Elena Terentieva

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has recently refused to approve various acquisitions of Russian companies by concluding that the acquisitions will limit competition in the relevant Russian market. An overview of the blocked deals is set out below. Siemens / Power Machines (...)

On 9 October 2006 Open Joint Stock Company Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), Open Joint Stock Company Siberian-Ural Aluminium Company (SUAL) and Glencore International AG (Glencore) signed an agreement to create United Company RUSAL Limited and thus to consolidate RUSAL, SUAL and the alumina assets (...)

English Press Release On 6 February 2007 the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) ruled that Open Joint Stock Company Troitsk Iodine Plant (“Troitsk Iodine Plant”) had breached dominance-related rules of the Russian law on the Protection of Competition (the Antitrust Law). The Antitrust (...)