Kuanysh Shekerbekov

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Senior Associate

Kuanysh Shekerbekov is a Senior Associate in the Almaty office. He focuses on M&A, capital markets, data protection, and tax law.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A AND CORPORATE

• KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. on its redomiciliation from Bermuda Islands to the Astana International Financial Center. This sets a precedent for Kazakhstan companies to transfer operations and capital from offshore jurisdictions to the country.
• HALYK BANK JSC on the acquisition of Kazkommertsbank JSC from Mr Kenges Rakishev and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC
• KENGES RAKISHEV on the acquisition of Alnair Capital Holding JSC and its 28.08% shareholding in Kazkommertsbank JSC, the largest bank in Kazakhstan, as a result of which Mr Rakishev increased his total shareholding in Kazkommertsbank JSC to 56.75% of its issued common share capital

TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TMT)

• ALEM COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING LLP on the sale of Digital TV LLP, a cable TV operator, to JSC Kazakhtelecom
• ALEM COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING LLP on the sale of Aksoran LLP, a WiMAX operator, to a subsidiary of TeliaSonera AB
• CONFIDENTIAL CLIENTS on the sale of an interest in an independent Kazakhstan telecommunications operator to a European telecommunications operator and the formation of a joint venture with that operator

*Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2009 – 2010: University of Leicester, UK, LL.M. in International Commercial Law (Distinction)
• 2001 – 2005: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Specialist in International Law (Honours)

LANGUAGES

English, Russian, Kazakh