Practices
Corporate and M&A
Description
Our Corporate and M&A Department includes specialists with extensive experience in a broad range of complex corporate transactions, both domestic and international, as well as practical counsel for daily management operations.
We offer our clients a comprehensive legal counsel, focusing on industry specifics, our clients’ unique needs and market knowledge. We are well-versed in constantly changing legal and regulatory climate and have pioneered innovative approaches to address our clients’ immediate goals and long-term objectives.
Our services
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Formation of legal entities and obtaining licenses
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M&A structuring and deal documentation
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Antitrust law advice and representation before competition authorities
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Corporate governance advice
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Advice on corporate finance matters
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Securities prospectuses and listing applications
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Investment law advice, including representation during the privatization process
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Representation of creditors, debtors and investors during insolvency and restructuring proceedings
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Corporate disputes, litigation and dispute resolution
Notable Experience
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Advising Ukrainian media holding on potential sale of one of the leading Ukrainian radio stations to several competing strategic investors (deal value over 2 million USD);
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Advising global fashion and clothing retail company, in their expansion to the Ukrainian market.
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Local counsel (in cooperation with Noerr) for Deutsche Telekom AG’s in EUR 546 million takeover of GTS Central Europe Group.
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Local counsel for Swatch Group in obtaining merger clearance for acquisition of Harry Winston watch and jewelry unit for about $750 billion
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Legal support to Platform Specialty Products Corporation, a NYSE listed global specialty chemicals company, in its acquisition of Chemtura AgroSolutions, a leading and fast-growing global provider of agrochemicals and seed treatment products, from Chemtura Corporation for approximately 1 billion USD
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Advising on corporate restructuring of German agricultural machinery producer in Ukraine.
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Advising Rocket Internet in a number of restructurings and corporate matters and on potential acquisition of a startup venture in e-commerce industry (value over 2 million USD)
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Local counsel for CNH Global NV in proposed merger with Fiat Industrial SpA.
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Advised a US world market leader in IT infrastructure in an asset acquisition in Ukraine with regard to distribution systems, IP issues and tax structuring.
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Supporting Otto group in their defense against a corporate raid regarding a subsidiary e-commerce operation in Ukraine, as well as in the restructuring and eventual dissolution of the Ukrainian legal entity (layoffs, management litigation, winding up).
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Local counsel for Active Energy Group (AEG), the AIM-listed Biomass company) in acquisition of the largest Ukrainian supplier of wood chip.
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Advised a German automotive supplier in an acquisition of a group with businesses in Ukraine, Hungary and Romania.
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Provided a legal advice to a German Dax 30 technology company on a merger with a Ukrainian company and on the establishment of a lease-based distribution concept.
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Advised a well-known Dax-30 German industrial gas technology company on a joint venture in Ukraine.
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Advised a German listed technology company on a joint venture in Ukraine.
