Leonid Lepold

Leonid’s experience includes advising:

• BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, on the acquisition of a majority interest in Synthon International Holding B.V., a global market leader in the development of complex generics
• Abcam plc in relation to a shareholder activist campaign brought against it by Dr. Jonathan Milner, the company’s founder and former CEO, who controlled 6.3% of the Company’s issued share capital
• OilX, a London-based oil data analytics and market intelligence provider, in its sale to Energy Aspects, a portfolio company of Summit Partners
• Norsk Hydro in its 30% stake in Alunorte, a Brazil based alumina production company, and a 45% stake in Mineracão Rio do Norte, a Brazil-based Bauxite mining company, to Glencore
• IVI, an online video streaming platform, on a new funding round of US$250 million from external investors and current shareholders
• MTS Artificial Intelligence in connection with its venture investments in Kneron, an AI chip developer
• TotalEnergies in connection with its investments in Arctic Transshipment LLC
• TotalEnergies in connection with its investments in Arctic LNG 2, a significant LNG production project*
• A sovereign fund in connection with its investments in e-commerce joint venture with Mail.ru Group, Alibaba, and MegaFon*
• Special Committee of the Board of Directors of MTS in connection with the two-stage acquisition of 68.13% of shares in MTS Bank*
• KAZ Minerals on its acquisition of the Baimskaya copper project*
• Nestlé S.A. on local part of its 50:50 joint venture with PAI, a leading French private equity house, to merge Nestlé’s ice cream and frozen food business with R&R Ice Cream*
• Charoen Pokphand Food PCL in relation to acquisition of the poultry farm from Agro-Invest Brinky B.V. for US$680 million*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham