Aequo has advised the EBRD on a USD 10 million loan to agribusiness operator Astarta.

Doubinsky & Osharova has successfully represented the interests of Jack Daniel’s in a cassation appeal made by Strongdrink LLC to the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Denys Shkarovsky has made Partner at VB Partners in Kyiv.

Sayenko Kharenko and Latham & Watkins have advised joint lead managers Credit Agricole, J.P. Morgan, and Natixis on the USD 300 million 7-year 6.75 percent Eurobond issue by Kernel. The issuance was coupled with a tender offer to the holders of Kernel’s existing USD 500 million 5-year 8.75 percent Eurobond due in 2022. Avellum advised Kernel on Ukrainian aspects of the issuance, with Linklaters reportedly advising on matters of English and US law, Arendt & Medernach on Luxembourg law, and Borel & Barbey on Swiss law. 

Acting on behalf of Ukraine's Three Bears ice cream company, Doubinsky & Osharova has persuaded Ukraine's Northern Commercial Court of Appeal to uphold the decision of the Commercial Court of Kyiv that the designation “KASHTAN” had become commonly used and thus qualified as "generic."

Aequo has advised Onit on the acquisition of Axdraft, a Y Combinator-backed document automation company.

SDM Partners has successfully represented the interests of Wrigley Ukraine, part of the Mars Group, in a tax dispute valued at UAH 28 million.

Ilyashev & Partners has successfully represented China's J.S. Corrugating Machinery Co., Ltd. in its request that Ukraine's Supreme Court enforce an arbitral award issued on its behalf by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for the recovery of over USD 5 million from Ukrainian debtor South Cardboard LLC.

Avellum has helped LVN Limited obtain clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the privatization of a part of assets of Ukrspyrt – Ukraine’s state-owned producer of alcohol and liquor.

Everlegal has advised Novopecherska School on a EUR 10 million loan agreement with the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank for the construction of a school in the UNIT.City innovation park. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's London office and Asters advised BSTDB on the deal.

Sayenko Kharenko has opened an office in Strasbourg to, in its words, “fully ensure the protection of the rights and interests of the firm’s clients in the European Court of Human Rights right before Human Rights Day."

Asters has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on its issuance of a loan to Ukraine’s Enzym yeast manufacturer.

Integrites has advised JSB Ukrgasbank on a EUR 50 million deal with UFuture to finance its UNIT.City project in Ukraine. Everlegal advised UFuture on the deal.

Aequo has advised Dragon Capital on the acquisition of Industrial Park Ryasne-2 from European industrial park developer CTP. KPMG Legal Ukraine advised CTP on the deal.

Aequo has helped Estonia's SupplierPlus Group OU launch SupplierPlus, a supply chain finance solution, in Ukraine.

Ilyashev & Partners has successfully challenged the arrest of 50.3% of the shares of Ferrexpo Poltava Mining, owned by Ferrexpo AG Switzerland.

Aequo co-founding Partner Mariya Nizhnik has returned to the firm to head its Antitrust and Competition practice following four years at the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.  

DLA Piper Legal Director Natalia Kirichenko has made named Head of Intellectual Property and Technology in the firm's Kyiv office.