Anton Kulikov

Anton is a partner at White Square, Moscow office. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate law, M&A and business structuring. Anton’s clients include major companies from various sectors, including IT, transportation, energy, finance and agro-industry.

Anton previously worked at Sistema, a leading diversified holding company, and PwC, a Big Four audit and consulting firm.

AFK Sistema in connection with structuring and supporting the establishment of a joint venture in Russia with an agricultural trader (Louis Dreyfus) (EV $0.3billion)

Segezha Group in connection with supporting the acquisition of 100% of shares in Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill and claim rights from VTB Group, restructuring of intragroup debt obligations. More than threefold increase in the volume of timber cut through M&A transactions. Initial public offering (IPO) of Segezha Group (Market Cap ~ $2billion)

Sitronics in connection with delisting from MICEX and London Stock Exchange of shares and GDRs of Sitronics PJSC, support of voluntary offer and redemption request with consolidation of up to 100% of Sitronics PJSC shares (transaction value: $0.3 billion)

Element in connection with spin-off of microelectronics assets (Mikron) from Sitronics and establishment of a joint venture with a state-owned microelectronics corporation (EV $0.5 billion)

Steppe Agroholding in connection with creation and development (through M&A transactions) of Steppe Agroholding (EV ~ $1.5billion)

SVC Fund in connection with one of the first Russian venture capital investment funds establishment on the GP side with LPs and participation in the board of directors of this fund for 5 years (at the investment stage)

OZON in connection with initial acquisition and consolidation of the subsequent ownership, increasing the shareholding to 30% in OZON at pre-IPO stage

Successor to RAO UES of Russia in connection with supporting the establishment of a joint venture with an oil company for the construction of the third power unit of the Nizhnevartovsk GRES (on the side of a strategic consultant)

Electric power industry companies in connection with buyout of minority stakes in TGCs to be created in the process of RAO UES of Russia reform through Closed-End Mutual Investment Fund