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Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners: Commentary
25.08.2010
Mergermarket features Konstantin Bondarenko commentary on Reckitt Beckinser / SSL deal
Reckitt Beckinser, the listed British consumer goods producer, has filed an application to Russian antitrust regulator FAS to acquire the Russian subsidiary of SSL, according to an FAS spokesperson.
20.08.2010
Mergermarket publishes Evgeny Bolshakov’s commentary on Vimpelcom's acquisition of Wind Telecomunicazioni
Vimpelcom's acquisition of Orascom Telecom Holdings and Wind Telecomunicazioni would require specific regulatory approvals in certain countries, lawyers told this news service.
18.06.2010
Danone, the French dairy products group, is to merge its Russian dairy business with Unimilk, the country’s second-biggest producer, in a “strategic move” that will create a market leader with €1.5bn ($1.9bn) in annual sales.
02.06.2010
The Lawyer publishes Dimitry Afanasiev’s commentary in CIS legal market overview
The CIS would seem to provide the perfect opportunity for Russian and Ukrainian firms to open offices across the region.
20.05.2010
Interfax cites Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners statement on Anatoly Karpov nomination as World Chess Federation president
A Russian law firm said Anatoly Karpov, former world chess champion, nomination as a candidate for World Chess Federation (FIDE) president is illegal.
14.05.2010
The Moscow Times features Dmitry Stepanov comments on a draft legislation against Russian-style corporate raiders
Kremlin-drafted legislation aimed against Russian-style corporate raiders — unscrupulous businesspeople who seize property through dubious registrations and share emissions — will come up for a first reading in the State Duma. But the legislation, which introduces harsh penalties for raiders, might also backfire and hurt rightful shareholders because of deep-rooted corruption, legal experts said.
07.05.2010
The Moscow Times features Grigory Chernyshov comments on a bill that would fight circular ownership structures by depriving a company's subsidiaries of voting rights and dividends from owning shares in the parent firm
State Duma deputies have introduced a bill that would fight circular ownership structures by depriving a company's subsidiaries of voting rights and dividends from owning shares in the parent firm, although experts said the proposals went too far. The amendments limiting the use of cross holdings were submitted by four Duma committee chairmen from United Russia. When subsidiaries buy the parent company's shares, managers are able to control the firm to shareholders' detriment and the company becomes less transparent, the deputies wrote in explanatory notes to the bill. There are also risks of conflicts of interests, Viktor Pleskachevsky, a co-author of the bill and chairman of the Property Committee said.
30.03.2010
TopLegal publishes Dmitry Afanasiev’s commentary on the law firm investment plan
Despite challenging economic and political conditions, Moscow law firms said they have not only stuck to their investment plans during the crisis but also intend to expand further in the near future.
02.03.2010
The Moscow Times: Natalia Korostelyova comments on the FAS decision to sue over strategic sector violations

The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service on Monday accused several Russian and foreign companies of flouting the law for investing in strategic industries and said it would retaliate in court for the first time since the rules took effect almost two years ago.

08.02.2010
Listing on HKSE opens a new chapter in investment cooperation between Russia and China, said Dimitry Afanasiev for ALB Legal news

Sidley Austin, Jun He, Dewey & LeBoeuf and Linklaters have taken the lead Asian legal advisory roles on the landmark IPO of the world’s largest aluminium producer, Rusal. The listing was the first on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) by a Russian company and the second by a European company, after Germany’s Schramm Holding in December 2009.

05.02.2010
The Lawyer features Dimitry Afanasiev’s Opinion piece on the first Russian IPO in China
Does the decision by Russia’s aluminium giant Rusal to list in Hong Kong rather than London mean a shift in IPOs to the east? Dimitry Afanasiev looks at the evidence.
01.02.2010
Dmitry Stepanov commented for the Moscow Times on the state receiving a privileged share in Sakhalin Energy

Immediately after Gazprom bought out international companies' stakes in Sakhalin-2, the state received a privileged share in Sakhalin Energy, which paid a $1.35 billion dividend.

27.01.2010
Dimitry Afanasiev comments on UC Rusal’s IPO debut for the International Herald Tribune

Shares in Rusal, the aluminum giant controlled by the Russian oligarch Oleg V. Deripaska, plunged nearly 11 percent Wednesday in their trading debut in Hong Kong, weighed down by a market slump that has seen many of the world’s leading stock indexes fall below where they began the year.

23.01.2010

The Constitutional Court has decided that the Supreme Arbitration Court has the right to set legal guidelines, not just follow the law — a move that lawyers say is the first step toward a precedent-based system of law.

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