Corporate law / M&A

Provided support in a EUR 25 million transaction with involvement of a “hostile” non-resident The corporate practice has provided legal support to a developer of automobile safety systems in the framework of preparing a sale of a 100% membership interest in the issued capital from “hostile” non-residents to a “friendly” non-resident.

Provided legal support to a client as it entered into a RUB 1 billion transaction The corporate practice provided support to a client, a real estate development company, as it was entering into a transaction worth RUB 1 billion.

Provided support in a large IT transaction in the interests of a Chinese tech company Our team represented a Chinese tech company in a transaction for the purchase of the remaining 49% of the shares in a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest IT corporations.

Legal support with respect to the localisation of a leading global producer of food products in Russia The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group's corporate practice advised on and provided assistance with respect to the localisation of a leading global producer of food products in Russia.

Advising a large car manufacturer on a global reorganisation Advised a major car manufacturer in Russia and Eastern Europe on a global reorganisation including its foreign distributors.

Providing support to a major Mexican producer of national food products in a project for its localisation in Russia. Lawyers of Pepeliaev Group's M&A and Direct Investment Group provided support to a major Mexican producer of national food products in a project for its localisation in Russia.

Overturning a court decision concerning the recovery of over RUB 14 million under a lawsuit initiated by a consumer. Lawyers of the St Petersburg Corporate Practice succeeded in having the decision of the first instance court set aside by which the client had to pay over RUB 14 million under a lawsuit initiated by a consumer.

IMMOFINANZ sells logistics portfolio to Blackstone IMMOFINANZ has signed a contract with Blackstone for the sale of its entire logistics portfolio. The transaction covers all 36 logistics standing investments with approx. one million sqm of rentable space, which are located for the most part in Germany (24 properties) as well as in Hungary (5), Romania (3), Poland (2), Slovakia (1) and Russia (1). Blackstone will also purchase three development projects with approx. 65,000 sqm currently under construction in Hamburg (DE), Bucharest and Ploiesti (RO), which will be completed by IMMOFINANZ, as well as land reserves. Blackstone will integrate all the assets into Logicor, its European logistics platform. Pepeliaev Group provided legal support within the Russian aspects of this transaction.

Restructuring contractual relations between a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery and one of its dealers Our Corporate Practice’s lawyers developed a solution to comprehensively restructure contractual relations between the client and one of its dealers and provided recommendations on ensuring that parties’ relations were secured for the future.

Participating in the development of the Shtokman gas condensate field Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers provided full Russian law support during the development of the Shtokman gas condensate field for Shtokman Development AG. Our tasks in the project involved reviewing and drafting EPC contracts, advising on legislative amendments, as well as on land law issues and the regulation of construction. This included advice on developing infrastructure, obtaining rights to develop land plots, constructing offshore facilities, and structuring the project. Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers also advised the client on issues relating to environmental regulation.

Building the optimal structure for a group of companies in the printing business Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers structured a group of companies that included several Russian legal entities as well as Cyprus companies owning shares in the Russian entities and, themselves belonging to foreign beneficial owners.

Performing due diligence on three companies on behalf of the investment department of a large Russian bank Performing full due diligence on three companies and limited due diligence on numerous franchisees taking into account the possible restructuring and subsequent acquisition of the group.

Legal support to a major car manufacturer during its global reorganisation Our corporate lawyers advised a major car manufacturer on a global reorganisation involving its foreign distributors. The EUR 40 million project involved entities incorporated in Russia, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Our lawyers’ main role was managing the assets owned by more than 30 of the client’s subsidiaries in the above countries and subsequently advising the client on potential beneficial ways of restructuring the group considering the global changes made to its cost allocation policy.

Legal advice on the set-up of a joint venture Advised a consortium of investors in connection with the launch of a Russian-Korean-Chinese project. This was a joint venture for the construction of a cargo terminal in the Russia’s Far East. Investments in the project exceeded USD 100 million. 

Advisory projects for a major Russian fuel and energy company Handled a number of advisory projects for a major Russian fuel and energy company; these projects involved us analysing the possible methods for restructuring the companies from a corporate law viewpoint, and included us preparing a restructuring plan. 

Restructuring Advised a French engineering company (energy equipment and railway transport) with regard to the possible restructuring of its group in Russia. 

Legal expert review Handled the purchase of a share in a major distribution network in Russia. Conducted legal due diligence, including: corporate issues, relations with customers / suppliers, regulatory and IP issues, loans and credit, etc. 

Creating joint ventures Organised a joint venture for construction of a multi-purpose business centre in Moscow Region with a total area of 40 000 square meters. Structured and provided full legal support for large-scale transactions that involved shares of a project company being sold and a joint venture being established. 

Assets structuring Advised a Russian agricultural holding on the structuring of the Client's assets, which were being repurchased by the Russian Government for

Structuring joint ventures Advised on an innovation project regarding how to structure a joint venture between Russian and foreign investment funds.