Andrey Neminuschiy

Represented interests of a major metallurgical plant before the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation in a case alleging a cartel agreement in relation to a series of tenders. During the hearings, the ALUMNI Partners team managed to convince the Commission of the FAS of Russia that the parties did not engage in cartel collusion and to get the case dismissed. Termination of a cartel case is a very rare decision to be taken by the antitrust agency.

Advising a subsidiary of GEM Invest investment company on the acquisition of Modi LLC, managing the Modi chain of home, stationery and hobby goods stores, including legal assistance with obtaining approval for the transaction from the regulatory authorities.

Advising RoccoForte Hotels Group on various complex corporate, commercial, regulatory (including counter sanctions) and tax legal matters in Russia.

Provided full complex support to Alticor, a major US corporation, in relation to the liquidation of its Russian subsidiary, AMWAY Russia, at all stages from planning and preparation up to successful termination of the Russian entity by way of liquidation.

Represented the producer of Essentuki mineral water in relation to obtaining, consecutively, approval by the FAS Russia for acquiring the producers of mineral water brands Narzan and Arkhyz. As the project progressed, our team proved that the mineral water sales market was competitive and that the transaction would have a positive social and economic effect. While implementing these projects, our team worked closely with the agro-industrial control department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia.

Advised Reksoft Group on acquiring a 100% ownership interest in RNT Group, a stakeholder in OOO EPAM Systems, a Russian subsidiary of global software developer EPAM Systems Inc., the transaction being a landmark development for the Russian IT industry. This transaction was recognised as M&A Deal of the Year in the IT industry in 2023 by Kommersant Publishing House and won the special Pravo-300 2023 rating category "M&A: Deals with Foreign Shareholders".