Alexander Zharskiy
He’s a very competent lawyer in both English and Russian law. It’s not enough to have the technical knowledge, you need to be able to see the commercial picture of the negotiations and to weigh the client’s interests against the risks, and he’s one of the best at this.
Alexander Zharskiy is an ALRUD Partner, he heads Corporate and M&A Practice as well as Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry Group. Alexander leads the firm's corporate, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity work. He has more than 20-years experience in in-bound and cross-border transaction in a variety of sectors, including agribusiness, retail, financial sector, telecommunication, media and technology, pharmaceuticals, natural resources and real estate.
Alexander is an officer of the IBA “Corporate and M&A Law” committee, he regularly speaks on corporate /M&A topics at Russian and international conferences.
Alexander holds a J.D. degree as well as an LLM degree from University of Manchester. Alexander started his legal career in 1998, joined ALRUD in 2004 and has been a partner since 2007. He is constantly recommended as a leading legal advisor on Corporate and M&A matters by Chambers Europe and Global, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers.
Clients praise Alexander for his professionalism, business focus and the ability to defend clients' best interests in complex matters.
Alexander Zharskiy is very good in negotiations. He is a good manager of big teams which are working on complex tasks. We always give him wide discretion for the negotiation of our position, and he is able to propose new ideas and solutions for atypical problems. Chambers Europe
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.
Kraft Heinz
on the sale of its two affiliated companies in Russia – baby food manufacturers producing more than 30 000 tons of dry and thin cereal per year.
Stockmann
on the acquisition of Lamoda, the CIS group companies which operates the leading fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform as well as on restructuring of the shareholder loans and compliance with Russian sanctions.
VEON
on the sale of VimpelCom to Russian top management for RUB 130bn.
AmRest Group
the largest independent chain restaurant operator in CEE, on the sale of its business in Russia under KFC franchise with over 200 restaurants for EUR 100m.
Stora Enso
on the sale of Russian harvesting, sawmills and packaging businesses in several limited liability companies.
Eastnine
a European investment company, on the sale of a stake in the Russian fashion retailer Melon Fashion Group JSC, owning Zarina, befree, Love Republic and Sela brands, in favour of Sistema PJSFC in part of preparation of the Russian law transaction documents and supporting the transaction closing.
VimpelCom
one of the four largest telecommunications companies in Russia, on the establishment of a joint venture with 4 federal operators-competitors, aiming at joint development and use of 5G radiofrequencies in Russia.
A multinational company, trading in commodities, metals and energy resources
on the acquisition of a 10% stake in Vostok Oil LLC – the biggest deal in Russia in 2020.
AliExpress
a leading e-commerce player in Russia, on several investment rounds in KazanExpress, a Kazan-based marketplace specialising in express delivery.
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.
Uber
in a deal establishing a joint business Yandex Taxi, Russia’s largest online taxi-booking services, with Yandex as well as the subsequent sale of part of the joint business (incl. Yandex.Food, Yandex.Shop, Yandex.Delivery, Self-Driving Group businesses) to Yandex for approximately US$1bn.
Komatsu Ltd.
on the acquisition of a majority stake in BOT Leasing Eurasia, a company providing leasing services with respect to machinery and equipment.
Аsna
a leader in the pharmacy retail market in Russia, to raise over RUB 1bn in equity investments from a major Russian bank.
CEFC China Energy Company Limited
on the acquisition of 14.16% shares in a Russian oil company.
A shareholder of Solopharm
one of the largest liquid dosage form plants in Russia, on the sale of a minority stake to a leading investment fund in Russia.
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
on the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health business.
ERGO International AG
on the sale of ERGO Life Insurance Company to Rosgosstrakh and the sale of non-life business in Russia to RESO-Garantia.
Puma Energy
on a joint venture project with Renova group regarding construction of a fuel terminal at the airport.
UFC
in creation of a joint venture with RCIF and Mubadala, which will focus on the development and expansion of UFC’s (the largest MMA media promotion in the world) business in Russia and CIS.
Bayer AG
on the acquisition of Monsanto Company, a publicly-traded, American multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation.
A shareholder of Veropharm
one of the leading generic product producers in Russia, on the sale on shares to Abbott Laboratories for US$600m.
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. and Seadrill Limited
on a long-term investment and co-operation Agreement with a Russian oil company.
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Pravo-300, 2023 recommends Alexander Zharskiy for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market), Pharmaceutics and healthcare, Financial and Banking law. |
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Chambers Global, 2022 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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IFLR 1000, 2021-22 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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Best Lawyers, 2022 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Real Estate. |
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Chambers Global, 2021 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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Chambers Europe, 2021 Chambers Europe, 2020 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021 includes Alexander in Hall of Fame for Corporate / M&A, Banking and Finance; recommends in TMT. |
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Who’s Who Legal,Global Leaders Corporate Governance 2021 and Life Sciences - Transactional 2021 and M&A 2021 recommends Alexander as a leading practitioner. |
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Best Lawyers, 2021 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Real Estate. |
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Chambers Global, 2020 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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Chambers Europe, 2020 recommends Alexander in Corporate / M&A. |
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The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 includes Alexander in Hall of Fame for Corporate / M&A, Banking and Finance; recommends in TMT. |
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Who`s Who Legal, 2019 recommends Alexander in Life Sciences: Transactional, Corporate: Merger & Acquisition, Corporate: Corporate Governance, Trade & Customs. |
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