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Alexandr Tyo

Alexandr Tyo

Partner

Kazakhstan | 12 years of experience | Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A

Alexandr is a partner at Centil and heads the corporate practice in Kazakhstan.  He primarily focuses on complex corporate projects, M&A deals, joint ventures, cross-border investments and corporate disputes. He also has significant experience in corporate restructuring projects.
Alexandr holds a Master's degree in Law.  He has the right of audience at the AIFC Court and is licensed to practice as an advocate.

He has been recognised as a “Rising Star” in the fields of Commercial, Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. Alexandr is fluent in English and Russian.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Corporate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Transactions

ADMISSIONS

  • Rights of Audience at the AIFC Court (Kazakhstan)
  • Member of Alliance of Antimonopoly Experts (Kazakhstan)
  • Member of Coalition of corporate lawyers Aqiqat (Kazakhstan)

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for Mars Inc. and Wrigley Corporation in connection with their global merger.  Assisted with implementation of the actual merger between Mars Kazakhstan and Wrigley Kazakhstan
  • Advised CGG Holding on matters related to the acquisition of participation interest in the KZ entity and obtaining a consent to the economic concentration for the proposed transaction
  • Advised China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation on acquisition of a majority stake in Allur Group of Companies and providing advise on acquisition of shares and review of transaction documents, incl. SHA and SPA
  • Advised UzAuto Motors on establishment of JV with the local partner under the framework of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, preparation JVA and foundation documents
  • Represented of Verno Capital on its multimillion investment into construction project, drafting and negotiating the transaction documentation, advising on local regulatory aspects in Kazakhstan
  • Represented Avito in its acquisition of AIFC based IT startup, structuring of the transaction, development of SPA, SHA and option agreements, due diligence of the target, assistance with share capital increase by the shares of an LLP and closing of the deal
  • Represented Avito in its acquisition of AIFC based IT startup, structuring of the transaction, development of SPA, SHA and option agreements, due diligence of the target, assistance with share capital increase by the shares of an LLP and closing of the deal
  • Assisted DoorDash Inc., the biggest U.S. food delivery company, in its all-stock $8.1 billion worth acquisition of Wolt Enterprises. Advised in relation to acquisition of Wolt’s business in Kazakhstan
  • Acted for VEON (formerly VimpelCom) in its acquisition of a major online media streaming platform and conducting a due diligence the target’s business and providing regulatory support

EDUCATION

2019

LL.M., Saint-Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics (Russia).

2012

LL.B., Kazakh University of international relations and world languages named after Abylai Khan (Kazakhstan)§2019, LL.M., Saint-Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics (Russia).

2012

LL.B., Kazakh University of international relations and world languages named after Abylai Khan (Kazakhstan).

PUBLICATIONS

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LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Russian

RECOGNITIONS

Legal 500

Next Generation Partners | Commercial, corporate and M&A

IFLR1000

Rising star partner | Corporate and M&A

Projects

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