Антон Смирнов
Главный редактор
Журнал «Слияния и Поглощения»
Профессиональный опыт
Родился в г. Таллин.
В 1993 году закончил Российскую экономическую академию им. Г. В. Плеханова. Экономист. Более 15 лет занимается бизнесом.
С 2002 года начал издавать ежемесячный аналитический журнал «Слияния и Поглощения», посвященный проблемам перехода прав собственности на бизнесы.
На протяжении последних пяти лет г-н Смирнов неоднократно выступал на российских и международных конференциях с докладами по тематике M&A.
Неоднократно принимал участие и выступал в Парламентских слушаниях в Государственной Думе РФ, в Совете Федерации, посвященных законодательному обеспечению прав собственности в РФ, закону «Об инсайдерской информации», борьбе с рейдерством в России и коррупции.
В 2004 году организовал проведение Ежегодного Национального Форума «Слияния и Поглощения в России». На сегодняшний день Форум является самым авторитетным мероприятием в России по этой тематике и ведущей площадкой для обсуждения последних тенденций и технологий рынка M&A, профильных законопроектов и способов защиты от захватов компаний.
Обладает глубокими профессиональными знаниями и опытом в вопросах финансовых, юридических и организационных методов проведения сделок на рынке корпоративного контроля.
Пепеляева Лиана Витальевна
Заместитель председателя Комитета по финансовому рынку, Госдума РФ
Пепеляева Лиана Витальевна родилась в городе Новосибирске.
Первое высшее образование (юридическое) получила в Томском государственном университете им. В.В. Куйбышева (Новосибирский филиал) (диплом с отличием). Второе высшее образование (экономическое) получила в 1996 году в Новосибирской государственной академии экономики и управления. Кандидат экономических наук.
После получения первого высшего образования по результатам стажировки была принята в Новосибирскую областную коллегию адвокатов. В юридической консультации Новосибирского района работала с 1988 по 1998 год.
В 1998 году Лиана Пепеляева была назначена заведующей юридической консультацией "Сибирская юридическая контора". В 2003 году стала председателем Коллегии адвокатов "Сибирская юридическая контора" Новосибирской области.
Активно участвует в общественно-политической жизни. В декабре 1996 года была избрана депутатом Новосибирского городского Совета депутатов по избирательному округу № 1 Дзержинского района города Новосибирска. В апреле 2001 года избрана на второй срок по тому же округу (осуществляла полномочия на общественной основе). Входила в состав постоянных депутатских комиссий по вопросам местного самоуправления, общественной безопасности и взаимодействию со средствами массовой информации и по проблемам городского хозяйства, градостроительства и земельных отношений.
В декабре 2003 года была избрана депутатом Государственной Думы по общефедеральному избирательному округу. Входит в состав Комитета по собственности и Комиссии по мандатным вопросам и вопросам депутатской этики Государственной Думы.
Награждена знаком "Почетный адвокат России".
Решением Совета Федеральной палаты адвокатов Российской Федерации 17 сентября 2004 года награждена медалью I степени "За заслуги в защите прав и свобод граждан". 28 февраля 2006 года благотворительным фондом "Меценаты столетия" и общественным движением "Добрые люди Мира" Лиане Витальевне Пепеляевой за личный вклад в возрождение традиции благотворительности России был вручен орден "Слава Нации".
За активное участие в законотворческой деятельности и многолетнюю добросовестную работу Лиана Пепеляева удостоена медали ордена "За заслуги перед Отечеством II степени".
Воспитывает двоих детей.
Yekaterina Novokreschenyh
Yekaterina Novokreschenyh graduated from the Finance Academy under the
Government of the Russian Federation. From 1995 to 1996 she worked for
Lefortovski Bank, from 1996 to 1999 she worked as Advisor to the CEO of JSC
"The Seventh Continent" chain of stores. In this position she was
responsible for attracting investments. From 2000 to 2005 she held positions
of Vice-President and then Director of the Office for Investment and Banking
Activities of Troika-Dialog Investment Company. From 2005 to 2006 she held
the position of President of Renaissance Capital Consumer Finance Bank. From
2006 to 2008 Ms. Novokreschennyh worked as First Deputy Head of the Project
development Centre for the sale of assets of RAO UES of Russia. Since August
2008 she has worked as Deputy CEO for Investment Activities and Head of the
Department for Corporate Finances and Investment and Banking Activities of
Sovlink Company
Marcus Sultzer
Marcus Sultzer, General Director, EquityStory RS
Marcus Sultzer is the General Director of EquityStory RS since its foundation in the end of 2008. Marcus joined EquityStory Group in 2007 as Executive Assistant to the CEO. In this function he went along and managed a lot of projects in close cooperation with the holding’s board which prepared him for his current job in Moscow. Before working at EquityStory Group, Marcus ran his own business for consulting of sports companies and worked as Account Executive at a Premium Online Service Provider. Marcus studied economics at University of Saxony and holds an MBA.
