- advising a client on the sale of companies holding rights to a large-scale development project in central Moscow valued over RUB 10bn including preparing transaction documentation, providing negotiation support and closing the deal
- advising YIT on the sale of its Russian assets (portfolio exceeding 0.6 million sq.m) to the Etalon Group
- advising the Cherkizovo Group on a number of major transactions for the acquisition of leading agricultural companies in different regions of Russia (NAPCO, Altai Broiler, Pit-Product, Zdorovaya ferma, Samson, White Bird, Cargill, LISKO-Broiler and others)
- advising a technological leader of the Russian oil and gas market in a number of M&A transactions on the acquisition of gas station networks in various regions of the Russian Federation (over 50 locations)
- providing comprehensive legal support for the sale of two Purmo Group subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of radiators to an investment company from the Russian Federation
- assisting Finland’s largest construction holding in the acquisition of the “San-Galli Park”
- advising Johnson Matthey throughout all stages of the transaction on the sale of its Russian assets
- providing legal support to London and Regional Properties Limited during the sale of a number of land plots located in the most economically attractive areas of St. Petersburg and Krasnodar for the construction of large logistics hubs and industrial buildings
- providing legal support in the sale of a dealership center in St. Petersburg
- providing legal support throughout the acquisition by one of the top 3 Uzbekistani investors in the mining sector of a Russian company that owns more than 450 real estate objects (tailings, dumps, processing plants, quarries, warehouses and other facilities) located on the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan
- providing comprehensive legal support in connection with the sale of one of Moscow’s largest regulated development projects valued over USD 100m
- providing comprehensive legal support in the transaction over the sale of “KuznetskInvestStroy” by the Coeclerici Group, a global leader in commodity trading for ferrous metallurgy and chemical industries, with the target asset being one of Russia's largest open-pit coal mining enterprises operating the “Korchakolsky” and “Korchakolsky Gluboky” deposits located in the Novokuznetsk district of Kemerovo region – Kuzbass, with the company owning over 500 land plots in the region
- assisting the Etalon Group in acquiring legal entities implementing major development projects in St. Petersburg using project financing
- advising a leading Russian metallurgical company on the acquisition of real estate assets in Moscow Region
- supporting Russia’s largest vertically integrated infrastructure holding in acquiring eight agricultural enterprises and a closed-end mutual fund (over 240,000 hectares of farmland)
- assisting Russia’s largest freight company in connection with its equity investment in a logistics company to support the development of a container terminal project in the Moscow region
- advising Microsoft on entering into, extending and terminating lease agreements for office premises in various regions of Russia
- assisting LR Properties with a long-term (ten-year) lease agreement, including additional agreements in connection with COVID-19
- advising H&M on leasing issues in regard to agreements concluded across Russia
- consulting Air France on the modification of a lease agreement and the possibility of applying new legislation adopted during the pandemic to provide deferrals to lessees
- assisting Tosaf Compounds with executing a lease agreement for a production site in Russia
- assisting Reebok with leasehold rights termination procedures across all Russian regions in connection with their exit from the Russian market
- advising Shell on a number of issues related to residential and non-residential lease agreements
- 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 integrated land development operator on the specifics of the legal status of the integrated land development operator of the territory in Moscow and the procedure for the implementation of such projects
- preparing a legal memorandum on permissible land seizure methods for federally owned plots, which have been transferred to various state bodies on the right of perpetual use, within an integrated land development area to facilitate a large-scale development project in Moscow
- structuring project financing deals for residential and social infrastructure development under an integrated land development framework (including under former mechanisms)
- assisting with an integrated land development project’s implementation in Moscow in terms of structuring the investor's relations with partners as the project is carried out
- assisting with large-scale investment projects in various regions of Russia for the largest French retailer of goods for construction and repairs
- developing an organizational and legal model for the implementation of the largest project in Moscow for the construction of a public and business district to accommodate residential development, a multi-functional complex and other facilities
The abovementioned includes the experience of our lawyers both prior to and after joining BIRCH LEGAL