Donat has been working with KPMG in Moscow since 1999 and has more than 12 years of advisory experience in taxation. He is responsible for providing tax advice to local and multinational companies operating in different industries and to individuals.

Donat specialises in:

• structuring assignments of multinational companies employees to Russia and abroad, including cross-border tax planning;
• implementing local/adjustment of global stock based incentive plans for various levels of employees in Russia;
• restructuring remuneration and employment arrangements
• taxing individuals and their family members in Russia and abroad
• structuring the sale of individuals' businesses.

Donat also has extensive experience in personal tax, labor and payroll compliance.

Areas of expertise: Employment Compensation, Benefits and Employment Tax Employment Tax Advisory Enterprise Equity Compensation Global Mobility Services Tax Tax Management Consulting Tax Services to Individuals

Irina Narysheva joined KPMG practice in 2003. Before KPMG she worked 5 years in international law firm CMS.

Irina is engaged in various projects including M&A transaction support, business restructuring, setting up corporate management structures for large groups of companies and joint ventures, legal support of investment projects.

Irina represented clients' interests in courts of arbitration of the Russian Federation in relation to corporate disputes, real estate title disputes, invalidation of transactions, disputes related to power abuse by corporate management.

Irina is a member of Governmental Expert group for development of legislation in the area of corporate, administrative and bankruptcy law formed by the Ministry of Economics.

Examples of Irina's work experience include:

• Development of a legal concept and documentation to create a single corporate management center for foreign upstream assets in over 20 jurisdictions for one of the Russia's leading oil and gas companies with due account of specific aspects of agreements and licenses for the exploration and production of mineral resources in various jurisdictions.
• Transaction for the acquisition of a 50% equity share and structuring of a shareholders agreement using the "earn-out" mechanisms for the Europe's largest energy company as part of a phased acquisition of power generating assets in Russia.
• Support of over 100 projects for large state-owned and private companies in legal due diligence of acquired assets, and M&A transaction support.
• Structuring a number of projects related to the construction of large facilities, comprehensive development of territory including the development of a legal structure of relations between the parties, and legal project documentation.
• Legal support of international corporate restructuring for a number of major companies.
• Development of legislative concept for introduction of JOAs and risk operators agreements in Russian subsoil laws based on international experience.
• Advising leading Russian oil & gas companies with respect to legislative interpretation and approach to assignment of subsoil use licenses hugely impacting tax treatment of respective operations to form a legal position for negotiation with federal ministries.

EDUCATION:

• Specialist in Law Diploma, State Academic University for the Humanities, Institute of Law (Law faculty)
• Master of Laws (LLM), University of London (UCL, Queen Mary)
• Member of the Expert council on securities of Russian issuers (SPB Exchange)
• Recommended by Best Lawyers in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Structured Finance Law
• Recommended among the leading lawyers in Corporate Law / M&A 2019 and Agriculture 2020 in Russia by Kommersant
• Recommended by Pravo.ru 300 in Corporate/M&A
• Recommended by Leaders League in M&A: Mid-cap transactions

KEY EXPERTISE:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Capital Markets
• Corporate / M&A

EXPERIENCE:

• Worked in the leading Russian law firms in such practice areas as Corporate, M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
• Has wide experience of legal support of M&A transactions and transactions on the domestic and foreign capital markets, legal support of securities issuances, including public and private placements of stocks and debt instruments, securitisation

Specialisation

• Legal support in M&A deals
• Legal support in corporate restructuring and reorganization
• Legal advice on corporate governance
• Legal support with corporate law issues in PPP projects
• Legal advice on securities

Education

• The Siberian Academy of Public Administration (Novosibirsk), specialized in civil law (with honors)
• The Siberian Academy of Public Administration (Novosibirsk), specialized in professional communication translating (English language)

