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Update: Tatneft set to mandate banks for PXF

02 March 2010

Russian oil producer Tatneft is set to mandate banks this week for a jumbo pre-export financing revolver.

Read more: [Tatneft mandates pre-export financing] [Russian oil prodcuers] [Bashneft]

Russian oil producer Tatneft is set to mandate banks later this week for a $2 billion pre-export financing revolver.

The deal is split between a three-year, a five-year, and a seven-year tranche. At least 12 banks are expected to form the senior club with minimum tickets set at $150 million.

Banks are waiting to discover who will be mandated to for the first two tranches. Sberbank’s name...


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Credit insurers have withstood the crisis admirably settling a high number of claims during 2009. If you are actively involved in trade transactions what percentage of your deal book now enjoys some political or credit risk cover from private insurers?

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