Dmitry Arkhipenko

Managing partner of REVERA law group

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Dmitry Arkhipenko began his legal career in 1995. In 1998, together with his partners, he founded REVERA law firm, which over nearly 30 years has become the largest law firm in Belarus and has also expanded its presence across the Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe and the MENA countries.

At present, Dmitry is the Managing Partner of the international law group REVERA, which is present in 12 countries and works with jurisdictions in more than 70 countries.

As Chambers Global notes: “Dmitry Arkhipenko manages his firm’s most significant projects and stands out for his professional experience.” Dmitry’s portfolio includes more than 1,000 projects, including around 200 major international projects across various jurisdictions, among them: preparation for the IPO of the largest retailer on the London Stock Exchange; participation in the creation of the legal regime of the Great Stone Industrial Park; participation in the development of state regulation of digital currencies (crypto-regulation); handling cross-border M&A transactions; and the restructuring of international groups of companies.

Dmitry specialises in managing complex legal projects involving the structuring of international groups of companies and international business, mergers and acquisitions transactions, and fundraising, and advises clients on the implementation of major investment projects.

His legal practice also covers major commercial and private real estate transactions and advising high-net-worth individuals on matters of international tax law, immigration and finance, and the legal structuring of assets.

For the past 15 years, the most authoritative publications have recommended Dmitry as a leading expert in various areas of law:

recognised as a market leader in project support, IFLR1000
recognised as a leading lawyer in corporate and commercial law and M&A transactions, Chambers Global
recognised as a leading lawyer in corporate and commercial law and M&A transactions, Chambers Europe
named as an expert in commercial law, corporate law and M&A, banking and finance law, The Legal 500
recognised as an influential expert in M&A and corporate governance matters, and as a recommended lawyer in construction, Who is Legal

Membership in associations and unions

Business environment expert within the framework of research conducted by the World Bank
International Bar Association (IBA)

30 years

experience in legal practice

1000+ projects

of various sizes in the portfolio

Education & training

Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law
Institute of Legal Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, postgraduate studies
BMI Institute, Executive MBA

Hobbies

Dmitry enjoys high-altitude mountaineering and off-road rallying, air sports, diving, rafting, hiking, yachting, alpine skiing and snowboarding, playing the drums, and his Labrador, Ogra.

Projects

IPO EvroTorg

Acting as a local legal advisor for the largest Belarusian grocery retail network – Eurotorg – in connection with its $300 million IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Project case

JYSK’s expantion in Belarus

Legal support of a Danish transnational corporation in a project to enter the Belarusian market with the aim of opening 30 stores under the JYSK brand.

Project case

Protecting Salamander’s interests

Successful resolution of a corporate conflict between participants of an LLC, a resident of Brest free economic zone. We arranged a defense against claims seeking to invalidate decisions of general meetings of participants, validation of participant’s withdrawal from the company and defense against groundless collection of value of share to the benefit of the withdrawing participant.

NOYAKS

Consultions to a major retail chain selling prime alcoholic beverages on corporate matters related to group restructuring. Also, our associates were involved in the development of a business model to improve management of the group of companies, preparation of corporate documents and monitoring the restructuring process.

Restructuring of a major commercial and construction holding

We carried out a restructuring of a major group of companies comprising over 20 legal bodies. The project involved a set of negotiations with banks on debt restructuring.

Construction of an agricultural complex

Legal support for Bauer Technics a.s., a Czech general contractor, constructing a ‘turnkey’ pig complex for Borysov Meat Factory OJSC with an investment volume of 35 million euros.

Drillmec

Representation of a foreign investor to support their activities in partnership with BelarusNeft, within a joint participation in SeismoTekhnika OJSC. Building corporate management systems in the joint venture company.

Construction of a solar plant for Modus Group

Modus Group is a diversified holding company operating in Lithuania and Belarus. Our team provided comprehensive support for a 5.7 MW solar plant project in Minsk region. Construction activities were financed by EBRD.

A series of M&A transactions for “Sosedi” chain

Comprehensive legal support for a number of transactions aimed at expanding large Belarusian retail chains by way of entire or partial acquisition of standalone retail companies.

Restructuring “Sosedi” chain

Structuring and consulting in the course of embedding a group restructuring concept, including centralisation of control within managing company, spin-off of functional business units, tax planning, development of measures to optimise business processes; affiliation with management bodies of companies acquired in the course of expansion, for the purpose of representing and protecting the client at the investment stage.

Kauno Grūdai

Assitance for a Lithuanian investor within a project aimed at investing in Smolevichy Brewery Works OJSC, monitoring a number of corporate procedures.

Drillmec – Seysmotechnica

Supporting DRILLMEC SPA in acquiring the controlling block of shares of SeysmoTechnica JSC. This was one of the most prominent privatisation transactions.

Restructuring SITEK group

Expert appraisal, preparation of a technical specification, elaboration and implementation of a concept for the restructuring of a multi-field engineering holding acting as Siemens’s centre of competence in metalwork cutting, overhauls and modernisation of NC machines, production control systems and equipment control systems.

MorozProduct

Supporting client in disputes with general contractor in respect of construction of an ice-cream factory (both during contruction stage and during warranty period).

Casino XO

Comprehensive legal support for a leader of Belarusian gambling industry in the sphere of offline casinos, including monitoring acquisitions of real estate units, leasing of premises, monitoring amendment of license for gambling activities, advising on taxation and employment laws. Plus consulting on raised funding and business restructuring.

Attracting EBRD’s financing for Modus Group

Modus Group is a diversified holding company operating in Lithuania and Belarus. REVERA supported a project to attract financing from EBRD to construct a solar plant.

A major leasing company

Our team participated in a project involving selling major private leasing companies in Belarus.

Silvano Fashion Group – Onega

Supporting an M&A transaction involving acquisition of Onega LLC, a major Belarusian food manufacturer, by Silvano Fashion Group.

A leader in the Belarusian market of ice-cream and cook-chill food

Corporate Due Diligence for a company for the purpose of evaluating feasibility of business restructuring, and further formalisation of partnership relations between owners.

“Toloka”, an international publishing house

Elaborating a group restructuring concept, in particular to centralise management functions, spin-off functional business units, plus tax planning and elaborating measures to optimise business processes.

AndersenLab

Comprehensive legal consulting of a group of companies with a total number of 1,000+ employees, including restructuring, option program construction, regulation of partnership relations.

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