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Amy Rees Baker Botts London
Amy Rees
Senior Associate

Overview

Amy Rees is a Senior Associate with the Corporate practice in the firm's London office. She focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters with an emphasis on capital markets and corporate transactions.

Amy has been listed in The Legal 500 UK (2021-2025) as a "Rising Star" for her work in emerging markets transactions. Since the 2022 edition, she has also been recognized for her debt capital markets and equity capital markets practices.

Amy was a key member of the team that won the Financial Times' 2019 European Innovative Lawyers Awards for the "Innovation in Legal Expertise - Accessing New Markets and Capital category."

Admissions & Affiliations

  • Qualified Solicitor, England & Wales, 2015

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, University of Law 2013
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Nottingham 2012

Experience

Quasi-Sovereign & Corporate Issuances

  • JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan on all updates of, and issuances under, its Medium-Term Note Programme, including (among others): in 2025, the issuance of its U.S.$500 million 5.625% Notes due 2030, issued under its updated U.S.$5 billion Medium Term Note Programme, and its simultaneous tender offer; in 2024, the dual tranche, dual currency issuance of its U.S.$500 million 5.50% Notes due 2028 and its KZT60 billion 13.489% Notes due 2028, and its simultaneous tender offer; in 2024, the dual tranche, dual currency issuance of its U.S.$500 million 5.50% Notes due 2027 and its KZT100 billion 13.00% Sustainable Notes due 2027, its simultaneous tender offer; in 2022, the issuance of its (i) U.S.$500 million 5.75% Notes due 2025; and (ii) its invitation to holders of its outstanding 4.125% Notes due 2022 to tender such Notes for purchase for cash up to an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$700 million; and in 2021, the issuance of its (i) KZT 100 billion 10.95% Notes due 2026 and (ii) U.S.$500 million 2.95% Notes due 2031.
  • JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), in connection with multiple liability management transactions and issuances, including (among others): its invitation to holders of its outstanding U.S.$1.1 billion 6.950% Notes due 2042 to tender any or all of such Notes for purchase by KTZ for cash and concurrently to consent to amend to provide for mandatory early redemption; the issuance of its CHF 80 million 3.25% Notes due 2023 ; and the issuance of its of CHF 170 million 3.25% Notes due 2023, guaranteed by Joint Stock Company “KTZ-Freight Transportation”, Joint Stock Company “Kaztemirtrans”, Joint Stock Company “Passenger Transportation”, Joint Stock Company “Suburban Transportation” and Joint Stock Company “Vagonservice”.
  • KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V. (KMG Finance) and JSC NC “KazMunayGas” (KMG) on multiple issuances under its U.S.$10.5 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme.
  • Eastern European Electric Company B.V. in connection with its debut Eurobond issuance of its €500 million 6.50% Guaranteed Secured Notes due 2030.
  • JSC Ukrainian Railways in connection with its successful consent solicitations to restructure its loan participation notes.
  • The Arrangers and Dealers on the establishment of a Trust Certificate Programme and Global Medium Term Note Programme by Nama Electricity Distribution Company SAOC and the issuance of U.S.$750 million Trust Certificates due 2032.
  • Sindicatum Renewable Energy Company Pte Ltd in connection with the issuance of its ₱1,060,200,000 7.4% Guaranteed Green Bonds due 2028 payable in U.S. Dollars. GuarantCo Limited acted as Guarantor and ING Bank as Sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner.

Sovereign Issuances

  • The Arab Republic of Egypt in connection with issuances under its Global Medium Term Note Programme, including, in 2025, the issuance of its U.S.1.25 billion 8.625% Notes due 2030 and U.S.$750 million 9.450% Notes due 2033.
  • The Kingdom on Bahrain in connection with issuances under its Global Medium Term Note Programme and Trust Certificate Programme, including, in 2025, the issuance of its U.S.$1.75 billion Trust Certificates due 2033 and U.S$750 million 7.50% Notes due 2037.
  • The Republic of Albania (acting through its Ministry of Finance) in connection with standalone Eurobond issuances, including, in 2025, the issuance of its €650 million 4.75% Notes due 9 June 2028.
  • The Sultanate of Oman in connection with its invitation to holders of: (i) three series of its Notes to tender such Notes for purchase by the Government; and (ii) the outstanding U.S.$2 billion 4.397% Trust Certificates due 2024 issued by Oman Sovereign Sukuk S.A.O.C. to tender any and all such Certificates for purchase by the Government for cash.


Awards and Community

Listed in The Legal 500 UK for Emerging Markets, 2026