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Corporate transactions

M&A & Due Diligence

Acquisitions, investment rounds and exits require more than transaction documents. We combine legal due diligence, deal structuring and closing support across Armenia, the UAE, the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Transaction execution, legal due diligence and cross-border structuring. One team, one fee.

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02 / Capabilities

What this covers

01

Transaction structuring

We design the acquisition or merger structure to minimise risk and tax exposure across all jurisdictions involved.

02

Legal due diligence

We review ownership, material contracts, licences, liabilities, sanctions and beneficial ownership issues before you commit.

03

SPA and closing documents

We draft and negotiate the share purchase agreement, conditions precedent, and all closing documentation.

04

Post-closing integration

We handle the legal steps required after closing, including director changes, regulatory filings, and contract novations.

05

Cross-border M&A coordination

We coordinate all parties, advisors, and jurisdictions in multi-country transactions, including lawful offshore holding and substance considerations where relevant.

Deal environments

Transactions across real businesses

We adapt diligence and deal documents to the regulatory and commercial reality of the target.
  1. Technology & digital businessIP ownership, SaaS contracts, data and founder arrangements.01
  2. Financial & regulated businessLicences, approvals and change-of-control exposure.02
  3. Energy, mining & infrastructureAsset rights, sector regulation and local partner arrangements.03
  4. Real estate & constructionTitle, permits, development contracts and project liabilities.04
  5. Retail & consumer businessDistribution, franchise, supplier and consumer-facing risk.05

Deal workstreams

From diligence to closing

The same team connects what the legal review finds with the documents that allocate the risk.
01

Legal due diligence

Ownership, contracts, licences, liabilities, sanctions and beneficial ownership.

02

Transaction structure

Share, asset, merger and joint-venture structures across jurisdictions.

03

SPA & disclosure

Purchase agreement, warranties, indemnities and disclosure process.

04

Approvals & conditions

Regulatory, corporate and third-party consents before closing.

05

Closing & integration

Signatures, filings, post-closing changes and contract novation.

05 / Client situations

When clients come to us

01

Client situation 01

Your investor is requiring a clean legal opinion on the target before wiring funds.

  • UAE
  • Armenia
02

Client situation 02

You are selling your stake and need to structure the exit to minimise tax across multiple jurisdictions.

  • Russia
  • UAE
  • Armenia
03

Client situation 03

You are acquiring a business and need transaction documents negotiated and closed on time.

  • Armenia
  • UAE
  • Kazakhstan
04

Client situation 04

You are entering a joint venture and need a shareholders agreement and governance structure in place before the first capital injection.

  • Armenia
  • UAE
  • Kazakhstan

06 / Jurisdictions

Where we operate

07 / The Mostar approach

A deal team that sees the whole structure

We connect local legal checks with the commercial decision being made at the centre of the transaction.
01

Risk before commitment

Material issues are prioritised early enough to change price, terms or structure.

02

Cross-border coordination

One workstream across Armenia, UAE, USA, Russia and Kazakhstan.

03

International holdings

We assess offshore entities, substance and beneficial ownership where they affect the deal.

How the transaction works

Common questions

Questions about M&A and due diligence

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