Sergei Bakeshin helped Delovoy Peterburg to understand the desire of the ex-head of Baltinvestbank and Deposit Insuranse Agency to settle the dispute amicably

In 2019, the former chairman of the board of directors of Baltinvestbank, Yury Rydnik, was declared bankrupt. According to the decision of the courts of the first two instances, the businessman's financial manager should sell Rydnik's country house, which is pledged by Gazbank, also declared insolvent, with the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA)…


Sergei Bakeshin commented for Novy Prospect on the threat to bankrupt Severnaya Verf against the background of restructuring of the USC

Severnaya Verf Shipyard owes Dorstroysnab-Terminal LLC for diesel fuel. Hoping to accelerate payments, the supplier filed a bankruptcy petition against the shipyard. The events are unfolding against the background of restructuring of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), which includes Severnaya Verf shipyard. Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head…


Maxima Legal was ranked among the best regional bankruptcy firms

Pravo.ru, the leading federal online legal media, has presented the results of the Russian insolvency market research. In particular, based on statistical analysis of 7172 final decisions made by commercial courts from 1 January to 31 December 2022 in bankruptcy cases, the editors have compiled a ranking of law firms that are more active and…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented to Mashnews on the attempt to put Russia's only manufacturer of multiple artillery rocket system out of bankruptcy

Dmitry Makhonin, Governor of the Perm Region, announced that Motovilikhinskiye Zavody plant, Russia's only manufacturer of multiple artillery rocket system, is coming out of a five-year bankruptcy procedure and becoming "a part of Rostec State Corporation. According to the Governor, this will make it possible to invest RUB 20 bn in the development…


Sergei Bakeshin commented for Novy Prospect on retention the property of the bankrupt Unisto-Petrostal Group in favour of the pledge creditor

Zvezda company (owned by Artem Begun, a business partner of well-known St Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber), has decided to keep Murinsky construction plant and Michur Inn hotel. The property previously belonged to the bankrupt Unisto-Petrostal group. In spring 2022 Zvezda acquired about 1.5 billion roubles of Unisto Petrostal group`s debt owed…


Sergei Bakeshin told DP about the specifics of bankruptcies of architectural studios

Delovoy Peterburg newspaper has published a review of the most high-profile cases related to financial claims against architectural studios. For example, the studios can be threatened with insolvency if they are held liable for the debts of their bankrupt customers or if an architectural project fails to pass an expert appraisal. Furthermore…


Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Mashnews on the Ministry of Industry and Trade's attempt to challenge the sale of the bankrupt plant's production complex

The Ministry of Industry and Trade demanded that results of the auction for the sale of the bankrupt Machine-Building Plant under named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky in Perm, be declared invalid. The plant had been purchased by PSK Spetsproektstroy at a price five times lower than the starting one. Due to the fact that by the time the Ministry of…


Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 42 nominations of its own legal ranking

Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal advisors by receiving recognition in 42 rating categories. In particular, the ranking included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 15 categories…


Sergei Bakeshin has suggested why the Federal Tax Service has taken up with Chinese companies planning to invest more than RUB 38 bn in development projects in north-west Russia

The Federal Tax Service filed bankruptcy petitions with the Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region against the affiliated Chinese companies Hua Bao International Investment Company and Hua Fung. The companies planned to implement major construction projects worth over RUB 38 bn in St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.…


Sergei Bakeshin commented to DP on the attempt of a bankrupt company to recover lost profits from a counterparty

"Intarsia" LLC, a major player in the restoration market that has been declared bankrupt, is trying to recover about RUB 900 mn from "Niforno-Invest" LLC over a project implemented by the parties in the 2010s. An investment agreement was concluded between the companies, which resulted in a property complex for construction and restoration works.…