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AVELLUM’s Corporate/M&A team annually confirms its undeniably well-established position on the market.

Many of AVELLUM’s deals are multi-disciplinary, thus, involving a number of our practices - M&A, Antitrust, Tax, Finance, Real Estate, and Restructuring. The teams of our lawyers from the respective practice areas provide top quality reliable advice on every matter of the transaction. Our clients in various industries, from finance to agriculture and real estate benefit from our vast experience and ability to produce viable and commercial solutions. In addition, business environment of our clients often complicates the projects, as they should be completed within a challenging timeframe. All this causes the fact that our corporate team tend to provide the clients with brand-new solutions.

Recently we advised:

  • Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF) in connection with the launch of its USD50 million Direct Investment Program, designed to support the growth and resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises across Ukraine and Moldova.
  • Greenville group of companies, in connection with the sale of a renewable energy infrastructure project with an overall projected capacity of approximately 150 MW.
  • Stellantis N.V., in connection with acquiring the artificial intelligence framework, machine learning models and intellectual property rights and patents of CloudMade.
  • Aristocrat Leisure Limited, in connection with its acquisition of NeoGames.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Ukraine

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What the Team is Known For

Avellum has experience in acting on global M&A transactions that involve assets in Ukraine, and is also instructed by notable local names. The team advises private equity clients and also assists individual shareholders. The practice further has an established track record of acting on transactions involving multiple industry sectors, including TMT, retail, agriculture, financial services and energy. The lawyers handle the establishment of joint ventures and assist with restructuring projects while also advising on compliance and corporate governance matters. Avellum is regularly involved in cross-border transactions, often working in cooperation with international law firms.

Work Highlights

  • The team at Avellum advised Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF) on its investments into Ukrainian SMEs, involving the launch of a USD50 million direct investment programme providing equity and quasi-equity financing to SMEs in Ukraine and Moldova.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Mykola Stetsenko
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Mykola Stetsenko
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Managing partner Mykola Stetsenko is a market-leading practitioner covering a broad range of transactional and corporate matters.

Mykola Stetsenko is one of the best M&A and transactional lawyers in the market.

Mykola Stetsenko is an amazing and talented lawyer, always delivering the best product to the client.

Yuriy Nechayev
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Yuriy Nechayev
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Yuriy Nechayev has an outstanding track record on corporate and transactional matters across numerous industries, including energy and retail.

Yuriy Nechayev is a very client-oriented partner, with the ability to manage diverse complex tasks and quickly understand the nuances of different industries.

I believe Yuriy Nechayev proves to be unrivalled in terms of knowledge, level of service and delivery.

Yuriy has exceptional experience and knowledge in M&A transactions.

Andriy Romanchuk
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Andriy Romanchuk
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Andriy Romanchuk regularly assists with the team's key transactions, and also advises on corporate matters.

Andriy Romanchuk is a great example of a lawyer who cares and who wants to help. He is practically always available and tries to be on the edge of the latest news and changes in our area.

Andriy Romanchuk is a great talent and excellent M&A lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Ukraine

Corporate/M&A

Mykola Stetsenko
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Mykola Stetsenko
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Yuriy Nechayev
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Yuriy Nechayev
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Andriy Romanchuk
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Andriy Romanchuk
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Members

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Maryna Buinytska

Oleksandr Volodin

Yelyzaveta Kravtsova

Clients

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AxDraft

British American Tobacco

Diligent Capital Partners

Furshet Group

Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU)

Kaspi.kz

Kernel

Lactalis

Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP)

Volt Resources Limited

responsAbility Investments AG

Industries

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Agribusiness

Banking and Financial Services

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Healthcare

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Private Clients

Real Estate

Software & Computer Services