OREANDA-NEWS. On April 15, 2008 there has passed a conference called "IPO: pro's and con's in the conditions of world financial crisis", organized by "The Moscow Times" newspaper. This year  Ernst&Young, Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), "FBK-Legal" and others became partners of the conference, reported the press-centre of FBK.
 
The head of corporate practice of "FBK-Legal" Mr. Alexander Ermolenko has made a report "Legal expertise (due diligence) as a preparation stage to IPO". According to Mr. Ermolenko,  legal expertise has a specific purpose at the stage of preparation for IPO: to reveal the basic lacks of the business organization, that may influence its appeal to purchasers of securities of the company.

In the performance Mr. Ermolenko has especially emphasized on the fact how the expertise helps to minimize risks.