Dmitry Arnautov

Associate

Languages

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Corporate/M&A M&A

Dmitry is an associate in Asari Legal’s Corporate practice. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, and joint ventures, and has experience advising on restructuring, redomiciliation, and corporate governance.

He is also the author of academic publications on various issues of corporate law.

Dmitry Arnautov

Education

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) LLM, with honours, 2022
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University LLB, with honours, 2020
Exchange studies at the University of Bergen, Norway, 2019

Project highlights

Corporate

Representing:

  • an IT company in a complex transaction involving the acquisition of a food delivery service and the sale of digital content platforms to a Russian technology company
  • a leading Russian manufacturer of industrial explosives in closing the acquisition of the Russian business of an international public group of companies
  • owners of a leading Russian food industry group on the sale of a strategic stake
  • a Russian sovereign wealth fund in a strategic project involving entry into a joint venture with a major Chinese petrochemical corporation for the construction and operation of a terminal for the transshipment of liquefied hydrocarbon gases in the Russian Far East
  • a major holding company on the establishment of a joint venture to manage the assets of one of Russia’s largest corporate groups in coal mining and infrastructure
  • one of Russia’s largest energy and mining group in the acquisition of several coal mining assets with parallel restructuring of the targets’ businesses to integrate the new assets in the buyer’s group structure
  • a leading online classifieds platform in business restructuring matters, including in connection with the termination of its ADA programme, redomiciliation, and a contemplated IPO in Russia
  • Russia’s leading online recruitment company in connection with its redomiciliation

News

Legal Alert: Банк России объявил о снятии ограничения на перевод денежных средств за рубеж для отдельных категорий лиц
05 December 2025 г.

Legal Alert: Банк России объявил о снятии ограничения на перевод денежных средств за рубеж для отдельных категорий лиц

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Working with Chinese counterparties and arbitration in Mainland China: insights from the Asari Legal business breakfast
02 December 2025 г.

Working with Chinese counterparties and arbitration in Mainland China: insights from the Asari Legal business breakfast

On 1 December 2025, Asari Legal hosted a business breakfast for heads of legal from major Russian companies, with presentations by experts from Asari Legal and guest speaker Chen Jingjing, partner at the Chinese law firm Haiwen & Partners.

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“We see the unseen” – Asari Legal partners in an interview with Kommersant
28 November 2025 г.

“We see the unseen” – Asari Legal partners in an interview with Kommersant

The sanctions imposed in 2022 have brought about a profound shift in the landscape of international dispute resolution...

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Kommersant Publishing House Names the Leading International Arbitration Teams
26 November 2025 г.

Kommersant Publishing House Names the Leading International Arbitration Teams

Kommersant Publishing House has released its research ranking of the top Russian law firms in the field of international arbitration...

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