Darina Morgunova

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.

Advised X5 Group on acquiring Victoria Baltia, which operates Victoria food stores in Moscow and in the Moscow and Kaliningrad Regions and on sale of the real estate assets to a third-party investor and leaseback of premises within the sold assets. The due diligence covered 118 stores with a total commercial space of 92 thousand square metres, including leased premises.

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".