Russia

Briefings

Briefings in English - 2008

Public Private Partnerships in Russia: key themes from the seminar on PPPs in Russia

An international assembly of delegates from funders, industry players and public sector institutions attended a seminar entitled ‘Public Private Partnerships in Russia’ hosted by the PPP Forum and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on 13 November 2008. (November 2008)

Public Private Partnerships in Russia: an overview

Russia’s need to improve its infrastructure has led to a concerted move to embrace Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). For investors looking for established methods of entering emerging markets to shelter from the credit crunch, PPPs present an attractive option.

Memorandum of Understanding between Russian and Chinese securities market regulators

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Russian Federal Service on Financial Markets and the Commission for Regulation of the Securities Market of the People’s Republic of China. The Memorandum will allow the admittance of Chinese issuers’ securities to placement and circulation in the Russian Federation. (September 2008)

Amendments to Russian depositary receipts programmes regulation

On 5 June 2008, the Russian Federal Service for Financial Markets made amendments to the regulation governing the issue of certain permissions by FSFM required by Russian issuers in connection with depositary receipts programmes (approved by the FSFM Order dated 12 January 2006 No. 06-5/pz-n). (August 2008)

Briefings in English - 2007

New law endangers oil and gas contracts in Kazakhstan

On 24 October 2007 the president of Kazakhstan signed into law an amendment to the Subsoil and Subsoil Use Law purporting to allow the government to terminate oil and gas contracts with foreign investors if foreign investors do not agree to renegotiate those contracts. This briefing provides an overview of the amended law. It explains the rights investors may have under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties if the change in the law affects their business. (November 2007)

Merger control in Russia

Legislation and jurisdiction; The notification and review process; The substantive assessment Remedies and ancillary restraints; Involvement of other parties or authorities. Judicial review Enforcement practice and future developments (May 2007)

Briefings in English - 2006

Guide to doing business in Russia

This guide provides an overview of the most fundamental legal issues, both substantive and procedural, that a foreign investor faces when entering the Russian market. (December 2006)

Briefings in English - 2004

Guide to equity offerings in the US by Russian companies

A Russian company seeking access to the US capital markets has several options, ranging from a full public offering registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to a private placement with US financial institutions. Deciding among the possibilities entails balancing the cost and time of the type of offering against the level of funding sought. (June 2004)

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