- advising the Cherkizovo Group on the acquisition of Zdorovaya Ferma Group, the largest poultry producer in the Urals, for RUB 5bn, including debt obligations of RUB 1bn
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its acquisition of Pit-Product, which owns two modern meat processing production facilities in the Leningrad region, from Atria Group
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its USD 32,5m acquisition of Compas Foods, a chicken processing facility in the Tula region and a subsidiary of Cargill Inc.
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with a debt acquisition worth RUB 6,5bn from the Belaya Ptitsa Group, which is one of the leading poultry producers in Russia. Our team is also in charge of carrying out all bankruptcy procedures in relation to the Cherkizovo Group’s claims against the Belaya Ptitsa Group
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its acquisition of the St Petersburg-based company Samson Food Products Group, which is a leading brand on the deli meat market
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its RUB 4,5bn acquisition of Altaisky Broiler, which is the largest poultry producer in the Altai region and one of the largest poultry companies in Siberia
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its acquisition of agricultural holding NAPKO whose main assets were large agricultural lands with total area around 147 000 hectares in different regions of Russia
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with its RUB 5bn acquisition of LISKO Broiler, the largest poultry producer in the Voronezh Region
- assisting the Cherkizovo Group with establishing a joint venture with Spanish Grupo Fuertes on the construction of an integrated turkey production complex
- advising a global seafood producer and its Russian subsidiary on commercial relations with a major trout and salmon producer in northwestern Russia
- assisting with a complicated cross-border share deal in connection with the withdrawal of assets from the Russian business for one of the largest producers and exporters of cheese, butter and powdered milk in the Baltics
- drafting a new policy for the Cherkizovo Group that is applicable to its operations with suppliers in order to reflect the new Russian General Anti-Avoidance Rules stipulated in Article 54.1 of the RF Tax Code as well as eveloping new methods that help to assess the company’s suppliers during tenders and minimize the client’s tax risks
- assisting Miratorg Agricultural Holding, one of Russia’s largest agricultural producers, on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in RAV Agro Orel and LB Orel, an agricultural arm of PPF Group allowing the client to materially boost its assets and production base
- assisting AFG National, a leader on the Russian agriculture produce market, with raising up to RUB 9bn from the Russian Direct Investments Fund and a number of funds from the Middle East
The abovementioned includes the experience of our lawyers both prior to and after joining BIRCH LEGAL