On May 23, 2024, the AEB Finance and Investments Committee held the second conference “The Russian M&A Market in 2024: Is the Boom Over?"".

Tadzio Schilling, CEO, AEB, Olga Silnitskaya, Deputy CEO & GR Director, Andrey Zharskiy, AEB Finance and Investments Committee Chair, Partner, ALRUD Law Firm, welcomed the participants.

Last two years we have observed a surge in landmark M&A deals in Russia. During that time, the landscape, key players, and rules of the game have changed significantly. 

At the event, we discussed with the eminent experts and market participants the recent M&A boom and practical and financial aspects, as well as whether it is over and what comes next. The experts discussed the following topics:

• M&A market and deals – results and trends for 2024,

• Key issues in M&A deals: legal, regulatory, financial aspects,

• New challenges for foreign shareholders and management of foreign companies.

Among the moderators and speakers were:

• Andrey Zharskiy, AEB Finance and Investments Committee Chair, Partner, ALRUD Law Firm

• Julia Zagornova, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Leader, Consulting, Technology and Transactions, B1

• Anna Aralova, Director, Aspring Capital

• Ekaterina Kvaternyuk, Head of M&A and Corporate Finances Legal, Yandex

• Sergey Kapustin, Senior Associate, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

• Alexey Berezin, Head of M&A Legal Support, Cherkizovo Group

• Vasily Mozgovoi, Assistant to the General Director (CEO) on Corporate Finance, PJSC TATNEFT

• Yury Shikhov, Senior Counsel, Kesarev

• Evgeny Penkin, Managing Director, Salute Advisory 

• Ilya Shumov, Managing Director (Investment banking department), Russian Agricultural Bank

• Georgy Kovalenko, Partner, Head of B1 Legal in Russia

• German Zakharov, Partner, ALRUD Law Firm

• Sergey Krokhalev, Partner, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

• Tatyana Vereschagina, Senior Director & Chief Counsel Eastern Europe, Mondelēz International

The AEB thanks ALRUD Law Firm, B1 Group and Melling, Voitishkin & Partners, sponsors of the event.