Olga Ponomarenko

Olga’s representative experience includes advising:

• EQT, CPP Investments, and Nord Anglia Education on the sale of Nord Anglia Education to a consortium formed by Neuberger Berman Private Markets, EQT, and CPP Investments, together with other global institutional investors
• Zubr Capital in connection with the Series A funding round of Zing Coach
• Ameriabank in connection with its acquisition by Bank of Georgia
• One Rock Capital Partners on the acquisition of Constantia Flexibles, a leading global packaging manufacturer, from the investment firm Wendel
• Siemens AG in connection with the winding down of all its business activities in Russia including transactions, compliance with sanctions and reorganisation measures
• Cian PLC, a leading online real estate classifieds platform in Russia, on its IPO and listing of 18,213,400 American Depositary Shares on the NYSE and MOEX
• Renaissance Insurance Group PJSC, a Russian diversified independent insurance company, on its IPO and listing on the Moscow Exchange
• Underwriters in connection with the US$1.1 billion initial public offering of Ozon, a Russian ecommerce group, on Nasdaq
• The sole underwriter and the sole placement agent in a public offering and concurrent private placement by Yandex, Russia’s leading search and ride-hailing provider
• The lead arranger and lender in connection with the take private offer for KAZ Minerals PLC
• IVI, an online video streaming platform in Russia, on a new funding round of US$250 million from external investors and current shareholders
• Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on a number of M&A transactions in Russia as co-investor alongside Russian Direct Investment Fund, including related sanctions compliance matters
• A consortium of three Indian oil and gas companies — Oil India Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, and Bharat PetroResources Limited — on the acquisition from Rosneft of:
  • A 23.9% stake in JSC Vankorneft, which holds the Vankor Licenses in Eastern Siberia
  • A 29.9% stake in Taas-Yuriakh Neftegazodobycha, a Russia-based oil and gas exploration and production company
• Uniper Exploration & Production in the sale of a 25% stake in the Yuzhno-Russkoye gasfield to OMV