Sergey is an English corporate lawyer with a particular focus on M&A, joint ventures, VC and commercial transactions. He advises on a wide range of matters, from leading on M&A and joint venture transactions to advising on, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, planning and implementing group reorganisations, as well as on data protection and crypto assets regulation.

Selected past experience (including in past employment)

• Lead in-house counsel on M&A and JV transactions in Brazil, Mexico, U.S. and the UK (all related to regulated targets), including drafting and negotiating key transaction documents.

• Significant experience with legal, regulatory and tax aspects of conducting group restructuring, including drafting and implementing intercompany share / asset sale agreements, intragroup services and loan agreements.

• Leading an in-house company secretarial function, including proposing and implementing improvements to processes and managing cosec staff.

• Acting for Lippert Components, Inc. on its acquisition of a private company incorporated in Hong Kong, and its various subsidiaries in Hong Kong, USA and the PRC engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distribution of electronics, appliances and power generation and distribution equipment for recreational vehicles. 

• Acting for two U.S. hedge fund clients on several private investments in pre-IPO targets in the UK and the EU. 

• Acting for GE on several joint ventures in Russia, including:

  • Restructuring an existing gas turbine localisation joint venture with a Russian power generation major.

  • A joint venture with a Russian manufacturer of locomotive engines. 

  • A strategic cooperation agreement with a Russian oil major to develop, manufacture, and sell new cutting-edge technologies and equipment in Russia for use in the oil and gas industry.

• Acting for BlackBerry on acquisition of a UK-based company that provides virtual SIM solutions to mobile operators.

• Advising a U.S. insurance broker on its first referral arrangement in Russia. 

• Acting for CITIC-Kazyna, a Kazakhstan subsidiary of a Chinese investment company, on an acquisition of a minority equity stake in one of the major power generation companies in Kazakhstan.

• Acting for Trican Well Service in connection with the sale of its Russian and Kazakhstan fracking business to industry buyers.