Anton Nefedev

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

Legal support for acquisition by PAO Tatneft of industrial rubber plant Birinchi Rezinotekhnika Zavodi, Angren, Republic of Uzbekistan, from state-owned companies of Uzbekistan.

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".

Advised VK Group on acquiring the 27-storey, 49,290 sq. m. Skylight tower on Moscow’s Leningradsky Prospect. According to assessments by Real Estate market experts, the transaction was the biggest on the office market since the beginning of 2023.

Advising the client on a wide range of issues related to the business restructuring and its division into a global international business (represented in the UAE) and Russian business, and the creation and launch of a large-scale electronic platform in the UAE to enable communication between participants of business events (industry exhibitions). As part of the project, we advised the client on the division of businesses and allocation of the unit in the UAE, including corporate, tax, commercial issues, development of corporate and contractual structure, intellectual property and personal data issues.