In 2002, Merlin became one of the first UK-based financial communications firms to start advising companies from the former Soviet Union on their interaction with the international capital markets. Since then, we have become the market leader covering a broad range of sectors, including metals and mining, oil & gas, electric power, chemicals, transport & infrastructure, media, financial services and retail.

Merlin has put together the strongest team of Russian speaking consultants in the UK, supported by sector specialists. We have advised on complex multi-jurisdictional listings through to the structuring and training of in-house communications teams. We facilitate dialogue with leading international media and analysts, but have also dealt with domestic media in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

Recent experience in the region includes the MICEX Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange IPO’s of Acron, OGK-2, Evraz Group, Peter Hambro Mining, Timan Oil & Gas, Shalkiya Zinc and Aricom, among others. We also advised on the listing of CTC Media on NASDAQ and of Seventh Continent on the RTS. We have provided financial and corporate communications support to Kazakhmys, RusHydro, Group DF, OGK-1, Centragas, Irkut and Eastline, including on matters of internal as well as external communications.