Vyacheslav Youguy
Юрист, Адвокатского бюро «Егоров, Пугинский, Афанасьев и партнеры»
России с офисами в Москве, Санкт-Петербурге и Лондоне.
В 2007 г. Вячеслав с отличием закончил юридический институт Дальневосточного государственного университета (ДВГУ). В этом же году – Финансовый факультет, Института менеджмента и бизнеса ДВГУ. В 2009 – University of Southern California Gould School of Law (Los Angeles, US), получил степень Master of Laws.
До прихода в Адвокатское бюро «Егоров, Пугинский, Афанасьев и партнеры» Вячеслав Югай работал в различных юридических и консалтинговых фирмах. В январе 2011 г. Вячеслав приступил к работе в московском офисе Бюро. Вячеслав Югай специализируется в таких отраслях как корпоративное право, сделки по слиянию и поглощению, и рынки капитала.
Ekaterina Marushkevich,
Senior Analyst, Standard & Poor’s, Москва
Екатерина Марушкевич – старший аналитик Службы рейтингов корпоративного управления московского офиса Standard & Poor’s. Основная сфера ее деятельности – Рейтинги корпоративного управления (РКУ) крупнейших российских компаний, в основном в отрасли электроэнергетики. До прихода в Standard & Poor’s Екатерина работала в Отделе бизнес-консультирования KPMG. Екатерина имеет степень M.S. в области физики и математики Московского Физико-Технического Института, а также степень магистра по экономике Российской Экономической Школы (РЭШ).
Stanislav Martyushev
Director General, Interfax Business Service
CEO of Interfax Business Service, specializing in Investor Relations services and consulting. Stanislav Martyushev has more than 12 years of experience in the Russian financial market and is one of Russia's prominent financial analysts. His publications and regular speeches at Russian and international forums embrace the development of Investor Relations, information disclosure and asset management.
Stanislav Martyushev is also a deputy CEO at the Interfax Center for Economic Analysis, which provides analytical services to various sectors of the economy and state agencies, including support for direct investment in Russia's regions, assessment of the quality of asset management by Russian management companies, analytical research to order for Russian and foreign companies, and the preparation of leading information and analytical products (Interfax-100 and Interfax-1000) on the Russian and CIS banking and insurance markets.
Alexander Klochkov
Partner, DLA Piper
Alexander is a Partner in the Moscow office. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Alexander worked as a legal advisor to various Russian and foreign companies, in a German law firm and for more than 10 years in an international law firm in Moscow. His main areas of practice are capital and securities markets, corporate and contract law, and the energy sector.
Alexander has advised on more than a dozen IPOs and secondary public offerings, as well as equity private placements of Russian companies and foreign entities with substantial Russian assets, including the first two domestic IPOs in Russia and on a number of other IPOs and offerings, including those by Power Machines, Magnit, Evraz, Trader Media East, Pyaterochka, Rambler, Open Investments, Petrolinvest, Warimpex and IBS Group. Much of Alexander's work has involved public offerings and/or issuing of depositary receipts on the Russian Trading System (RTS), Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), London Stock Exchange (LSE), Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse), Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
He has also advised on various mergers and acquisitions, mostly, with regards to public companies, led numerous acquisition due diligence reviews in various sectors and has represented both Russian and Western clients in connection with their participation in joint ventures. He has also advised Russian banks with foreign investors on Russian banking and corporate law.
Alexander has a substantial experience advising on M&A transactions for both international and domestic public companies including share carve-outs of Russian public companies.
Alexander has authored a number of articles on various aspects of contract law and securities market regulation.
Alexander Klochkov is a graduate of the International Law department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and holds a Doctor of Law degree from MGIMO, and LL.M. degree from Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main.
