Moscow, 14 May 2026 – SL LEGAL has advised on the establishment of a joint venture (JV) between JSC Rosagroleasing and the firm’s client, private agricultural company. The JV provides end-to-end support across all stages of the agricultural process – from bringing land into use, sowing, and cultivation to harvesting and crops primary processing.
The partnership with Rosagroleasing, Russia's largest leasing company for the farming sector, will allow the client to significantly leverage its industry expertise and unique agrotechnical know-how, while also expand its geographic footprint and range of services. This transaction sets a powerful precedent for successful public-private collaboration in the agricultural sector. The JV has formed a Machinery and Technology Company (MTC), which is already rolling out a full-cycle agrotechnical project in Russia’s Central Federal District.
The SL LEGAL team was led by Artashes Oganov, Partner, Head of Corporate. The team prepared the full set of transaction documents in record time, including complex corporate governance arrangements and mechanisms for future share transfers among JV participants linked to financial performance. The team also included Anastasia Chapurina, Senior Associate (Corporate), and Elizaveta Isaeva, Junior Associate (Corporate).
Artashes Oganov comments:
The partnership with Rosagroleasing, Russia's largest leasing company for the farming sector, will allow the client to significantly leverage its industry expertise and unique agrotechnical know-how, while also expand its geographic footprint and range of services. This transaction sets a powerful precedent for successful public-private collaboration in the agricultural sector. The JV has formed a Machinery and Technology Company (MTC), which is already rolling out a full-cycle agrotechnical project in Russia’s Central Federal District.
The SL LEGAL team was led by Artashes Oganov, Partner, Head of Corporate. The team prepared the full set of transaction documents in record time, including complex corporate governance arrangements and mechanisms for future share transfers among JV participants linked to financial performance. The team also included Anastasia Chapurina, Senior Associate (Corporate), and Elizaveta Isaeva, Junior Associate (Corporate).
Artashes Oganov comments:
“We developed a set of option agreements that gives the JV partners flexibility in managing shares – no need to amend the shareholders' agreement each time, based on how they perform against agreed KPIs. We delivered this project in an exceptionally short timeframe, and its structure could serve as a model for JV partners looking to roll out similar projects in other Russian regions."
Contacts:
Artashes Oganov, Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A, artashes.oganov@sl-legal.ru.