Many of our lawyers have had a lengthy track record with leading Russian legal firms where they acquired an extensive experience in implementing projects related to performing legal due diligence review of a company or a group of companies which is an essential stage in nearly any M&A transaction, as well as to structuring and supporting relevant transactions.
Some recent major projects involving our lawyers may be highlighted:
September 2007 - March 2008 - legal support of transaction whereby a major Russian shipping company acquired a large block of shares in a leading company transporting Russian export energy by making a binding offer to the shareholders of this company
November - December 2007 - due diligence review of a regional telecommunications company in view of contemplated acquisition of this company by a major Russian investment bank
April 2007 - October 2007 - legal due diligence of a group of oil & gas production companies
April 2007 - September 2007 - legal due diligence of a number of regional companies owning real estate, as well as structuring and provision of legal support in the process of acquisition of shares in the charter capital of the said legal entities by one of major Russian food retailers
March 2007 - April 2007 - legal due diligence
of a group of companies engaged
in clothes manufacturing and sales in
view of planned business restructuring
and transformation of the parent company
into an open joint stock company
out of a limited liability company
February 2007 - March 2007 - legal due
diligence of the companies within the
same group as a Russian content provider
in view of potential acquisition
of stakes in the charter capital of the
content provider company by a major
company managing private direct investment
funds in Russia and the CIS
December 2006 - January 2007 - legal due diligence of a group of companies engaged in shipment of petroleum products by sea, in view of acquisition of shares in the holding company of the group which is the object of due diligence by a major Russian shipping company specializing in transportation of energy by sea and support of the shares sale and purchase transaction
September - October 2006 - legal due diligence of companies within the group that is a major car dealer in Russia in view of a planned restructuring of the said group of companies in order to transfer to the strategic investor a participatory share in the business of the group being the object of legal due diligence
September 2006 - October 2006 - legal
due diligence of a major construction
company in order to provide a legal
opinion letter on Russian law for this
company’s initial public offering (IPO)
with placement of global depositary
receipts (GDR) on the London Stock
Exchange (LSE)
June 2006 - legal due diligence of one of
the leading mobile phone operators in
Ukraine in view of planned issue of intermediate-
term Eurobonds of a major Russian
diversified corporation
June 2006 - legal due diligence of a group
of companies owning a large network of
food retailers as commissioned by one of
major Russian investment groups
May 2006 - December 2006 - legal due
diligence of one of major Russian corporations
owning and managing blocks of
shares in companies operating in highgrowth
service sectors of economy in
order to provide a legal opinion letter
on compliance of Eurobonds placement
with the effective RF legislation and internal
documents of the issuer
April - May 2006 - legal due diligence of a
major mobile phone operator in view of
anticipated acquisition of the controlling
block of shares in the said company by
one of the largest federal mobile phone
operators
March - April 2006 - due diligence of a
company which is one of the leading
trade operators in Russia, prior to drawing
up a legal opinion letter on Russian
law ahead of the initial public offering
(IPO) of ordinary stock of the company
which is the object of due diligence
February - March 2006 - due diligence a
Moscow dairy factory in view of acquisition
of a controlling block of shares in this
enterprise by a Russian holding which is
the major manufacturer of dairy products,
soft drinks and baby food in Russia
and the CIS countries
February 2006 - legal due diligence of a
major chemical industry enterprise in
view of anticipated acquisition of a block
of shares in this enterprise by a major
Russian petrochemical company
December 2005 - legal due diligence of a
group of companies owning a large food
retail network in view of anticipated purchase
of shares in the charter capital of
these companies by a Russian holding
specializing in retail, development, as well
as manufacturing and wholesale trade
August 2005 - legal due diligence of a regional
mobile phone operator in view of
anticipated acquisition of the said company
by one of major federal mobile
phone operators.
