Kristina is a Senior Associate in the Corporate / M&A practice at ALRUD Law Firm.
She supports projects in the corporate sphere, specializes in mergers and acquisitions, creation of joint ventures and restructuring, project financing, and direct investments both under the Russian law and in cross-border transactions. Kristina has experience in structuring and supporting M&A transactions in various sectors of the economy, including energy and natural resources, telecommunications, media and technology, retail and real estate, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Kristina graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (NRU-HSE).
Kristina is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Includes advising and representing:
Shareholders
on the sale of the Modi business, a retail chain of goods at affordable prices, in favour of GEM Invest, a Russian investment company.
Qiwi Plc.
on the sale of Russian assets to management for RUB 23.75 bn.
Hugo Boss
on the sale of the Russian business to the major retailer of branded clothes Stockmann.
The seller
a Russian market leader in production of decorative high-pressure laminate (HPL) and development of based on it complete interior solutions, on the sale of Zavod Sloistyh Plastikov.
Аsna
a leader in the pharmacy retail market in Russia, to raise over RUB 1bn in equity investments from a major Russian bank.
Mechel Group
on the RUB 89bn sale of its 51% participatory interest in the companies which operate the Elga coalfield project, estimated reserves are approx. 2,2bn tons: Elgaugol, Elga Doroga and Mechel Trans Vostok.
TJX Companies
the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, on the US$225m acquisition of a 25% stake in Familia, Russian low-cost clothing retailer.
A shareholder of NIKE
in a merger deal with NIKE retail chain (Inventive Retail Group).
Komatsu Ltd.
on the acquisition of a majority stake in BOT Leasing Eurasia, a company providing leasing services with respect to machinery and equipment.
Elbrus Capital
on the sale of the leading electronic trading platform in Russia for purchases and sales in the business-to-business (b2b) segment, in favor of a group of companies that owns a federal electronic platform for State, corporate and commercial procurements.
A French manufacturer of construction materials
on the acquisition of a 100% stake in two Russian companies operating in the production of roofing ware and soundproofing products.
Ctrip
a large Chinese airline selling company, on the acquisition of minority stakes in Avia Center Group companies located in Russia and England, in order to establish long-term cooperation with Avia Center in the field of introducing modern technologies into the market for the sale of air tickets and related services in Russia and the CIS.
Sojitz Corporation
on the acquisition of shares and several joint ventures in Russia, related to automotive industry.
China Gold
on the acquisition of its majority stake in gold mines in Russia.
Russian private investors
on the sale of 100% of the company's shares in the largest independent data center in Russia, to a subsidiary of one of the funds associated with Goldman Sachs Group.
Russian private investors
on the sale of electronic platform Fl.ru, the largest Russian-language platform for searching and hiring freelancers. The price was based on revenue and traffic, in favor of Severgroup, a private investment company.
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Pravo-300, 2023 recommends Kristina Akalovich for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market). |
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Best Lawyers 2022 recommends Kristina Akalovich for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. |
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