he event aimed to raise awareness among owners and executives of Siberian enterprises regarding the opportunities to attract investment through capital market instruments.

Aleksandr Kuznetsov (https://verba.legal/team/aleksandr-kuznecov), Partner at VERBA LEGAL, participated as a speaker, contributing to the sessions “Private Equity and M&A Transactions” and “Preparing and Conducting IPOs”.

During the sessions, experts discussed the following key issues:

— How the structuring of Private Equity and M&A transactions has changed following the exit of Western investors and restrictions on the use of foreign jurisdictions;
— The main stages of deal structuring and the specific features of the current market environment, including sector consolidation processes and the emergence of new players at both regional and federal levels;
— Options for company development after consolidation in a context of limited growth potential;
— Modern approaches to company valuation across various economic sectors, including industry, IT and services;
— In the area of IPO preparation and execution: defining the prospectus, its role for issuers and investors; distinctions between the prospectus, the information memorandum and marketing materials; the purposes of risk disclosure, capital raising and issuer liability;
— Liability for inaccurate or incomplete information in the prospectus, as well as the parties who may bear such liability, including potential joint liability.

More details about the event are available at the following link.