We are delighted to announce that Varun Gupta has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a U.S. partner and head of the Russian capital markets practice. He joins the firm from Allen
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Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises ONGC Videsh on a Major New Kazakh Oil Exploration & Production Agreement Project
Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised ONGC Videsh Ltd. (“OVL”), the international projects arm of India’s national oil & gas company, on a strategic new partnership to develop a block in the Kazakhstan sector of the
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Moscow Team Advises on Landmark US$1 Billion Syndicated Restructuring
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Moscow office has advised key banking client Sberbank of Russia, as lead arranger of a syndicate of 16 banks, on the 32.3 billion Rouble (approximately US$1.1 billion) refinancing and restructuring of the
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises VKO Group on its Disposal of Remaining 25% of Shares to TUI
Hogan Lovells advised the shareholders of VKO Group (“VKO”), the multi destination tour operator and travel agent, on the disposal of its remaining 25% of shares to TUI Russia & CIS, a joint venture between
Read moreLatham & Watkins Moscow Office Adds Experienced Transactional Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Mikhail Turetsky has joined the firm’s Moscow office as a partner. Turetsky’s practice focuses on capital markets, finance and restructuring advising companies and Russian and international
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Novatek on Sale of Shares
Baker & McKenzie has advised the shareholders of JSC Novatek, Russia’s largest independent gas producer, on the sale of a 12% stake to Total SA as part of a strategic partnership
Read moreDechert Advises Kinross Gold Corporation on US$350m Acquisition of 25% Stake in Gold and Silver Mining Company in Russia
International law firm Dechert LLP’s Moscow team is representing Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”) (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) on its US$350 million acquisition of a 25% stake in Chukotka Mining and Geological Company (CMGC), the 100%
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises the OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY “RUSNANO” on its US Project on Investment in BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc. (USA)
Hogan Lovells advised the OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY “RUSNANO” (“RUSNANO”), a major Russian investment and development company controlled by the Russian Government, on its investment in BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc. (USA) (“BiOptix”), a start-up analytical instrument
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Brown-Forman Corporation
Baker & McKenzie – CIS, Limited announced that it advised Brown-Forman Corporation on a complex project for the distribution of Brown-Forman’s portfolio of beverage brands in the Russian market through Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Eurasia
Read moreAkin Gump Advises MMC Norilsk Nickel on Share Exchange
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is the legal advisor to MMC Norilsk Nickel – one of the largest global mining companies and the world’s largest producer of nickel – in the swap of
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises Rostelecom on its Acquisition of a Stake in National Telecommunications
Transaction is the largest in Russia so far this year and a top ten deal in the Russian telecoms market over the past 12 months Deal follows on from advising X5 Retail Group N.V., the
Read moreDechert Advises PepsiCo on Completed Acquisition of Majority Stake in Russian Dairy/Juice Leader
Dechert LLP represented PepsiCo in its approximately $3.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Russia’s leading branded food and beverage company. PepsiCo announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of approximately
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