Nur specialises in M&A and venture transactions, joint ventures, business and asset restructurings, as well as corporate governance and general corporate matters.
He advises clients throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, from initial planning and structuring through legal due diligence, preparation of transaction documents and completion of transactions. Nur also has extensive experience advising on succession planning structures, the establishment of private foundations and the development of management incentive schemes, including option programmes.
Selected Experience
M&A Transactions
Nur advised:
a private investor on the acquisition of a blocking stake in an insurance company;
a leading bakery holding on the buyout of equity interests from a microfinance institution;
a purchaser in the acquisition of a manufacturer of equipment for the nuclear industry;
Russia's largest rail operator specializing in timber freight transportation on the acquisition of an equity interest in a private freight railcar operator;
a shareholder of a pizza restaurant chain in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area in the buyout of a partner's equity interest.
Joint Ventures and Venture Capital Transactions
Nur advised:
a beauty influencer with a multi-million audience on establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of skincare products;
a private client on establishing a network of dental clinics in Moscow;
an institutional investor on an investment into a manufacturer of peanut butter and snack products;
a SaaS startup developing software for household services management in an equity financing round;
the lead investor in a four-stage equity financing of a major real estate development project through a Russian investment platform;
the founder of an IT company on structuring a long-term management incentive and equity option plan.
Business Restructuring and Succession Planning
Nur advised:
the owner of a cargo airline on restructuring a group of companies, including strategically important entities, for succession planning purposes;
a vertically integrated agricultural holding on a corporate restructuring in the context of Russian countersanctions regulation and a greenmail campaign initiated by a hostile minority shareholder;
a senior executive of one of Russia's largest IT companies on the establishment of a personal foundation (private foundation) for succession planning purposes;
a regional hair salon chain in the Kaliningrad Region on a corporate restructuring;
a senior executive of one of the world's largest primary aluminium producers on the preparation of a prenuptial agreement establishing a separate property regime and protecting pre-marital corporate assets.
Legal Due Diligence
Nur participated in legal due diligence reviews of:
one of the largest banks in the Ural region in connection with a planned acquisition;
a major regional bank in the Russian Far East in connection with a contemplated sale;
one of the largest electricity supply companies in the Middle Volga region as part of a potential acquisition of its corporate group;