Aequo has advised the EBRD on Ukrainian law matters associated with the acquisition of its borrower, Ergopack LLC, by the Sarantis Group.
The Sarantis Group is a producer of branded cosmetics & personal care, household products, and fragrances in ten regional markets such as Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Portugal, and Romania. Ergopack is a Ukrainian producer of cleaning and maintenance products.
Aequo reported that it provided assistance "in drafting and negotiating the transaction documents from the Ukrainian legal perspective, including the shares sale and purchase agreement in the acquisition target and the assignment agreement of the EBRD loan." The firm's lawyers also "assisted with the collection and control over fulfillment of conditions precedent to the acquisition, the release of respective security, and the completion procedures."
Aequo’s project team was supervised by Partner Yulia Kyrpa and included Senior Associate Bohdan Dmukhovskyy and Associate Valeriy Savva.
Aequo did not reply to inquiries on the matter.
