Olesya Klesheva

Olesya Klesheva

Associate
Olesya Klesheva
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Olesya is an Associate in the Corporate / M&A practice.

Olesya specializes in M&A transactions, reorganizations, foundation of joint ventures, and consulting on the corporate governance issues.

Olesya graduated with honors from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University with a degree in jurisprudence.

Include advising and representing:

Qiwi Plc.

on the sale of Russian assets to management for RUB 23.75 bn.

PJSC “Federal Grid Company – Rosseti”

Russia's largest power grid company, in structuring the consolidated corporate governance of Russia's national power grid property by reorganisation in the form of a merger involving five joint-stock companies.

A leading German fashion retailer

on business restructuring models and further exit from Russian fashion retail market through sale to its Russian franchisees using combination of share and asset deals strategies.

A German tyre manufacturer

on the sale of its Russian tachographs manufacturing division as well as on obtaining approval from the subcommittee of the Government Commission under Presidential Decree No. 618 and compliance with Russian and foreign sanctions.

One of the bidders in the auction sale of PAO Fortum

a privately owned energy and heat generating company.

An international supplier of mobile and modular power plants, temperature control equipment and energy services

on the sale and restructuring of a business in the Russian Federation, including advising on the clearance of a transaction under Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 520.

A major Russian bank

and its divisions in several equity and debt financing deals.

Management of a Russian company

on the acquisition of a company from an international IT-consultant and systems integration solutions provider.

Winoa

a group headquartered in France, specializing in the preparation, treatment and transformation of metal surfaces, manufacturing of steel shot and grit, stainless steel abrasives and cut wire on the exit from Russian market and sale of 2 (two) major production plants and facilities in Russia.

Sojitz Corporation

on consolidation of business in the automotive industry.

ALRUD team supported Qiwi Plc. on the sale of its Russian assets to management for RUB 23.75 bn
Qiwi Plc. sold its Russian assets to a Hong Kong based Fusion Factor Fintech Limited owned by Andrey Protopopov, former Qiwi CEO. The 23.75 bn RUB transaction was approved by the Russian regulators and the Qiwi Plc. board of directors. ALRUD team provided Qiwi Plc. with legal support of the transaction, including drafting binding documents and advising on particular regulatory and counter-sanction issues. The ALRUD team was headed by Corporate and M&A Practice Partner Sergey Khanaev and comprised Senior Associate Kristina Akalovich, Senior Associate Natalia Raschevskaya, Senior Associate Roman Vedernikov, Associate Olesya Klesheva, and Associate Eva-Maria Shakhmaeva.
31 January 2024
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