The long-discussed merger of Moscow's three airports is back on the agenda after a Transportation Ministry working group drafted a document that stated consolidation could be the way to tackle strains on capacity and balance soaring...

... had already initiated the process for the acquisition of Scartel. However, regulators have not yet approved such a transfer of control over the company that holds the license to the "cherished" frequencies. This is because in the event of a merger MegaFon will gain access to the LTE networks, and Scartel — the funding and existing infrastructure. This would result in the emergence of a monopolist in the Russian telecommunications market, which would also have the incomparable advantage...

Two major publishing groups may merge, as Eksmo is negotiating to purchase or merge with AST, Vedomosti reported Friday. Estimates differ over which of the two publishers is Russia's largest. They both have their own logistics and retail networks. According to the SPARK database and Unified State Register of Legal Entities, most of the companies in AST Group, which total more than 100, are owned by the Cyprus-registered AABP Advanced Achievement Books Publishers. According to the Cypriot registry...

... the telecoms sector and the utilities sector, as well as the oil and gas sector. There have been only two spin-offs in public corporate finance: Nord Gold by Severstal and Polus by Norilsk Nickel where minority investors directly benefited. The Great Merger Movement was a predominantly U.S. business phenomenon that took place from 1895 to 1905. During this time, small firms with little market share consolidated with similar firms to form large, powerful institutions that dominated their respective...

... of practice. They noted trends including a greater attention to anti-bribery compliance among multinational firms, real estate limitations in Moscow that are pushing investment activity into the regions, and the ever-increasing use of English law in mergers and acquisitions. What does your practice entail? How has your field changed over the past few years? How do you think it will change in the near future? What major challenges do you face in your work? Jonathan Nelms, Associate, Baker & McKenzie...

... revenues in three to five years. The company also expects a 19 percent rise in poultry production to 310,000 tons this year, helped by the acquisition of poultry farmer Mosselprom in 2011 and its own new capacity. "Our strategy is organic growth, M&A [mergers and acquisitions] is just an option," said Mikhailov. He added, however, that Cherkizovo could be interested in acquiring a Moscow meat processing company focused on premium products or a strong regional player. Output in its meat-processing...

... assets out, and it strongly encourages investment. At the same time, however, global instability and the possibility of a new crisis has forced investors to be more cautious and attentive. In comparison with 2010, 2011 saw a substantial increase of mergers & acquisitions. As research associates have noted, there is currently a trend in which about one fourth of the market share is made up of transactions the state companies are involved in. By the same token, major transactions are usually made...

... targeted for further expansion. The majority of Western market companies are developing their businesses in Russia according to an organic model. At the same time further development of Russian retail chains would take place via company consolidation by mergers and acquisitions, in the opinions of numerous investment analysts. This rosy outlook tied to double-digit growth among retailers should directly reflect in investors' and developers' interest in the Russian retail real estate market. Currently...

... uncertified securities and facilitates trading and other transactions] — if and when it arrives — will be a real achievement. We have been talking about a central depositary for something like 15 or 16 years. Aton is a supporter of the merger between MICEX and RTS. Nonetheless, I think it is pretty strange that, when you say you are trying to build a competitive global financial center, your first meaningful step is to take out the single most creative and entrepreneurial actor in your...