Latham & Watkins has advised joint lead managers and bookrunners BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan on Ukraine’s USD 1.25 billion notes issuance.

Lately, one of the key messages of the government to the public, and especially the investors, has been that Ukraine should be the next manufacturing and logistics hub. However, this idea is always followed by another recurrent note — Ukrainian infrastructure is in bad shape and desperately needs renovation.

Sayenko Kharenko has successfully represented Ascania-Flora in a safeguard investigation initiated by the company related to imports of fresh cut roses notwithstanding country of origin and export. 

Integrites has helped Khlibni Investytsii subsidiary Chanta Mount secure a USD 3 million loan from Raiffeisen Bank International for the construction of a new production line.

Asters acted as Ukrainian law counsel to the International Finance Corporation in connection with a USD 20 million loan to Nyva Pereyaslavshchyny, Ukraine's second largest pork producer. 

Former Hillmont Partners Partner Taras Tertychnyi has left that Ukrainian firm to become a Partner and Co-Head of Corporate and M&A and International Dispute Resolution at the Marushko Law Office in Kyiv.

Ilyashev & Partners has advised Latvia's Lu Invest on its sale of a 49.99% participatory interest in Ukrainian agri-holding Golden Sunrise Agro to Cyprus's Unagro Finance Limited, which already owned the other 50.01% of the company. The Latvian office of PWC Legal reportedly worked on the deal as well.

Asters has announced the launch of a new French Desk at the firm, which it reports will be "focused on providing comprehensive support for corporate and private French-speaking clients."

Norton Rose Fulbright and Asters have advised a syndicate of banks on its provision of a PLN 1.5 billon loan to Polish, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, and German members of the Cersanit Group. Romania's Ionescu si Sava reportedly also advised the syndicate. Clifford Chance advised Cersanit on the deal.

Ilyashev & Partners has represented State Enterprise Antonov in negotiations with the Kyiv Watch Factory on an agreement to allow the latter a license to use the "Antonov" trademark in the production of Kleynod watches.

Sergiy Burnus has rejoined Asters as the Head of its London office, replacing outgoing office head Olga Khoroshylova, who has left the firm.

Recently, the Ukrainian Government has approved a draft law aimed at addressing the issue of non-formalised employment (the “Draft Law”).

On 28 March 2021 the package of tax benefit laws for major investment projects (“Projects”) entered into force. 

KPD Consulting has successfully represented the community of the Vozdvyzhenka neighborhood in Kyiv in a dispute with the developer of the Podol Grad Vintage residential complex.

The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie has advised the A.G.R. Group on its acquisition of the Alpha Farm and Eurasia-Agro enterprises in the Kherson region of Ukraine from AG Management Group LLC.

Everlegal has advised UDP Renewables on its investment agreement with Nebras Power, a global power development and investment company headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Redcliffe Partners advised Nebras Power on the deal.

Asters has launched a German Desk, "focused on the all-around legal support of both corporate and individual German-speaking clients from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland doing business or otherwise encountering legal issues in Ukraine."

Ukrainian Dispute Resolution specialist Serhii Uvarov has become the 12th partner at Integrites.