Steppe Cement Limited; JSC Karcement and JSC Central Asia Cement: secured financing worth US$65m from the EBRD, with and JSC ABN Amro Bank Kazakhstan as the initial “B” lender, which was then replaced by JSC Kazkommertsbank, and eventually replaced by JSC SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan, including the design, construction, commissioning and completion of the reconstruction of 2 dry-kiln processing lines in order to increase production by 2.3m tons per annum, as to a potential bond issue and/or medium term note programme, and also as to various corporate and regulatory compliance issues. Advised as to possible acquisition, restructuring and financing of roadstone, gravel and sand operations owned by TasCom and Kentas LLP, and also as to a proposed new cement plant project in Aktobe