Maria is an Associate in the Corporate / M&A practice.
Maria has extensive experience in various branches of law: Corporate, Antitrust and Regulatory, carries out legal Due Diligence of companies working in different business areas, including Mining, Telecommunications, Food manufacturing, Technical regulation, advises Russian and foreign clients on corporate transactions, including sale and acquisition of shares. Maria also specializes in Export control and Sanctions.
Maria graduated with honors from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University).
Include advising and representing:
Russkaya Energia
on the acquisition of Vorkutaugol, a coal assets company, from Severstal.
One of the largest agricultural groups in the Baltic region
on the acquisition of the majority interest in KG Group, a large manufacturer of feed additives having a number of subsidiaries in the Baltic and CIS countries, including Russia.
A Finnish retail company
on the acquisition of the leading CIS e-commerce platform in the fashion industry, and on the restructuring of shareholder loans and compliance with Russian sanctions.
VimpelCom
one of the fourth largest telecommunication companies in Russia, on a range of venture capital investments.
X5 Retail Group
on the acquisition of trade facilities in Russian regions (regional networks).
Schlumberger
on a joint venture in the sphere of oilfield services.
One of the bidders in the auction sale of PAO Fortum,
a privately owned energy and heat generating company.
The world largest organizer of exhibitions, congresses, and events
on the restructuring and sale of Russian business and transfer of assets to the management.
One of the largest Russian investment companies
on the acquisition of assets of the leading developer, manufacturer, and EPC-contractor in the field of air and gas separation and compression in the CIS and Eastern Europe.
A large Russian bank
on the transaction on financing acquisition of assets of a major coal mining group of companies.
A German manufacturer of professional electric tools
on the transaction to exit Russian business including full-scale structuring to comply with different sanctions and counter-sanctions regimes, and ensure exit from the Russian assets.
A large textile company
on the redomiciliation from an offshore jurisdiction to a special administrative region of the Russian Federation.
A leading American company in the field of pipelines equipment supplies
on the regulation of the use of equipment on one of the largest Russian gas pipelines.
A range of Russian and foreign technology companies
on the issues of Russian regulation of technology companies’ activities, rendering cloud services to customers.
A world-wide known transnational oil and gas company
on the certification of goods in the territory of EAEU.
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