Private M&A

• PPG Industries on its divestiture of three companies in Russia manufacturing industrial paint products and on the sale of its architectural paint business, Tikkurila Oyj.
• IPG Photonics Corporation on the sale of IRE-Polus, its wholly owned subsidiary in Russia, involving numerous regulatory approvals, both inside and outside of Russia.
• IFC on its investment in a medical group with business in ex-Soviet countries.
• Mechel, a Russian coal mining group, on its disposal of the Kazakhstan mining plant and Russian ferroalloy plant.
• A Russian energy company on the acquisition of a mining group in Kazakhstan (coal, uranium, etc.).
• Kinross Gold on numerous M&A deals in Russia, including its divestiture of all of its Russian holdings, one of the first transactions approved of by a newly formed Russian Government Commission.
• A UK investment manager and an emerging market investment manager on the sale of Russian real estate assets to a Russian sovereign wealth fund.
• A Canadian public company on an MBO sale of its Russian division in the oil and gas sector.

Private Equity

• A private equity firm (with over US$5 billion of assets under management) on a partial exit from a European business in Central Europe and on restructuring of another business in Eastern Europe.
• A private equity firm (with over US$10 billion in assets under management) in connection with the acquisition of a software developer.
• A private equity firm on the acquisition of an investment fund structure owning major mixed-use properties in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Joint Ventures

• Sinopec in a US$10 billion strategic joint venture with a leading Russian petrochemical listed company.
• A major Russian automobile manufacturing company on its acquisition of a 40% stake in a leading domestic automotive parts supplier and formation of a JV with a Russian manufacturer of trucks and engines.

Other

• A Canadian metal mining company on an exploration mining development agreement with an African country Government.
• A Canadian precious metals streaming and royalty company on a number of royalty arrangements through a debenture and as a part of equity sale proceeds.
• EBRD on the divestment of distressed assets in Central Asia.
• An American multinational hospitality company on hotel projects in Central Asia and post-Soviet states, including establishment of operations, management, licensing, servicing and regulatory matters.
• A multi-national hotel management group on opening a hotel in Russia, including on a management and licensing arrangements.