SIBUR Holding:

• in connection with the disposal of a 40% interest in Amur Gas Chemical Complex to China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), China's leading energy and chemical company, and the formation of the associated JV (9.1 billion USD project);

• in connection with the sale of 100% of the shares of TGK-16 JSC to TAIF JSC;

• in connection with the multi-billion USD acquisition and merger with TAIF Group, creating a petrochemical giant valued at 27 billion USD and making SIBUR one of the world’s top five polymer producers. The deal was awarded "Deal of the Year" by Forbes Russia at the end of 2021;

• on the acquisition of a 100% interest in Tobolsk heat and power station from the Nordic power giant Fortum;

• on transferring the joint IT function of SIBUR and its partner to an international provider;

• in connection with the sale of certain tyre producing assets to the joint venture between Pirelli S.p.A. and Rostec State Corporation;

• in connection with a proposed reverse acquisition of Amtel-Vredestein N.V;

• in connection with the reconstruction of the purified terephthalic acid plant;

• in connection with the construction of the USD 9 billion ZapSib-2 petrochemical complex;

• in connection with the 9.2 billion USD project financing of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (co-lead partner);

• in connection with the tender offer to repurchase 1 billion USD of guaranteed bonds with an interest rate of 3.914% and maturity in 2018 (co-lead partner). The aggregate value of bonds accepted for redemption under the offer amounted to 172 million USD. In connection with the tender offer SIBUR also issued 500 million USD in new guaranteed bonds with a rate of 4.125% and maturity in 2023;

• in connection with an offer to repurchase 500 million USD of guaranteed bonds with an interest rate of 4.125% and maturity in 2023 (co-lead partner). The aggregate value of the bonds accepted for redemption under the offer amounted to 192 million USD.

ROSTELECOM:

• in connection with the establishment of a joint venture in relation to the operator of the unified biometric system of the Russian Federation;

• on the disposal of a 44.8% stake in SafeData LLC (SafeData), the leading data centre and cloud services provider in Russia, to VTB Bank for 464.3 million USD (35 billion RUB);

• on the acquisition of DataLine, a leading Russian data centre services provider, for approximately 280 million USD;

• on the acquisition of 75% of the developer of the Sailfish mobile operating system;

• on the acquisition of a controlling stake in SafeData, a Russian provider of commercial data centre services, to develop a national content storage and distribution network;

• on the acquisition of the internet service provider Freshtel.

INARCTICA in connection with:

• the sale of three smolt plants in Norway;

• the sale of 100% of the shares in Russian Fish Company, distributor of chilled and frozen fish and seafood in Russia.

NIPIGAS:

• acting as the EPC contractor, in connection with 20+ billion USD construction of a gas processing plant Baltic LNG and technological utilities, infrastructure and offsites in the area of Ust-Luga in Russia for LLC RusChemAlliance as a client;

• in connection with 20 billion USD construction of the Amur Gas Processing Plant (including advice regarding the EPC contract).

VTB Capital:

• acting as financial adviser to the seller - RZD-Infrastructure Projects (subsidiary of Russian Railways) in connection with its sale of a stake in Sukhodol, a major seaport in the Russian Far East, and the refinancing of the Russian Railways loan to Sukhodol;

• acting as financial adviser to the seller, Transtelecom, a leading Russian telecom operator owned by Russian Railways, in connection with the sale of shares in Zapsibtranstelecom and TTK-Svyaz via auction process;

• acting as financial adviser and auction manager to UTLC (a subsidiary of Russian Railways) in the 968 million USD sale of a 50% + 2 shares stake in the charter capital of PJSC Transcontainer via an auction process;

• acting as financial adviser to Russian Railways (seller) in the 153.56 million USD auction sale of 100% minus one share in the charter capital of JSC VRK-2, the Russia based provider of rail car and wagon repair services;

• acting as financial adviser and auction manager to a major diversified group in connection with its exit from a TMT business.

UNIPRO: 

• in a case brough by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia; 

• on legal issues arising in relation to the operation of a power plant, including performance of  power supply agreements and regulatory matters.

MAGNITOGORSK IRON & STEEL WORKS:

• in connection with a potential multibillion joint venture;

• as guarantor in connection with the placement on Euronext Dublin by MMK International Capital DAC of 500 million USD Eurobonds with a rate of 4.375% and maturity in 2024 (co-lead partner);

• in a dispute with a supplier (co-lead partner);

• on a number of other projects, including projects in Turkey and internationally, labour and employment matters and sanctions analysis.

X5 Retail Group in connection with:

• on the acquisition of the supermarket business operating under the O'KEY brand, one of the largest retail chains in Russia;

• on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in SPAR Retail from A&NN Group;

• on the acquisition of 100 stores owned by the Sosedushka retail chain in Orenburg and the Orenburg region.

Resource Capital Fund VII L.P., a US-based private equity fund, in its acquisition of a 35% indirect equity stake in RG Gold, a gold mining company based in Kazakhstan;

a shareholder in a joint venture established for the implementation of a 20+ billion USD project in connection with the structuring of shareholder relationships;

the shareholders in connection with the sale of Cordiant, Russia's leading tyre manufacturing group;

a leading company in its sector in relation to a number of potential transactions for the acquisition of competitors in connection with withdrawal of their controlling foreign shareholders from the Russian market, including preparation of a binding offer under English law;

Elga Coal in connection with the financing of a 1.66 billion USD syndicated loan;

Moscow Exchange in connection with the acquisition of a stake in the electronic trading platform BierbaumPro AG;

AIM High Technologies on various equity matters;

O1 Group, an international private equity firm, in connection with the sale of O1 Properties and NPF Future;

Kazzinc Limited, the largest producer of zinc in Kazakhstan, on the acquisition of the Zhairem Mining Plant from ENRC;

Elbrus Capital Fund on a number of projects, including divestiture of a business;

Russia's leading tyre manufacturer, Cordiant Holding (formerly SIBUR-Russian Tyres), on a number of projects, including the sale of a controlling stake in VOLTYRE-PROM, a manufacturer of tyres for trucks and agricultural machinery, to a consortium including the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Titan International, a world leader in agricultural tyres and One Equity Partners, an investment arm of J.P. Morgan;

Norilsk Nickel in connection with the acquisition of new headquarters in Moscow;

the shareholders on the disposal of Smile Group, an operator of telecommunications services in Moscow and the Moscow Region, to Virgin Connect, a telecommunications operator that is part of the international Virgin Group; 

a major Russian investment fund in connection with investments in various sectors of the economy;

shareholders in connection with the sale of a minority stake in PJSC Promsvyazbank;

NLMK Group in connection with the sale of its long product assets in the Urals and Kaluga Region.