Melville Erdenedalai provides legal services related to banking, finance, corporate and M&A, and international arbitration. Its industry strengths are in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. The firm’s founders, Chris Melville and Erdenedalai Odkhuu, frequently lead its key deals and cases. The firm acquired the Mongolian business and assets of Hogan Lovells on December 1, 2017 after its decision to withdraw from the market. It has now entered into an association agreement with Hogan Lovells.
Work highlights
Advised the Ministry of Finance of Mongolia on matters of Mongolian law in relation to its exchange and tender offer in respect of existing sovereign bonds due in 2023 and 2024 and the issuance of new $517 million sovereign bonds, called “Hunnu”.
Advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on restructuring of its $102.8 million loan to MCS Group and with respect to the MCS Group debt in 2019.
Key clients
World Bank Group.
