Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised long-standing client ExxonMobil as it finalized agreements with Rosneft to establish a joint Arctic Research Center (ARC) in Russia as well as a technology-sharing agreement supporting the
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Squire Sanders Invests in Its Leading Private Equity Team in Russia
Squire Sanders has boosted its market leading private equity practice in Russia with the appointment of partner Anton Rogoza, who joins the firm’s Corporate and Corporate Finance group in Moscow from Goltsblat BLP
Read moreChadbourne Represents Investors in Burger King’s Expansion Plans in Germany
Chadbourne & Parke acted as the key legal advisor to investment firm Yi-Ko Holding GmbH in its acquisition from Burger King Worldwide Inc. of its wholly-owned subsidiary Burger King GmbH and its 91 company-owned Burger
Read moreClifford Chance Advises Renova on Strategic Equity Basket Transaction
International law firm Clifford Chance recently advised Russian private business group Renova Group in relation to a strategic equity financing transaction in the amount of CHF 1 billion
Read moreMorgan Lewis Advises CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW on First Ever Subordinated Eurobond Offering Under Russia’s New Basel III Regulation
CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW, a privately-owned universal commercial bank operating in Moscow and the Moscow region, today closed a $500 million offering of 5.5-year subordinated Eurobonds with an interest rate of 8.70% p.a. The bonds
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises on 75% of Russian Mortgage Securitizations
Baker & McKenzie has completed six Russian mortgage securitizations over the last five months, raising over RUB40 billion in investor funding and representing 75% of all mortgage securitizations done in Russia since 2012
Read moreDLA Piper Advises on Sale of Global Business East Balt Group
DLA Piper has advised East Balt Group, a leading global bakery business spanning four continents with 20 bakeries in 12 countries, on its acquisition by One Equity Partners (OEP), the private investment arm of JP
Read moreChadbourne Represented International Lenders on Final Sale of Their Remaining Debt and Equity in Kreditprombank
Lawyers from the Kyiv, London and Moscow offices of Chadbourne & Parke have, once again, advised a group of international lenders to Public Joint Stock Company “Kreditprombank” (one of the top 20 largest banks in
Read moreClifford Chance Moscow Advises on the Top Three Transactions in the Russian Real Estate Market
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised on the top three transactions in the Russian real estate market to date. These include the acquisition of the Metropolis and the Galeria shopping centres by one of
Read moreLatham & Watkins – Cross-Border Moscow and London Corporate Team Advises on Aviva’s Russian Disposal
Aviva plc (“Aviva”) has announced the sale of Aviva Russia to Blagosostoyanie, a non-state pension fund in Russia, for a consideration of €35 million. This transaction is consistent with Aviva’s strategy to narrow the Group’s
Read moreFreshfields Advises on Acquisition of Shares in Polyus Gold International Limited
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Receza Limited, a company controlled by Mr Gavril Yushvaev, on the acquisition of a 19.28% interest in Polyus Gold International Limited (‘Polyus Gold’) from Onexim Group
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises on US$3.62 Billion Disposal of Onexim’s 37.78% Stake in Polyus Gold
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Onexim Holdings Limited (“Onexim”) on the disposal of its 37.78% stake in the London listed gold mining company Polyus Gold International Limited (“Polyus Gold”) to two purchasers for an aggregate value
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