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We advise clients on the full range of transactions and models for project commercialisation for companies operating in software development, electronics, IT services, state-of-the-artt technologies and innovative solutions. Our experience covers the most advanced areas in this area, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, neural networks, Internet of Things, Industrial Internet of Things, tele-healthcare services, cyber security, Bit Data, etc. A considerable share of our recent projects has been dedicated to legal support for IT developments, in which we represent the founders of digital companies, venture funds, investment banks, financial institutions, business angels, etc. In this sector, we structure and support transactions on a “turn-key� basis, on the part of both individual and joint investors and founders. We provide integrated solutions under Russian and foreign law in a wide range of jurisdictions.

The O2 Consulting team has considerable practical experience in supporting investment transactions both on the side of venture funds, operating and investing in a variety of jurisdictions, and on the side of startups. O2 Consulting is a leading company in this segment. We provide the full range of services, from corporate and tax structuring of a proposed investment to legal support for the investment transaction itself and subsequent investor’s exit from the project. O2 Consulting provides high-quality fund expertise in the area of fund formation, legal support for investment rounds and other activities of venture funds, including acting as an in-house legal department for the fund. We advise fund investors and managers on structuring and developing agreements on fund management, management incentive programmes and other aspects of the venture industry.

O2 Consulting has rich experience in supporting investment transactions on the side of both private equity funds and portfolio companies. We advise investors, investment committees and managers of investment funds operating in a variety of jurisdictions. We provide the full range of services, from corporate and tax structuring of a proposed investment to legal support for the investment transaction itself and subsequent investor’s exit from the project. O2 Consulting assists its clients in matters related to fund formation and regulation of private equity funds and provides subsequent operational legal support to the funds it has helped create in the form of the fund’s own legal department. For private investors planning joint investment programmes with several co-investors, we develop -fund-emulating structures and investment instruments best suited to the client’s interests, including using mechanisms typical of classic fund structures.

The FinTech Practice was set up to provide legal support for innovative and high-tech business projects. We keep pace with the digital revolution, offering businesses the latest and most innovative legal solutions. We provide comprehensive support for high-tech projects and advise our clients in the following areas: Digital assets / crypto assets Digital financial instruments Artificial intelligence and machine learning Robotisation in business processes, trade and services Big Data – collection, turnover and management of massive data Internet of things / Industrial Internet of things Blockchain / Distributed ledger technology Information protection, cybersecurity Data storage, cloud solutions Digital technology, platforms, products and services Payment systems and e-commerce Social online platforms and applications Platforms for P2P payments and financing Crypto exchanges, crypto funds and crypto banks Investment / project financing / ICO Our team brings together top notch...

O2 Consulting provides M&A transaction support services in Russia and abroad. We advise sellers and buyers, startup owners and strategic investors, private equity and venture investment funds, owners and managers of companies operating in all areas of today’s economy. We assist in conducting negotiations with counterparties, in preparing and holding auctions and offers for public and private tenders, conducting negotiations with lenders for raising loan funds to finance M&A transactions and setting up joint enterprises and strategic alliances. Our team is able to resolve any client issue arising during an M&A transaction, including conducting comprehensive due diligence of an asset, creating an optimal structure for a joint venture or M&A transaction, developing a tax model and an optimal framework of employment relations, assisting in obtaining government consents to a transaction, and on matters of regulation, intellectual property protection, environment protectio