Michael Zak
Managing Director, Veles Capital
Michael Zak graduated with Bachelor's and Master's degree from Economics Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Between August 2000 and July 2002 worked in FC NIKoil (Uralsib), first as an analyst in metallurgy and mechanical engineering, then as an analyst in oil and gas. Since November 2002 Michael is a Senior Analyst in the Investment Company Veles Capital, since August 2003 till 2010 Michael works as a Head of analytical department of Veles Capital. In 2010 he was appointed as a managing director of Veles Capital.
Данилов Юрий Алексеевич
Директор фонда "Центр развития фондового рынка", председатель Попечительского совета Фонда “Институт посткризисного мира”, заведующий кафедрой финансов Международного университета в Москве.
Кандидат экономических наук. Автор более 100 работ общим объемом 150 п.л., в том числе 15 монографий (из них 13 в соавторстве; 2 – без соавторов). Являлся соавтором и редактором учебных пособий по рынку ценных бумаг.
Mikhael Subbotin
Director, Transaction Support Group in the capital markets, PwC
Mikhael Subbotin is a Director of Business Development Group, supporting capital markets transactions of PwC. Prior to joining PwC Michael held various positions related to business development and capital markets in companies operating in the Russian real estate market. He has participated in projects directed at attracting financial resources for transactions in the segment of real estate by increasing the equity and debt issuance, in the sale and purchase of assets, and strategic planning. Michael also has experience in financial management in the banking sector, where he worked as chief financial officer at one of the leading Russian banks. Holder of an MBA in Finance Business School, University of Michigan.
Victoria Akopyan
Corporate Finance Director, Eastland Capital
Victoria Akopyan – Corporate Finance Director of Eastland Capital.
Education – graduated with honors Kemerovo State University by Finance & Credit specialization and also has PhD in Economics.
Work experience:
Before Eastland Capital was working in several investment companies and banks, including IFC Alemar, Lefko-bank, Moscow Stock Exchange Center, B. Tween Invest.
The core directions of activities were companies’ capital market placement by issuing bonds and stocks, valuation and performing companies’ financial diagnostics (business solvency, liquidity, business activity, market position etc) and expertise for companies’ business plan, companies’ equity raising transactions, initiation and execution M&A deals; arranging new business direction - Corporate Finance; clients attraction and providing them with consult in M&A, corporate finance, investment and finance activity optimization, services' promotion, participation in industry exhibitions and conferences. Closed more than 40 deals. Clients were such companies as OGK-2, OGK-4, HidroOGK, Nafta-Moskwa, NKS (National cable networks), Mostelekom, Gazprom-Neft, Trans-Neft, Nizhnekamskneftekhim and etc.
Denis Kutishenko
Partner. Head of Incor Alliance Office in Moscow
Partner. Head of Moscow Office
Denis started his professional activity in 1998. He obtained his Master of Laws Degree from Leiden University (the Netherlands) in 2001. Before joining Incor Alliance Law Office, Denis worked with White & Case LLC and Hellevig, Klein & Usov LLC. Today he is responsible for the overall management of Incor Alliance’s Moscow Office. Denis advises on national and international M&A transactions and is in charge of pre-IPO projects. Denis has published several articles on regulation of international M&A transactions in Russia and Europe.
Education:
International Law Institute of Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (Moscow), 1999.
Leiden University (Leiden, Netherlands), LL.M, 2001
Specialization:
M&A, corporate law
Stanislav Fomenko
Head of the Analytical Investment Banking Departmet, Alor
Stanislav Fomenko – Head of the Analytical Investment Banking Department of Alor Specializes in: IPO, M & A, corporate consulting, analytical support of group companies. He graduated from the Higher School of Economics, specializing in credit and finance.
He previously worked at Veles Capital as a Deputy Head of Research Department, Senior Analyst, Analytical support of IB Projects, Public Analyst (metals and mining sector). Also worked in the Parma Management as an analyst conducting fundamental analysis of stock market. Stanislav is a professor in the HSE in the Department of Financial Management. He gives lectures on Assessment of financial assets, derivative financial instruments, transactions in the securities market.
Elena Khromova
Partner. BDO (Russia)
Elena joined the BDO team in 2007 as Audit Partner. She heads FMCG group and is responsible for providing services to clients in this sector and development of this business in BDO Group.
Elena has extensive experience in managing audit projects under national and international standards.
Education and professional qualifications
Elena has an over 15 year experience in audit and finance, including 4 years in one of the Big 4 firms and 3 years in one of the largest Russian private equity funds. Elena graduated from the Economics Faculty of the Moscow State University. She is a CPA, State of New Hampshire, and a certified auditor of the Russian Federation.
