Georgy Kalashnikov | London | Hogan Lovells

Georgy Kalashnikov

Regional Managing Partner - Middle East Corporate & Finance

Languages

English, French, Russian

Kalashnikov Georgy

Georgy Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov Georgy
  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Credentials
  • Insights and events

Georgy Kalashnikov is a Senior Partner with the Corporate & Finance group in London. 

Described as "business-oriented" and "tough negotiator" with "strong experience in the private equity sector" by Chambers and Legal 500, Georgy is a go-to trusted adviser to clients, including executives and their boards, on complex, high-value international matters across the deal spectrum, strategy, high-risk issues, and crisis response and management.

Georgy has represented companies, major financial institutions, private equity, other asset management firms, and high-net-worth individuals on their most significant matters and difficult challenges. 

Representative experience

EuroChem on the acquisition of Borealis' nitrogen business in Western, Central and South East Europe

Nordic Yards on the sale of ship yards in Germany to Genting HK

NovaWind on a multi-billion dollar joint venture with Lagerwey Wind for the production of wind turbines in Russia

Alvogen on multiple generics portfolio acquisitions in Europe, Middle East and Asia

Alvotech on a number of strategic licensing and supply collaborations for portfolio of biosimilars products

Luxaviation on its acquisition of ExecuJet from Irish Forbes Dermot Desmond

Luxaviation on the sale of its global aircraft maintenance and repair business to Dassault Aviation

Magnit Plc on its US$1.3 billion acquisition of supermarket competitor, Dixy

Marathon Group on the US$8.3bn IPO of Fix Price

Elbrus Capital on its co-investment with iTech Capital into Aviasales, a leading airline ticket merchant

Wainbridge, a private RE investment, development and asset manager on a re-financing of one of its prime properties in London, UK with Apollo Global Management

Ultra-high net worth individuals in connection with strategic matters, including succession planning, family matters, litigation, crisis, PR and M&A activity

Credentials

Education
  • Oxford Negotiations Programme, Said Business School, University of Oxford, 2023
  • Economics Degree, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, with honors, 2011
  • Ph.D., The Institute of State and Law of The Russian Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Law Degree, Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Department of International Law, 2001
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Russia
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales

Recognition

Acritas Star

Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers

2019-2020
Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Moscow

Legal 500 EMEA

2018-2019
M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+ - London

Legal 500

2018
Corporate/M&A - Russia

Chambers Europe

2015