The practice offers extensive support for investment projects, including direct investments, venture capital, private equity, and possesses significant expertise in implementing infrastructure and PPP projects.
Investment Support
The practice offers extensive support for investment projects, including direct investments, venture capital, private equity, and possesses significant expertise in implementing infrastructure and PPP projects. Our clientele includes major Russian and international investment entities and funds, as well as ultra-high-net-worth individual investors.
The practice's lawyers ensure comprehensive legal support at all stages of an investment project, from the initial selection of jurisdiction and establishment form to the preparation of binding transaction documentation and the facilitation of the deal closing process.
Services
Establishing investment funds across various jurisdictions (LLPs, investment partnerships, corporate funds, mutual funds, etc.), and preparing all associated documentation, including fund formation documents, investment declarations, private placement memoranda, limited partnership agreements, and management agreements.
Structuring the relationships between fund management companies, general partners, and investors across diverse investment structures.
Securing all necessary regulatory approvals required for carrying out investment activities, including those from the Central Bank of Russia and specialized depositories.
Supporting venture capital deals across all stages and rounds of investment, preparing documentation for structuring investor-project team relations, including at entry and exit points of the transaction (capitalization tables, convertible loans, investment agreements, SAFE agreements, option plans for management, etc.).
Facilitating complex investment projects with the participation of substantial investment consortia and alliances.
Establishment and support of joint ventures in various sectors, joint-operating projects, facilitation of LBO transactions, and support of PIPE (private investment in public equity) initiatives.
/ Project Experience
Assisted in the transaction involving a major investment fund's entry into an agro-industrial holding, with investments totaling up to 6 billion rubles.
Facilitated the exit of a Russian investor from the capital of a Cypriot holding that forms part of an international delivery services group.
Established a private investment fund and obtained a license for asset management from the Securities Commission of Hong Kong. The deal was valued at approximately 80 million USD.
Structured investments in tourism infrastructure by a Swiss national under sanctions.
Provided support for the construction of a gas processing plant in Ust-Luga, Russia. The total value of the transaction was approximately 20 billion USD.
Advised an international investment fund on purchasing shares of an engineering company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Created an investment fund for a private client. The transaction was valued at approximately 200 million USD.
Assisted in the development of a gas field project. The transaction was valued at approximately 12 billion USD.
Participated in a collaborative project to develop multiple gas fields. The total investment was approximately 200 billion RUB.
Provided legal support for the construction and operation of a methanol plant in the Leningrad Region of Russia. The transaction was valued at approximately 120 billion RUB.
Supported the financing for the construction of the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Sochi. The deal was valued at approximately 2 billion USD.