CIS Private Equity and Venture Capital

Squire‚ Sanders has lawyers in 36 offices and 17 countries around the world. On the ground in seven CEE countries‚ and backed by the global expertise of our Emerging Markets Private Equity Group‚ our tightly integrated CEE Private Equity Team works together to seamlessly serve our clients’ transactional needs – whether the deal is undertaken in one of our resident countries or across multiple borders. We advise on all types of private equity investments and exits and have a deep understanding of the issues peculiar to key industry sectors including chemicals‚ communications‚ energy‚ food and beverage‚ financial services‚ hospitality and leisure‚ logistics and infrastructure‚ media‚ natural resources‚ real estate and technology.

Salans is a leading full-service international law firm with over 750 lawyers and 22 offices worldwide. Salans is one of the largest law firms in the CIS with over 200 lawyers and three decades of experience in the region. Our Russian and CIS Practice is highly ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and PLC Which lawyer. 

Salans was recognised as the European Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer and the Best Legal Firm in the CEE and the CIS by EMEA Finance in 2010.  The firm was recognised as the "Law Firm of the Year" in Russia by Lawyer Monthly in 2011. 

The law firm Salomon Partners was established in 2006 by several attorneys from different Russian and international law firms. Coming together for the purpose of engaging in our own private practice, we had a vision of a firm rendering specialized legal services of the highest quality in the various areas of our commercial specialization. Our clients turn to us for reliable, professional assistance in circumstances requiring advanced legal perspective. We undertake complex and extraordinary legal and commercial projects with the confident understanding that it is precisely in these special cases that our clients gain the most advantage and added value from our services.

Our primary areas of practice are private equity / venture capital; technology, media and telecommunications; management incentives and benefits; litigation and dispute resolution.  We represent international investment funds and their portfolio companies; Russian and international media and telecom corporations; investment banks; technology start-ups; top managers and employers.

UFS IC is an international group of companies providing a full range of up-to-date and reliable financial solutions that allow us to achieve the maximum result possible at Russian and international financial markets. Our values are innovation, honesty, responsibility, trust. We meet our customers’ expectations.

Today UFS IC includes a certified dealer, broker, trust manager, depository. Our clients to the full extent can evaluate convenience and comfort of using all range of services provided by our company. We successfully solve tasks of any complexity. Daily turnover of the company exceeds $ 50 mln. UFS IC is one of the three Russian companies with the highest Eurobond turnover.

UFS IC helps its clients to estimate all market opportunities for further development both during economic growth and crisis, form a business model and attract investments. Contributing to growth of our clients’ prosperity we also develop. We are looking for new mechanisms of collaboration and interaction. We are always searching. There is the most important thing in our achievements. It is stability. We believe in ourselves. We work for our mutual success.

Инвестиционная компания UFS IC - международная инвестиционная компания, предоставляющая полный спектр современных и надежных финансовых решений, позволяющих достичь максимально возможного результата на российском и международном финансовых рынках. Наши ценности – новаторство, честность, ответственность, доверие. Мы оправдываем ожидания наших клиентов.

Сегодня UFS IC – это лицензированный дилер, брокер, доверительный управляющий, депозитарий. Наши клиенты в полной мере могут оценить удобство и комфорт использования всего спектра услуг, предоставляемого компанией. Имея выход практически на все мировые торговые площадки, мы успешно решаем задачи любого уровня сложности. Ежедневно компания совершает операции на сумму свыше $ 50 млн. UFS IC входит в тройку компаний с наибольшим оборотом по сделкам с еврооблигациями.

UFS помогает своим клиентам оценить все имеющиеся на рынке возможности для дальнейшего развития, как в период роста экономики, так и в период кризисов, сформировать бизнес-модель и привлечь инвестиции. Помогая расти благосостоянию наших клиентов, мы растем и развиваемся сами. Мы ищем новые механизмы взаимодействия и сотрудничества. В наших достижениях есть главное – стабильность. Мы верим в свои силы. Мы работаем для нашего общего успеха.

Pepeliaev Group is the leading Russian law firm. With more than 160 attorneys based in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Pepeliaev renders legal services in Russia, the CIS, and abroad. Key services: tax; corporate; commercial/M&A; antimonopoly regulation; real estate and construction; dispute resolution and mediation; intellectual property and trade marks; employment and migration law; customs and foreign trade regulation; administrative and criminal defense for business; restructuring and insolvency; telecommunications; pharmaceuticals and healthcare; natural resources and environmental protection, etc. The firm has more than 800 clients in different industries, including multinational corporations. Pepeliaev Group was hailed Best Russian Law Firm 2011.

«Пепеляев Групп» – ведущая российская юридическая компания, предоставляющая полный спектр правовых услуг во всех регионах России, странах СНГ и за рубежом. В двух офисах компании, Москве и Санкт-Петербурге, работает более 160 юристов. Ключевые практики: налоги; корпоративное право; коммерческая/M&A практика; антимонопольное регулирование; недвижимость и строительство; разрешение споров и медиация; интеллектуальная собственность и торговые марки; трудовое и миграционное право; таможенное право и внешнеторговое регулирование; административная и уголовно-правовая защита бизнеса; реструктуризация и банкротство; телекоммуникации; фармацевтика и медицина; природные ресурсы и экология и т.д. Среди клиентов -  более 800 компаний - лидеров в различных отраслях экономики, включая международные корпорации.  «Пепеляев Групп» названа Лучшей российской юридической фирмой 2011.

Equity Trust, the world’s leading independent provider of trust and fiduciary services, has merged with TMF Group, a provider of global accounting, corporate secretarial, HR and payroll services. To be called TMF Group, the company has over 4,000 employees, including qualified accountants, lawyers, and corporate secretaries, HR and other professionals. Located in 100+ offices and operating in 75 jurisdictions, these experts help businesses expand seamlessly across borders, taking care of compliance requirements and administration burdens, while allowing clients to focus on their global ambitions and core competencies.

Core services: Accounting and Reporting, Legal Administration and HR and Payroll. Specialized teams: Real Estate Investment, Fund Administration, Structured Finance, and Private Clients.

Grant Thornton ZAO has been working in the Russian market of accounting and consulting services since 1994. Our firm is the member of Grant Thornton International, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent accounting and consulting firms with presence in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Grant Thornton provides a wide range of services including assurance, tax, accounting services, as well as the services in the area of corporate finance, project finance, transaction services, valuation, and business risk services. The firm has continuously developed new service lines, striving to meet growing demands of its clients and the market in general.

Among our clients, there are national and international companies including multinational corporations operating in all major sectors of the economy.

Our specialists have gained intensive experience in international accounting and advisory companies, and are certified with ACCA and CPA.

ALTHAUS Group: is an independent investment and consulting Company‚ offering a full range of financial‚ tax & legal services for the existing companies as well as for the investment decisions.

ALTHAUS Consulting is a consulting division of the Group‚ offering M&A transaction support‚ express and full scope due diligence (finance‚ tax and legal)‚ business and assets valuation‚ preparation of IFRS financial statements.

ALTHAUS Capital is an investment banking division of ALTHAUS Group‚ which is specialized in M&A deals execution‚ asset and business sale advisory‚ fund raising assistance to Russian companies through debt or equity financing (including private placement).