Professional experience
Practical legal work experience – since 2006

• Support of a transaction for setting up a joint venture (under an investment partnership agreement) between Fortum PJSC and one of the state-owned companies of Russia in the field of wind energy
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to establishment of Pochta Bank PJSC with participation of a structure of FSUE Russian Post and VTB Group, including acquisition of the bank's shares and conclusion of a shareholders' agreement
  
  
• Support of a transaction in relation to transfer of a blocking stake in TNS-Energo PJSC to discretionary management of the structures of Rostec State Corporation
  
  
• Support of a series of corporate transactions between beneficiaries of AFG National group, including interest sale and purchase agreements and corporate agreements
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by Vesna agroindustrial firm of a controlling stake in a large regional sugar mill and refinery plant from AK Bars Group
  
  
• Support of a corporate part of a project for construction of a new passenger terminal of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy's airport (Elizovo), including conclusion of a shareholders' agreement between the investor and Development Corporation of Kamchatka
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to sale by Koltsovo airport of a bulk fuel installations business to TNK-ВР Holding
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by a private investor of controlling blocks of shares and interests in the companies of STEKLONiT JSC's group
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to establishment of a joint venture by Quintiles, a world leader in provision of biopharmaceutical services, and RVC's structures
  
  
• Support of a transaction in the interests of a large Korean energy company to establish a joint venture in the territory of a closed administrative and territorial unit in the Russian Far East
  
  
• Support of a transaction in the interests of a private investor to establish a joint venture with the city of Moscow in health care
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to acquisition by a group of private investors of a controlling stake in a major regional power supplier
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to acquisition of advertising business in Russia by an international leader in advertising and marketing
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to an exit of a private investor from the largest media company through exchange of assets
  
  
• Support of a transaction related to an exit of a private investor from a large Moscow hospital through sale of shares and assets to a managing partner
  
  
• Support of a transaction in the interests of a foreign buyer in relation to acquisition of a business connected with manufacturing and distribution in Russia of a well-known medication
  
  
• Support of transactions related to conclusion of shareholders' agreements with regard to a concessionaire in PPP projects: "Construction of Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway", "Construction of Northern Latitudinal Railway", "Construction and Operation of Railway Infrastructure Facilities Ulak – Elga", "Construction and Operation of Rail Transport Facilities of Public Service at Railway Line Elegest – Kyzyl – Kuragino", etc.
  
  
• Organizational and legal support of a number of reorganizations of companies of ALROSA group
  
  
• Organizational and legal support of additional issue of shares in the interests of Rosatom State Corporation's structures
  
  
• Organizational and legal support of a series of additional issues of shares of Russian Alcohol Group
  
  
• Legal support of transactions related to provision by major Chinese banks of a series of credits to a number of Russian state banks for subsequent financing of Russian-Chinese projects
  
  
• Legal support of a transaction related to restructuring of a credit issued by a major Czech bank to a Russian borrower to build a TPP
  
  
• Legal support of a series of transactions related to acquisition by the largest Japanese trading company of energy products in Russia
  
  
• Advising the structures of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation on the development of a model for the development of the Moscow aviation hub (with regard to corporate models)

Arthur Valiullin is a Partner at Da Vinci Capital, where he is responsible for deal sourcing and execution. He also leads business development of Fund I and Fund II portfolio companies, including fundraising and M&A. Arthur has over 10 years of experience in the private equity and venture capital industry. Previously, he was responsible for deal origination and execution at New Russia Growth (NRG) Private Equity, where he closed several transactions in the retail and e-commerce industries. Before NRG, Arthur worked at PPF Investments, where he executed several transactions in the finance, retail, and mining industries with a total value over USD 2 billion. Arthur started his professional career at the International Venture Fund, where he evaluated startup ventures in the CIS. Arthur holds BA and MA degrees in economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Maxim Matveev is a Director of Aterra Capital. He is currently a member of the Board at Silver Bear Resources (TSX:SBR).
Maxim Matveev is an investment expert with more than twenty years of experience in corporate finance and equity capital markets. At Aterra he focuses on the valuation of mining companies, interacts with stakeholders of portfolio companies to develop strategy, raise project financing, conduct corporate restructuring and progress project development.
Prior to joining Aterra Capital in 2015, Maxim was a lead metals and mining equity analyst at ING Bank, where he built up relationships with portfolio managers in major investment funds in the UK and Europe. In 2005-2008 Maxim held a Vice President position in the Corporate Finance department of Deutsche Bank, where he had extensive experience in both M&A and capital markets transactions. He contributed to the success of several landmark transactions, including $470m Globaltrans IPO (2008), $605m Polymetal IPO (2007), $1.2bn Severstal SPO (2007), $317m Raspadskaya IPO (2006). In 2000-2005 Maxim worked as an equity research analyst in Alfa Bank and was responsible for the coverage of Russian metals and mining companies.
Born in 1973. Maxim Matveev is a 1996 graduate of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, where he earned a MSc degree in Physics. He is a CFA charterholder since 2000. In 2019 he received a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (UK).

