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Alexander Chereshnev
associate
Bars and courts
Qualified to practise law in the Russian Federation
Education
  • Bachelor’s degree, Moscow State University, 2021

  • Master’s degree, The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, 2023

  • LL.M., The University of Manchester, 2023

Languages

Russian, English

Citizenship

Russian Federation

Practice
Corporate | M&A

Alexander advises on various M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and corporate governance, conducts due diligence within M&A transactions and has experience in finance transactions (including project finance, syndicated lending) advising domestic financial institutions and corporate borrowers on various aspects of financing.

Many of the transactions that Alexander works on have a cross-border, or multi-jurisdictional, aspect.

Prior to joining Voskhod Law Firm Alexander worked at leading Russian law firms Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin and Partners and Better Chance.

In 2024, Alexander completed the Venture Finance Course at the VC University, a joint initiative of Startup@BerkeleyLaw (Berkely Law School) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

Selected experience (advising):
  • a purchaser on a number of issues in connection with the acquisition of shares in the companies of the EUROCEMENT Group and the rights of claim to the group, as well as in connection with various matters of financing of transaction worth over 2 billion USD;

  • Etalon Group in connection with the acquisition of a 35% shareholding in QB Technology, a UK-based innovative construction company and acquiring a set of IP rights in order to establish a similar hi-tech construction project in Russia;

  • HeadHunter on a deal to acquire a shareholding in YouDo platform;

  • a major job search company in connection with a buyback of its shares;

  • Yandex on a complex deal for the acquisition of Delivery Club service from VK and the sale of Zen and News services to VK;

  • a major Italian energy company on the sale of its share in a joint venture in Russia;

  • a confidential client on the sale of two residential buildings and related assets in the historical center of Moscow;

  • a major Russian bank on the sale of hotel complex in Cape Verde;

  • DiDi, innovative taxi-hailing service, on expanding on the Russian market;

  • a major private equity fund on the fund’s assets restructuring and the acquisition of shares in 12 portfolio companies whose core business is concentrated in Russia;

  • one of the world's largest logistics service providers on the sale of a Russian business;

  • one of the world's largest mining service providers on the sale of a Russian business;

  • one of the largest medical groups of companies in laboratory diagnostics and medical services on the sale of group companies;

  • a major international fast-food chain on the provision of financing to a Russian subsidiary and debt restructuring;

  • a major Russian bank in connection with a syndicated loan agreement for up to 850 million USD;

  • a major Russian bank in connection with the provision of financing of up to 60 billion RUB;

  • confidential client in connection with a loan agreement of up to 1 trillion RUB;

  • confidential client on financing of the construction of a mining and processing plant and all necessary infrastructure in relation to one of the world's largest undeveloped copper deposits;

  • a number of clients on the buy-out of aircraft from foreign lessors;

  • a number of clients in connection with the imposition of sanctions in the European Union, UK, Switzerland, USA and other jurisdictions.

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