Baker & McKenzie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed the mandates on a major Russian energy deal which sees Novatek and Gazprom Neft jointly acquire a 60 per cent stake in Artic Russia for $2.94bn (£1.8bn).

Freshfields is acting for Italian client Eni, which previously owned the Artic Russia stake, while Bakers took the lead for Yamal Development, the 50-50 joint venture (JV) between Novatek and Gazprom Neft.