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Integrites and Sayenko Kharenko Advise on Cohen Circle's Business Combination Agreement with JSC Kyivstar in Preparation for NASDAQ Listing

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Integrites, working with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has advised Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp I on a business combination agreement with JSC Kyivstar. Sayenko Kharenko, working with Latham & Watkins, advised JSC Kyivstar's parent company Veon.

Cohen Circle is a US-based investment firm.

JSC Kyivstar is a Ukrainian telecommunications company.

According to Integrites, this transaction is a key step in Cohen Circle’s strategy as it prepares for a business combination planned for the third quarter of 2025, after which Kyivstar's parent company Kyivstar Group will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol KYIV.

The Integrites team included Senior Partner Illya Tkachuk, Partners Igor Krasovskiy and Viktoriya Fomenko, Counsels Tetiana Storozhuk, Nataliya Kovalova, Dmytro Nyshpal, and Kristina Shyposha, and Associates Artem Boiko, Yuriy Korchev, Marta Hrunska, and Yaroslava Liamchenko.

Integrites at a Glance

Founded in 2005, INTEGRITES is a full-service law firm with head office in Ukraine and representative offices in Germany and the UK.

INTEGRITES is particularly sought after for its cross-border work – sophisticated deals and transactions, complex dispute resolution, and projects which require in-depth industrial expertise, as well as for comprehensive advice on current business operations.

In 19 years in the market the firm has served 1500+ clients from around the globe, including Fortune 500 companies, international financial institutions, and recognized leaders in various industries: from real estate and construction, infrastructure, and agriculture to manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and retail.

Climate Change Task Force within the firm provides clients with comprehensive advice on projects targeted at the sustainable development of their business and the country in the context of energy transition and green technologies.

The expertise of the team has consistently received recognition globally and domestically

Managing partner of the firm, Dr. Oleksiy Feliv, received The Lawyer European Awards 2023 as top-3 European managing partner of the year. Named as Commended, Dr. Feliv became the only Ukrainian representative selected for this nomination.

In 2023-2024 Yurydychna Gazeta (Ukraine) named INTEGRITES in top-5 firms with the widest impact on the development of the Ukrainian legal services market, with Dr. Oleksiy Feliv on top of the list of the most effective law firm leaders in the country.

INTEGRITES was shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year: Ukraine award by Chambers Europe and The Lawyer in 2021 and 2022.

Since 2020, INTEGRITES has been listed by GAR100 as one of the world’s best law firms in arbitration.

Firm's website: www.integrites.com