Sergei Bakeshin has told Kommersant about the possible consequences of declaring bankrupt another company of billionaire Alexander Ebralidze’s group, which owes more than RUB 40bn

Bank Saint Petersburg was able to secure the bankruptcy of Talion JSC, part of the eponymous group of companies of St Petersburg billionaire Alexander Ebralidze. The total amount of Talion group of companies' debts to creditors is RUB 44.4 billion. Talion's assets were valued at only RUB 6.9 billion at the end of last year. In addition, the…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented to Delovoy Peterburg on the introduction of the monitoring procedure for one of theatres in St Petersburg

The Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has introduced an observation procedure in relation to the Za Chernaya Rechka theatre. At the end of April, the theatre itself applied for insolvency due to more than RUB 4 million owed to Housing and Construction Cooperative, whose premises it has occupied since 1994. The theatre is…


Dmitry Uryakin explained to Kommersant and RBC the prospects of a court challenge to the delay in leasing the Russko-Vysotskaya poultry farm

Voronezh-based CBS Commodities group and the owners of the Russko-Vysotskaya poultry farm agreed on a long-term lease of the enterprise in exchange for payment of about 300 million rubles in debt for the supply of fodder. However, the deal has still not been closed. The investor believes that the process is being deliberately delayed by one of the…


Sergei Bakeshin answered common questions to Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist about the waiver of the bankruptcy moratorium

Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, spoke specifically for the Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist (Economy & Life — Lawyer) newspaper about when a waiver of moratorium is applicable, how to do it properly and the consequences of the procedure. Waiver of moratorium on bankruptcy proceedings is a…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novyi Prospect on the purchase of claims from the Bank Saint-Petersburg to the bankrupt companies of Unisto Petrostal group for a total amount of about 1.5 billion RUB

The company of Artem Begun, co-owner of Promconsultinvest legal company and business partner of the St Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, plans to buy debts of bankrupted companies of Unisto Petrostal development group for a total amount of about 1,5 billion RUB from Bank Saint-Petersburg. Zvezda LLC owned by the lawyer has already…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the DP on the impact of the bankruptcy moratorium on the financial performance of collectors

According to the results of 2021, collection agencies in St Petersburg managed to increase their own assets by more than a third and earn a record profit in the history of the legal collection market. Nevertheless, as Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency practice at Maxima Legal, commened for the Delovoy Peterburg…


Maxima Legal has been recognised in all areas of Pravo.ru's Private Equity research

Pravo.ru legal media has studied in detail the market for services for HNWI-clients for the first time. As a result, the media has identified 7 most relevant areas of legal support, for each of which specific services and law firms providing them have been singled out. Maxima Legal has become one of 4 companies out of 76 which cover the whole…


Sergei Bakeshin assessed for The Dairy News the prospects for the draft external management law

Last week a law on introducing external administration in foreign companies was introduced in the lower house of parliament. According to the document, external administration can be introduced to ensure state security and financial stability, as well as to protect the rights and legitimate interests of organisations. The bill proposes the…


Sergei Bakeshin commented to Novy Prospect on the situation with the Russko-Vysotskaya Poultry Farm

Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko announced that the assets of the Russko-Vysotskaya Poultry Farm will be temporarily managed by a Russian investor. This initiative will be considered at the operational headquarters for sustainable development of the region's economy. It is worth mentioning that earlier the owners of LLC Production…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the termination of bankruptcy proceedings at the dairy farm

Bankruptcy proceedings was recently ended regarding Novoye Vremya, the company running the dairy farm of Ruchyi breeding farm. Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency practice at Maxima Legal, explained to Novy Prospect online publication that the bankruptcy proceedings were terminated due to the debtor's lack of…