Alexander specializes in corporate matters and advises leading international and Russian companies on business reorganizations, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions in various industries.
Representative Legal Matters
Advised Vitol plc on its investment in a major project in the oil and gas industry.
Advised a major independent commodity trading house on long term oil and product offtake arrangements with Rosneft.
Advised ECCO Sko A/S in connection with the acquisition of its Russian distributor, ECCO Ros, with operations in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Advised a Swiss-based global company that produces agrochemicals and seeds in connection with its investments into the Skolkovo Ventures' agro-tech fund with a focus on new bio-fertilizers and pesticides, innovative food products, feed additives, unmanned vehicles as well as digital technologies in agriculture.
Advised a Russia-based vertically integrated steel and mining company in connection with the acquisition by its subsidiary of a large warehouse and manufacturing complex in the Vologda region.
Advised a Russian state bank in connection with the acquisition of a majority share in a major Russian production complex in the Rostov region for deep processing of grain, production of animal feed, gluten and amino acids.
Advised Thai Union Group, a global seafood leader, on setting up a joint venture with a Russian partner (DPR Group) on the basis of the DPR Group’s existing fish and seafood business.
Acted as a legal counsel to Condé Nast, one of the world’s leading publishing houses, on the restructuring of its mass media business in Russia. The deal involved an unprecedentedly complex analysis, both by nature and volume, sophisticated corporate and regulatory planning and structuring work.
Acted as Russian counsel for CommScope in its global acquisition of TE Connectivity’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses.
Advised an international refuelling service company on options to exit from a joint-venture with a Russian partner.
