAzmi & Associates14th Floor, Menara Keck Seng203, Jalan Bukit Bintang55100 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

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Phone + 7 906 059 8008 e-mail [email protected]
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Azmi Mohd AliSenior Partner,Azmi & Associates

Tel: +603 2118 5001Mob.: +6012 223 9971

E-mail: [email protected]

Azmi Mohd Ali is the Senior Partner of the firm. Azmi is an experienced corporate lawyer with extensiveexpertise in areas of banking and finance, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporaterestructuring, privatization and energy, oil and gas. Prior joining private practice, Azmi spent 7 years as an in-house counsel of PETRONAS (the Malaysian Multinational Oil & Gas Company).In his working career as a PETRONAS house counsel, he was involved in projects of national importance forMalaysia such as Gas Sales Agreements, Production Sharing Contracts, Joint Development Authorities andPetrochemical Projects.In his considerable experience as a corporate law practitioner, he has attended to various high profileassignments which have involved a wide variety of skills and expertise. Among the notable assignments he hasfulfilled are:

1. the reverse takeover of HICOM Berhad by Minister of Finance Incorporated;2. the reverse takeover of Kedah Cement Sdn Bhd by Kedah Cement Holdings Berhad and the listing of the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Kedah Cement Holdings Berhad on the Kuala LumpurStock Exchange (KLSE);

3. the takeover of EON Bank by EON for a consideration of RM93 million;4. the scheme for the transfer of business resulting in transformation of the insurance business operation of

Wing-On-Life Assurance Co. Ltd. in Malaysia into a full-fledged insurance company (with a newlicence) owned by EON and CMG (Australia) now known as EON-CMG Life Assurance Sdn Bhd;

5. the reverse takeover of United Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, a Malaysian company, by a consortium of companies led by Chee Tat Group and the sale of the existing business of United Malayan Flour MillsBerhad;

6. the issuance of Al-Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility on a tender panel basis of up to RM600 million

by Tenaga Nasional Berhad;7. the issuance of Al-Bai' Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debts Securities issued on bought Islamic bond structured

as Al-Bai' Bithaman Ajil with Warrants;8. the Al-Bai' Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debts Securities issued with warrants for up to RM140 million by

ACPI Berhad, being the first Islamic bonds to be issued on a scriptless basis;9. the sale of 2400 Mega Watt power station by Tenaga Nasional Berhad to a Malakoff Berhad subsidiary

at a consideration of RM6.27 billion;10. the sale of Melaka Power Station by TNB for a consideration of RM740 Million, statisfied by cash and

debt instrument;11. the privatisation of Lembaga Letrik Sabah via the takeover of its assets and liabilities by Sabah

Electricirty Sdn Bhd;12. sale by Tenaga Nasional Berhad of 20% stake in Genting Sanyen Sdn Bhd for RM240 million;13. reverse takeover of a Second Board Company for a purchase price of

RM160 million;14. international bidding exercise by Telekom Malaysia Berhad for controlling stake in Telekom Kenya

Limited for a USD120 million;15. fund raising exercise for a toll road operator based on the principles of deferred payment mechanism

amounting to RM900 million by wat of issuance of RM800 million Al-Bai' Bithaman Ajil Islamic DebtSecurities Facility and RM100 million Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility and/or Islamic Medium TermNotes; and

16. a syndicated financing exercise for a utility company based on the principle of Ijarah and Istisna for asum of RM95 million.

He has also represented multinational Malaysian companies in cross border transactions involving companiesfrom the US, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Switzerland, Australia and othercountries.His vast skills and experience in the areas of corporate law are well documented and acknowledged variousinternational publication such as the Asia Law Profiles and in every edition of Legal 500 for the past severalyears. He has been consistently recognized to be the leading corporate lawyer in Malaysia.


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Azmi has attended training attachments with the upstream Legal Department of British Gas PLC and withAshurst, London. He has also attended various international seminars and forums, including those organized bythe Centre for Petroleum and Mineral Law Studies (University of Dundee), ILI (Washington), IBA(Washington), IBA (Manila) and CILS (Kitzbuhl, Austria), and has also presented a paper at an IBAConference in Hong Kong. In addition, his articles have appeared in World Energy Yearbook 2000, publishedby Petroleum Economist and Ernst & Young, and Fundamentals of the Global Power Industry, Yearbook 2000published by Arthur Andersen and Petroleum Economist, Fundamentals of the Global Offshore Industry,Yearbook 2001 and International Power Finance 2002/2003.

Azmi is a fellow of the Centre of International Legal Studies (based in Salzburg) and was also appointed byBank Negara Malaysia to sit as a member of the legislative review committee to facilitate the furtheradvancement of Islamic Banking in Malaysia. Besides that, he is also a counsel member of Gerson LehrmanGroup.Azmi also sits on the boards of Pernec Corporation Berhad, Fitos Sdn Bhd, PINS, Pernec Advanced Network Sdn Bhd, mySPEED.COM Sdn Bhd and Investment Committee of Pernec Corporation Berhad.Under his astute leadership and supported by team of professionals, Azmi & Associates has established itself asone of the leading corporate and commercial law firms in Malaysia.

Azahari A AhmadSenior Manager Trade Finance,RHB Islamic Bank

Azaharis specialization is in the field of international trade, especially in the area of banks role in facilitating,assisting, servicing and financing international trade business for Malaysian companies as well as otherinstitutions.

Azahari brings with him 20 years of working experience in trade services and financing. Prior to joining RHBBank Group, he was employed by Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and Maybank. He is currently the Head of Trade Finance in RHB Islamic Bank. His trade finance expertise included product development, trade sales andbusiness development, policy formulation, marketing strategies and campaigns, as well as advisory and dealstructuring for clients.

Azaharis one big ambition is to lift Islamic trade financing up to a level at par with conventional financing andeventually overtake it.

Varvara KnutovaSenior Attorney,Pepeliaev Group

Tel: +7 (495) 9670007 ext. 303 E-mail: [email protected]

Varvaras specialises in conflict of law issues, regulation of international commerce, domestic litigation andarbitration, international commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, jurisdictional disputes,enforcement of foreign judgments and commercial arbitration awards, bankruptcy proceedings.Her expertise covers advising on contracts for international sale of goods, turn-key sale and supply contracts,insurance and re-insurance (including marine and aviation hull and cargo insurance), settlement structuring, loanfacilities and project financing.

Varvaras credentials include successful representation of a major European wood-processing company in a caseat the ICAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Trade of Russia and participation in defending a major Russian

insurance company in a case in the High Court of Justice for England & Wales, and successful resolution of thedispute by mediation. Varvara has participated in enforcement of foreign court judgments, including on the basisof reciprocity and comity, and international commercial arbitration awards in Russia.Varvara speaks English and German.


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Roustam VakhitovSenior Lawyer, LL.M. International Taxation,Pepeliaev Group

Tel: +7 (495) 9670007 ext. 281Mob.: +7 9060598008

E-mail: [email protected]

Roustam Vakhitov specialises in international taxation. Before joining Pepeliaev Group Roustam worked at lawfirms and consulting companies in Russia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He has been working oninternational taxation issues since 2002. Roustams main practice area is tax structuring and advice on Beneluxcountries and legal support for transactions involving financial instruments.

Roustam is the Head of International Taxation Section of the Scientific and Expert Council within the RussianChamber of Tax Advisors. Roustam speaks English, Dutch and Russian languages and has authored manypublications on international taxation and tax planning.

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