Please see: Rustem Karimullin, Reforming Company Law and M&A Arbitration in Russia, in kluwerarbitrationblog.com, 30.10.2015 (in English).

 

 

List of the M&A transactions in which Rustem has recently been involved as a legal advisor includes:

 

• Comprehensive legal advise of an Austrian lamp manufacturer on competition and corporate issues on and practical implementation of a Moscow-based OOO share transfer from a Dutch BV to an Austrian GmbH.

 

• Assisting an Austrian venture capital fund in the sale of the airport, including preparation of the agreement for sale of the shares in a Cypriot company and escrow agreement, both documents under English law.

 

• Assisting a US aviation company in acquisition of the Moscow-based aviation company, due diligence of the target AO.

 

• Assisting a German smart cards' manufacturer in implementation of a put option with regard to a JV in Moscow.

 

• Due diligence and sale by the world leading US beverage manufacturer of the bottling business in Russia (a transaction valued at US $200,000,000).

 

• Assisting a German company in alienation of shares in the three OOOs in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk to their former general directors (management buy-out), preparation of the share purchase and distribution agreements.

 

• Assisting the leading Russian fashion house in restructuring of its international group of companies, including sale of stocks and OOO’s shares, substitution of the general directors, increase of the charter capital by means of transfer of the building.

 

• Legal due diligence of a St. Petersburg-located bank for another bank.

 

• Legal due diligence of a Moscow bank for an Austrian bank.

 

• Legal due diligence of two metallurgical plants.

 

• Compliance due diligence of a gas industry components' manufacturer in Krasnodar for a major German machinery holding company.

 

• Assisting a German company on a purchase of shares of a Moscow-based OOO from two individuals, legal and compliance due diligence.