Locations
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
London, United Kingdom
Aleko Nanadze
Corporate Finance Advisor
Education
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), MSc of Public Policy (specializing in administration and economics), 2022 – 2023
QLTS School (SQE Prep), Candidate to a UK Solicitor, 2021 – 2022Â
Free University of Tbilisi, LL.B., 2011 – 2015
Legal Areas
Work Experience
Aleko Nanadze is the CEO and Co-founder of Vault, a multi-family office and advisory boutique.
Prior to founding Vault, Aleko served as General Counsel and Investment Officer at Lian Group. Before that, he spent five years as Group General Counsel at Bitfury, a global emerging technologies company. Earlier in his career, he worked as Legal Counsel and later as Senior Legal Counsel at the Tbilisi office of EY, and as Legal Counsel at SOCAR Georgia Petroleum LLC.
References (selection)
- M&A of a Nordic AI HPC business with H.I.G Capital ($300mln valuation and $150mln in proceeds)
- Infrastructure debt financing with Tikehau ($150mln)
- Built and managed a legal team covering operations in more than 12 jurisdictions in EMEA and the Americas, with the ultimate holding company in the United Kingdom
- Implemented the legal side of two successful IPOs, the largest being through SPAC at a $2bln valuation ($400mln raise); and various private rounds of blockchain, AI, and HPC companies from Series A to Series C rounds exceeding $100mln in proceeds
- Negotiated settlements of suppliers litigation against the chip manufacturing company ($100 million)
- Negotiated 400MW+ power supply agreements and ensured energy law compliance in more than five jurisdictions
- Advised on acquisition of the largest port in Georgia ($300mln)
- Advised on acquisition of the free industrial zone in Georgia ($100mln)
- Advised on $30mln claim in the London Court of International Arbitration
- Joint venture on a data centre infrastructure project between UK and Kazakh groups for the development of a USD 100 million facility
- Negotiation of energy supply contracts of up to 300 MW with a major Kazakh power plant and state-owned transmission companies
- Negotiation of a USD 150 million foreign direct investment between a UK group and the Government of Kazakhstan