DLA Piper has advised Raspadskaya, a Russian integrated group of coal mining and enrichment facilities, on the RUB67.7 billion (USD920 million) acquisition of Russian coal producer Yuzhkuzbassugol from EVRAZ, a global steel and mining company.

The deal is the second largest public M&A transaction in Russia in 2020 according to Mergermarket. It will lead to the creation of Russia’s largest and the world’s fifth largest coking coal company. It is heavily driven by requirements for public-companies and disclosure rules, including matters such as related party transactions, major transactions and the buy-out of minority shareholders.

DLA Piper’s Moscow-based Corporate team was led by partner Julien Hansen, supported by partner Igor Antonyan, counsel Alexander Klochkov, senior associates Ilya Skalkov and Azamat Abdulmenov, associates Alexander Mysov and Dmitry Kravchenko.

Commenting, Julien Hansen said: “We are pleased to have been involved in one of the largest and most high-profile transactions of 2020. This is a great testament to the quality of our corporate capabilities, particularly in public M&A.”