Precedent projects

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    ENERGY

Representative engagements* include:

  • Negotiating and concluding a long-term contract for LNG offtake from Yamal LNG project;
  • Advising a Turkish gas importer in connection with building up access to international LNG market;
  • Developing a European gas trading and portfolio optimization framework for a large Russian producer and building up c. 2.5 bcma physical gas supply portfolio, including negotiating and concluding a long-term gas sale contract with a major German utility;
  • Advising a group of Turkish gas buyers in the context of price revision under long-term gas sales agreements with a large Russian supplier;
  • Advising a large Russian gas producer in connection with contemplated acquisition of a major LNG portfolio;
  • Advising a consortium of major Russian gas and power producers in connection with contemplated acquisition of a large Italian power utility.

* Examples include engagements prior to launch of IVJ Business Partners’ own Energy practice and its merger in early 2016 with Corporate and M&A practice of former IVJ Legal Bureau, a Russian boutique law firm formed in 2001 with the focus on cross border M&A and Contractual work across a broad span of industries.

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    Corporate and M&A

We* have been acting for buyers, sellers and JV partners in a number of representative engagements, including:

  • Formation by Degussa AG, a major German chemicals producer (at present Evonik Industries AG), of a production JV with a Russian partner (IVJ acting for Russian JV partner);
  • Sale of a large Russian timber and pulp producer (IVJ acting on sale side);
  • Entry by Skanska Group, a world leading project development and construction group, into Russian construction and development market through acquisition of a domestic commercial property developing and construction company (IVJ acting on sale side);
  • Divestment by Evraz Group, a large international producer of steel, iron ore, coal and vanadium, of a significant coal mining asset (IVJ acting on buy side);
  • Sale by ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company  (at present Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.), of its Russian production, marketing and retail business (IVJ acting on buy side);
  • Sale of a major Russian dairy producer holding leading positions in the Western Siberian markets (IVJ acting on sale side);
  • Advising potential buyer in connection with contemplated acquisition of a major Russian oil shipping company.

* As IVJ Business Partners and previously as IVJ Legal Bureau; IVJ Business Partners has inherited its Corporate and M&A legal practice from IVJ Legal Bureau (a Russian boutique law firm formed in 2001 with the focus on cross border M&A and Contractual work across a broad span of industries) and merged it with Energy practice in early 2016.

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