About the Firm Experts VEGAS LEX Александр Гармаев

Specialization

• Legal support in M&A deals
• Legal support in corporate restructuring and reorganization
• Legal advice on corporate governance
• Legal support with corporate law issues in PPP projects
• Legal advice on securities

Education

• The Siberian Academy of Public Administration (Novosibirsk), specialized in professional communication translating (English language)
• The Siberian Academy of Public Administration (Novosibirsk), specialized in civil law  (with honors)

Professional experience

• Support of a transaction for setting up a joint venture (under an investment partnership agreement) between Fortum PJSC and one of the state-owned companies of Russia in the field of wind energy

• Support of a transaction related to establishment of Pochta Bank PJSC with participation of a structure of FSUE Russian Post and VTB Group, including acquisition of the bank's shares and conclusion of a shareholders’ agreement

• Support of a transaction in relation to transfer of a blocking stake in TNS-Energo PJSC to discretionary management of the structures of Rostec State Corporation

• Support of a series of corporate transactions between beneficiaries of AFG National group, including interest sale and purchase agreements and corporate agreements

• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by Vesna agroindustrial firm of a controlling stake in a large regional sugar mill and refinery plant from AK Bars Group

• Support of a corporate part of a project for construction of a new passenger terminal of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy's airport (Elizovo), including conclusion of a shareholders’ agreement between the investor and Development Corporation of Kamchatka

• Support of a transaction related to sale by Koltsovo airport of a bulk fuel installations business to TNK-ВР Holding

• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by a private investor of controlling blocks of shares and interests in the companies of STEKLONiT JSC’s group

• Support of a transaction related to establishment of a joint venture by Quintiles, a world leader in provision of biopharmaceutical services, and RVC's structures

• Support of a transaction in the interests of a large Korean energy company to establish a joint venture in the territory of a closed administrative and territorial unit in the Russian Far East

• Support of a transaction in the interests of a private investor to establish a joint venture with the city of Moscow in health care

• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by a group of private investors of a controlling stake in a major regional power supplier

• Support of a transaction related to acquisition of advertising business in Russia by an international leader in advertising and marketing

• Support of a transaction related to an exit of a private investor from the largest media company through exchange of assets

• Support of a transaction related to an exit of a private investor from a large Moscow hospital through sale of shares and assets to a managing partner

• Support of a transaction in the interests of a foreign buyer in relation to acquisition of a business connected with manufacturing and distribution in Russia of a well-known medication

• Support of transactions related to conclusion of shareholders' agreements with regard to a concessionaire in PPP projects: “Construction of Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway”, “Construction of Northern Latitudinal Railway”, “Construction and Operation of Railway Infrastructure Facilities Ulak – Elga”, “Construction and Operation of Rail Transport Facilities of Public Service at Railway Line Elegest – Kyzyl – Kuragino”, etc.

• Organizational and legal support of a number of reorganizations of companies of ALROSA group

• Organizational and legal support of additional issue of shares in the interests of Rosatom State Corporation's structures

• Organizational and legal support of a series of additional issues of shares of Russian Alcohol Group

• Legal support of transactions related to provision by major Chinese banks of a series of credits to a number of Russian state banks for subsequent financing of Russian-Chinese projects

• Legal support of a transaction related to restructuring of a credit issued by a major Czech bank to a Russian borrower to build a TPP

• Legal support of a series of transactions related to acquisition by the largest Japanese trading company of energy products in Russia

• Advising the structures of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation on the development of a model for the development of the Moscow aviation hub (with regard to corporate models)

Languages

• English