Morgan Stanley, U.K. Law Firm Helping Oligarch Seize Russian Oilfield – The Guardian

Morgan Stanley, U.K. Law Firm Helping Oligarch Seize Russian Oilfield – The Guardian

U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley and British law firm Allen & Overy are helping Russian-born oligarch Sergei Kolesnikov as he seeks to claim ownership of a major oilfield in southern Russia, The Guardian reported Monday.

Morgan Stanley and Allen & Overy helping oligarch’s efforts to seize Russian oil firm

Exclusive: Sergey Kolesnikov has supplied building materials to Russian military and for use in occupied UkraineAn oligarch who has supplied building materials to the Russian military machine and for construction in occupied areas of Ukraine is being assisted by Morgan Stanley and Allen & Overy in his attempt to gain control of a huge Russian oil asset, the Guardian can reveal.Sergey Kolesnikov, originally from Russia but now a Maltese citizen u…