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Oleg Khuazhev
Senior Partner
Oleg focuses on international and Russian M&A deals, cross-border disputes, and investment arbitration, and also advises on sanctions regulation and compliance. He has considerable experience in protecting the interests of leading Russian and foreign companies, including challenging and lifting sanctions restrictions.
He advises key market players in strategically important projects in the sectors of banking, oil and gas, mining, transport, construction, and telecommunications.
He advises key market players in strategically important projects in the sectors of banking, oil and gas, mining, transport, construction, and telecommunications.
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Ratings and Awards
Oleg is recommended by Russian ratings, including: Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Pravo-300 in the following categories: Corporate Law/ Mergers and Acquisitions (high market), Natural Resources, Sanctions Law, Transport Law, Private Capital
Kommersant in the following categories: International Commercial Arbitration, Transport and Logistics, Private Equity
Rossiyskaya Gazeta in the following categories: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, International Projects, Sanctions Law, Private Capital and Investments
Pravo-300 in the following categories: Corporate Law/ Mergers and Acquisitions (high market), Natural Resources, Sanctions Law, Transport Law, Private Capital
Kommersant in the following categories: International Commercial Arbitration, Transport and Logistics, Private Equity
Rossiyskaya Gazeta in the following categories: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, International Projects, Sanctions Law, Private Capital and Investments
Education
Nottingham Law School (2014)
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (2000)
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (2000)
Selected Experience
Corporate Law and M&A
Oleg advised:
Oleg advised:
a Russian company, to acquire a controlling stake in a coal mining company with total coal reserves exceeding 400 million tons;
a group of IT companies that build LTE networks in Europe, Asia, and South America, in a deal worth over $80 million;
investors, in a $35 million transaction involving the sale of a stake in a transport and leasing holding company in the UAE;
a group of companies owning retail and office centers in CIS countries, in a sale transaction worth over $200 million;
an investment fund, in the buyout of shares of an engineering company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange;
a Russian company, to acquire chemical assets worth RUB 50 billion;
establishing a joint venture, a leader in the pipeline and linear Business Mergers and Acquisitions infrastructure construction sector, worth RUB 100 billion;
a client in the international investment arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty with claims for $200 million.
Private Equity
Oleg advised:
Oleg advised:
a European investor, in the acquisition of mining assets in Russia worth over $300 million;
an investor in a bankruptcy process involving a European energy company;
a private investment fund, on obtaining an asset management license from the Hong Kong Securities Commission (transaction amount of $80 million);
an investor, in a corporate dispute between shareholders of a joint venture with a combined cycle gas processing plant in the EU.
Project Financing
Oleg advised:
Oleg advised:
a European energy trading company in securing a $200 million syndicated loan;
a borrower, in raising RUB 20 billion in external debt financing;
a baby food and dietary products manufacturer, in restructuring its debt portfolio (bonds, LPNs, bank loans).
Sanctions law
Oleg advised:
Oleg advised:
a financial and industrial group, to conduct a comprehensive sanctions audit;
members of the Russian bank's board of directors, on US, EU, and UK sanctions legislation;
a European energy trading company, on obtaining an OFAC (USA) license;
a Russian businessman, in the process of challenging US, EU and Ukrainian sanctions.
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