Baker McKenzie, Corporate/M&A | Chambers Global Profile

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

We are the leading cross border law firm which offers local knowledge with international sophistication. We have the largest fully-fledged M&A team in Kyiv. The team is led by our renowned M&A and Private Equity Partner, Viacheslav Yakymchuk.

Prominent cross-border M&A capabilities of our team in Kyiv enable us to assist both global companies with their investments in Ukraine and well-established Ukrainian businesses with their increasing need for outbound investments.

What sets us aside from our competition is the we primarily take the role of transaction counsel (as compared to a purely local counsel role of our major competitors in Ukraine) on large cross-border transactions which we lead out of the Kyiv office. This permits us to consistently deliver maximum cost efficiency and added value to our clients through industry backed expertise, hands-on involvement and robust project management.

We have the leading reorganizations team, advising clients on complex cross-border corporate restructurings. We are advising large Ukrainian businesses on redomiciliation of their foreign holding companies, and complex cross-border restructuring projects including cross-border mergers.

We do a lot of work for private equity and venture capital firms and remain top choice for both local and international PE funds. We also continue advising the portfolio companies of the PE firms in Ukraine on various strategic matters.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Ukraine

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The Ukrainian arm of global heavyweight Baker McKenzie boasts a longstanding leading presence in the local market. The legal team possesses high-level transactional capabilities paired with an enviable track record in multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, with further expertise in joint ventures. The law firm also assists with day-to-day corporate governance issues and regulatory matters. The team remains a popular choice for cross-border work, particularly in the CEE and CIS regions. Baker McKenzie's prominent client base includes multinationals as well as prestigious local corporates from a variety of sector, including pharmaceuticals, retail, agriculture, and oil and gas.

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Work Highlights

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The team at Baker McKenzie assisted Atos with the local law aspects of its spin-off into two publicly listed companies, SpinCo and TFCo.

Strengths

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A global firm that can cover all jurisdictions, any deal complexity, with deep understanding of tech and all relevant aspects of an M&A deal.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

A global firm that can cover all jurisdictions, any deal complexity, with deep understanding of tech and all relevant aspects of an M&A deal.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Viacheslav Yakymchuk

Band 1

Viacheslav Yakymchuk is an established, market-leading practitioner in the Ukrainian M&A market. He is regularly seen handling both domestic and international transactions for clients from a broad range of industries.

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