Nikita specialises in the legal regulation of relations arising in the course of commercial activities by Russian and foreign persons, including issues of interaction with counterparties, antimonopoly regulation, licensing, unlocking assets and contractual relationships.
Nikita has advised clients on transactions involving the acquisition of shares (stakes) in major Russian companies specialising in mining, hotel services, production of chemicals and chemical products and other activities.
In addition, Nikita has been involved in support of domestic transactions, including M&A, as well as in complex analysis (duediligence) of business activities of legal entities.
Selected Experience
Nikita advised:
a Russian company specialising in trading in large-tonnage chemical raw materials on antitrust compliance;
the client on the acquisition of a Russian company specialising in transport handling of cargoes;
Russian clients in connection with acquisitions of stakes/shares requiring prior approval of the antimonopoly authority;
an individual engaged in investment activities on unblocking assets blocked due to anti-Russian sanctions;
a Russian private credit institution on reorganisation and further licensing of its activities for the purpose of banking operations with individuals and legal entities;
a Russian investor on the acquisition of an innovative digital delivery aggregator with a leading position in the Russian market and conducting due diligence of the asset;
an investor on the acquisition of a major Russian industrial and distribution company and performing due diligence on the asset;
the acquisition of a Russian company specialising in wholesale trading of chemical products and conducting due diligence of the asset;
the acquisition of a special metallurgy industrial complex specialising in the sale of aluminium and magnesium alloy products and conducting due diligence of the asset;
a holding company on entering into a call option agreement to acquire a stake in one of the largest cement producers in Russia.