Nikita Butenko

About

Nikita focuses his practice on M&A transactions and real estate investment projects.

Nikita advises Russian and international clients on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint venture formation, corporate restructurings, and related investment deals. He advises on corporate, commercial, and contract law matters. His experience includes the acquisition and sale of large-scale industrial and infrastructure assets, advising global companies on their entry into the Russian market, and providing comprehensive support to foreign investors on complex, multi-stage transactions.

A significant part of Nikita's practice relates to commercial real estate and construction. He advises on the acquisition, sale, and development of commercial real estate and land plots; the implementation of development schemes, construction, renovation, and leasing of commercial premises; and the structuring and financing of such transactions. His experience includes advising on large-scale urban redevelopment projects, transactions involving commercial real estate and land assets, as well as fee development and build-to-suit projects.

Clients particularly value Nikita's expertise in M&A and investment transactions where real estate and infrastructure are key assets. Such deals call for not only a solid understanding of the real estate market and construction regulation, but also comprehensive corporate, financial, and transactional expertise. This enables Nikita to support clients at every stage – from structuring and negotiating with investors and financial institutions to finalizing documentation and closing.

Experience

• advising a technological leader of the Russian oil and gas market (top 3 largest oil producers in the Russian Federation) in a number of M&A transactions on the acquisition of gas station networks in various regions of the Russian Federation, including due diligence, preparation of transaction documents, negotiation support, and deal closing
• advising Johnson Matthey on the sale of its Russian assets at all stages of the transaction. The project won a special nomination "M&A: Transactions with Foreign Shareholders" in the Pravo‑300 legal ranking
• advising RBC throughout concluding a transaction on its entry into Hyper's capital to develop a project related to the creation of innovative video advertising products
• advising YIT on the sale of its Russian assets to Etalon Group at all stages of the transaction, including structuring the deal, conducting due diligence, organizing a tender, preparing the transaction documentation and closing. The project was recognized as "Deal of the Year" by the Delovoy Peterburg legal ranking
• providing legal support for a financial investor in a joint venture project with a specialized developer for the construction of a luxury residential complex, including conducting legal due diligence, preparing and negotiating the sale-purchase agreement, shareholders' agreement and options
• advising a developer implementing a project for the integrated development of non-residential buildings in Moscow within the framework of a joint venture together with an operator of KRT on the specifics of the legal status of the operator of the integrated development of the territory in Moscow and the procedure for the implementation of such projects

Education

Languages

• English
• Russian

Career