Alrud has advised Ctrip, the largest online travel agent in Asia, on its acquisition of a minority share in Russia's Avia Center. Fangda Partners provided Chinese law advice to Ctrip on the deal, which closed in July 2019, while McFarlanes provided English law advice.
Avia Center is a Russian travel agency that has been in business since 2005.
The Alrud team included Partner Andrey Zharskiy, Senior Associate Timur Akhundov, Associate Dina Kravchenko, and Senior Attorney Kristina Akalovich.