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Day one of the Mergers and acquisitions in Russia and CIS Virtual Conference presented by the IBA Corporate M&A Law Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum

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Participants of this session will discuss the M&A market in general, from Russian and foreign perspectives, and from a bankers and investor’s view. Panellists will provide an insider’s look at the financial, economic and business factors affecting the M&A in the CIS region. Topics will include:

• Key drivers of Russian and CIS M&A markets: dynamics, trends and industry-specific aspects.

• Key investment priorities in the long and medium-term, and where to find sources of growth.

• Covid-19 and its influence on Russian and CIS M&A markets.
  

 

This session will be held in English.

 

Opening remarks:

• André Dufour Borden Ladner Gervais, Montreal; Co-Chair, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee.

• Alexander Zharskiy ALRUD Law Firm, Moscow; Vice Chair, IBA Current Legal Developments Subcommittee.
  

 

Moderator:

• Andrei Dontsov White & Case, Moscow. 

Speakers:

• Elaine Green Mergermarket, London.

• Andrey Kartashyan Sberbank, Moscow.

• Dmitri Sedov Goldman Sachs, Moscow.

• Pavel Vlasov Avito, Moscow.

Day two of the Mergers and acquisitions in Russia and CIS Virtual Conference presented by the IBA Corporate M&A Law Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum 

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Experienced M&A practitioners will discuss a foreign investor in Russia case study, focusing on hot topics that arise in the course of structuring an M&A transaction. Topics will include:

• Structuring considerations.

• Choice of target (offshore SPV/Russian operating company).

• SHA with respect to Russian target: testing the limits of foreign law.

• Exclusive jurisdiction of Russian courts with respect to sanctions disputes.

• Choice of forum: arbitration or courts, arbitration in Russia or foreign arbitration.

 

This session will be held in Russian.

 

Moderator:

• Alan Kartashkin Debevoise & Plimpton, Moscow.

Speakers:

• Elizaveta Koryagina MegaFon, Moscow.

• Mikhail Suvorov Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Moscow.

Day two of the Mergers and acquisitions in Russia and CIS Virtual Conference presented by the IBA Corporate M&A Law Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum

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This M&A disputes section of the webinar series will deal with various issues in the area of M&A arbitration. The speakers will discuss the most common types of M&A disputes, such as those related to price adjustment, breach of representations and warranties; remedies that are available to parties in such disputes; procedural issues that may arise in M&A arbitrations (for example, bifurcation of proceedings); and interim measures requested in M&A disputes, such as ordering a party to preserve a status quo or to make an escrow payment, or not to dispose of shares.

Another important part of the discussion will cover arbitrability issues of certain types of Russian corporate disputes and the requirements imposed on such arbitrability, depending on the type of the dispute. We will also explore the recent practice of foreign and Russian 'licensed' arbitral institutions, as well as Russian state courts in resolving M&A disputes.

As the recently enacted Lugovoy Law introduced certain restrictions on the arbitration regime of certain disputes involving a sanctioned party and/or concerning sanctions, we will speak about the consequences of this new regulation for arbitration proceedings. We will also speak about the Covid-19 pandemic and the way it influenced M&A CIS related disputes in London.

Topics to be discussed:

• M&A disputes: what are most common types of disputes that arise in M&A transactions.

• Procedural issues in M&A arbitration.

• Russian corporate disputes administered by foreign PAIs.

• Arbitrability of Russian corporate disputes: practice of Russian courts and Russian licensed arbitral institutions.

• The impact of sanctions on arbitration of M&A disputes, the Lugovoy law and its consequences for structuring M&A transactions.

• Pandemic and governance: London public M&A and shareholder activism – contentious and non-contentious.

 

This session will be held in English.

 

Moderator:

• Vladimir Khvalei Baker & McKenzie, Moscow.

Speakers:

• Andrea Carlevari BonelliErede, Rome.

• Artem Doudko Osborne Clarke, London.

• Amy Kläsener Dentons, Frankfurt.

• Alexander Muranov Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners, Moscow.

• Sergei Ostrovsky Ashurst, London.

• Thomas H Webster Independent Lawyer and Arbitrator, Paris.

• Briana Young Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong SAR.

Day three of the Mergers and acquisitions in Russia and CIS Virtual Conference presented by the IBA Corporate M&A Law Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum

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In 2020, due to the pandemic, we saw the world divided in a way that we have not seen it in decades. Although not so sharp, we have seen a similar trend in the field of foreign investment in national strategic companies for the last couple of years. Governments have become more attentive to businesses that can influence national security policies, and have begun to selectively assess foreign investors in such companies.

The session participants will discuss the issues of coordination and structuring of transactions with the participation of strategic companies, requirements for foreign investors and the specifics of interaction with national regulators.

This session will be of interest to foreign investors planning to invest in Russian business (including in the framework of global mergers), as well as Russian companies doing business in Europe. 

Topics to be discussed:

• Russian regulator’s views on foreign investments.

• Structuring transactions with the element of national security.

• GR (government relations) aspects in regulatory approval process.

• Investments in European strategic companies: what Russian businesses should know in advance.

This session will be held in English.

 

Moderator:

• German Zakharov ALRUD Law Firm, Moscow.

Speakers:

• Dias Assanov Siemens, Moscow.

• Martin Raible Gleiss Lutz, Düsseldorf.

• Evgeny Roshkov Kesarev, Moscow.

• Torsten Syrbe Clifford Chance, Moscow.

• Andrey Tsyganov Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia), Moscow.