Education: Math, Cyber security

Key experience and expertise: Business development, project management, market analysis and finance modeling

Responsibilities: pipeline management, portfolio support, partnerships
Former COO at ASK labs - Advanced Process control systems development company. Since 2012, as an Investment manager has created an inbound pipeline with more than 1,000 projects per year.

Ekaterina is a partner and head of venture capital practice at ASB Consulting Group. She has over 13 years of experience in establishing and structuring PE/VC funds, technology start-ups, supporting cross-border investment transactions, corporate governance of companies, as well as an extensive litigation practice in corporate and other civil law issues. She is a recognised expert in structuring and supporting Russian venture capital funds formed as an investment partnership and has unique experience in merging venture capital funds. Ekaterina has participated in closing more than 100 investment deals with checks from US$300 thousands to US$30 million both in Russia and abroad.

Ekaterina is a regular speaker and judge at venture fairs organised by RVCA and a legal expert on venture investing at the Moscow Investors Club. She participates in the development of the venture capital market and its legislative regulation as a member of the team supported by the RVC. As a speaker, she trains startups in acceleration programmes of venture capital market development institutions, such as IIDF, Innopolis, HSE and helps to create ecosystems to support Russian venture projects abroad.

Investment professional with extensive experience in corporate finance, M&A, and IPO transactions. Previously spent 12 years at Renaissance Capital (a leading emerging markets investment bank) in Moscow and Johannesburg, as head of FMCG sector for EMEA region. Completed over 30 transactions in Europe and Africa has raised over $4bn of equity for its clients. Founder of two startups (e-commerce and mobile gaming).

Maxim Kravchenko graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute and was trained at TU Berlin. In 1996, he worked as an analyst for the French company Atria Advisors. From 1998 to 2005, he was the Head of the Corporate Finance Department at Alfa-Bank, where he completed over 35 transactions during his career. In 2005, he co-founded and became an Executive Partner of Aquila Capital Group (hereinafter ACG). During his time at ACG, he has completed about 30 M&A transactions in telecommunications, retail, banking, chemicals and FMCG. He has been an Executive Partner at PCG since 2013, responsible for the investment banking development.

Kirill joined the team in November 2018 as an on-the-ground Partner of RTP Global in India.

Before RTP Global Kirill was an MD and Partner at the Indian VC fund of a Russian conglomerate. He has co-developed investment thesis of the fund, launched its operations in late 2015, led and completed 5 out of the fund's 10 investments in 2016-2018, and served as Board Member in Indian and Singaporean companies. Prior to that for 5 years he was managing multiple VC deals in Russia as a Venture Partner at European fund, and as a Chief Investment Officer at sovereign nanotechnology fund. Kirill started his career with 2 years in the Big Four company and moved to investment banking where he was doing M&A deals and corporate finance advisory for 7 years. Kirill has a Master degree in Engineering and Economics from Moscow Aviation Institute, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

In June 2019 Kirill started Kauffman Fellowship, one of the world's premier innovation, leadership, and venture capital focused programs, and is a member of Class 24.