Former Jeantet Partners Illya Tkachuk and Igor Krasovskiy have joined Integrites in Kyiv, bringing the total number of partners to 19 across the firm's six offices.

Everything is quite simple. Marriage registration between foreigners in Ukraine is a legal, easy, fast and fairly cheap procedure.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised VR Capital on the acquisition of 50% of shares in Nicken Holdings LTD from Investment Capital Ukraine. Avellum reportedly provided transactional support to Investment Capital Ukraine on the sale.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised VR Capital on the establishment of a joint venture with the Volterra Energy Group to develop solar power plant projects in Ukraine. Kinstellar reportedly assisted the Voltera Energy Group in drafting relevant transaction documents.

Baker McKenzie Kyiv has advised Septa Communications on its sale to Israel-based Perion Network Ltd.

On February 21, 2019, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (hereinafter – the "AMCU") adopted Recommendations on the Application of Competition Legislation in Vertical Practices on Supply and Marketing of Medicines (hereinafter – "Recommendations").

Aequo has advised TMM on financial restructuring under a credit facility granted by Oschadbank, a state-owned bank bank in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Bar Association together with the International Bar Association have the pleasure of announcing the Conference on IT Law.

PwC Legal Ukraine has advised the majority shareholder of PJSC Dyckerhoff Cement Ukraine on the forced redemption of shares from minority shareholders.

The team of the intellectual property practice of INTEGRITES prepared a compilation of relevant news in the field of protection of IP rights for the first quarter of 2019.

Avellum acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the EBRD in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR 2.6 million to Negabarit-Service LLC, a Ukrainian company specializing in oversized and complex auto cargo transportation.

Ukrainian attorney Yevgen Solovyov has been promoted to partner at Ilyashev & Partners.

Avellum acted as Ukrainian legal counsel and White & Case provided English-law advice to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with two syndicated EUR-denominated facilities arranged by Deutsche Bank in December 2018 and March 2019 for a total amount equivalent to approximately USD 1 billion. Sayenko Kharenko and Clifford Chance reportedly advised Deutsche Bank. Reed Smith reportedly was English law counsel to the facility agent, TMF Global Services Limited.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Elopak A.S. on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders from PrJSC Elopak-Fastiv.

CMS Kyiv has advised international real estate investment fund Meyer Bergman on Ukrainian and English law aspects of its sale of the Aladdin Shopping Mall in Kyiv to Ukrainian Commercial Property Investment Holding, part of Dragon Capital. Aequo advised the sellers on the deal, while Wolf Theiss advised Sompo International on its provision of M&A warranty and indemnity insurance for the acquisition.

Aequo and Covington & Burling have successfully represented NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, and its subsidiaries Chornomornaftogaz, Ukrtransgaz, Likvo, Ukrgazvydobuvannya, Ukrtransnafta, and Naftogaz Group, in an international arbitration against the Russian Federation. 

Avellum has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the EBRD and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank in connection with senior secured loans totaling EUR 36.3 million to Rengy Bioenergo LLC.

On January 21, 2019 during the official visit of the President of Ukraine to Israel the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Israel (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) was signed.