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June 25, 2013

Vasil Kisil & Partners advised UMH Group in the Sale of 98% of the Media Holding Stock

On 21 June  2013 UMH group owners and a VETEK group affiliate signed a purchase and sale agreement for 98% of UMH group shares. VETEK also intends to acquire minority shareholders’ shares in a number of particular UMH projects. Vasil Kisi…

June 18, 2013

Avellum Partners advised on New Eurobond Offering by MTS and Tap Issues by DTEK and Ukrlandfarming

Avellum Partners acted as Ukrainian law counsel on three Eurobond transactions, including:   Tap Issue by DTEK Avellum Partners advised DTEK on the USD 150 million tap issue to be consolidated with the USD 600 million 7.875% high yield notes …

Clifford Chance advises Valinor on a USD 20 million financing

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Valinor, one of the largest agricultural businesses in the CIS both in terms of cultivated land area and crops harvested, on up to USD 20 million financing from Deutsche Bank AG. The proceeds of…

June 17, 2013

Vashchenko, Bugay and Partners formed a practice of effective fight against counterfeiting

11 June 2013 in Lutsk for the execution of the sentence the equipment used for the illegal manufacture of tobacco products has been destroyed. The destruction took place in the presence of the representatives of the State Enforcement Service, the S…

June 14, 2013

Sayenko Kharenko – legal counsel on the acquisition of ING’s securities and custody services business by Citibank

Sayenko Kharenko acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Citibank on the acquisition of the ING’s securities and custody services business in seven Central and Eastern European markets currently representing EUR 110 billion in assets under custody.…

June 7, 2013

Vasil Kisil & Partners advised Syniverse and MACH on Ukrainian antitrust matters

Vasil Kisil & Partners has successfully represented Syniverse (USA) and MACH (Luxembourg) in the course of acquisition of MACH by Syniverse. Syniverse and MACH are both providers of technology services to telecommunication companies. The m…

June 6, 2013

Legal Awards 2013 Winners announced

The seventh Annual Legal Awards ceremony, a project of Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing, was held on 28 May 2013 in the Hyatt Regency Kiev Hotel. Legal Awards 2013 were presented in 30 nominations, both corporate and individual. The winners are:…

May 31, 2013

CMS promotes Vitaliy Radchenko to a partner in Ukraine

Vitaliy Radchenko was promoted to the partnership and will continue to practice in the firm’s Ukraine office. He joined CMS six years ago and has coordinated the Energy and Projects practice at CMS Cameron McKenna’s Kiev office for the la…

GLN Kyiv assisted ACP

Gide Loyrette Nouel Kyiv assisted ACP, a leading European producer of high-quality carbon dioxide, with an on-site scheduled tax audit of the company. The firm’s assistance covered legal and tax advice in the course of the tax audit and represe…

May 28, 2013

ILC EUCON defended agricultural company Rubansky in HACU

The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine has dismissed appeals by the Bar inter-district tax inspection in Vinnitsa Region against decisions by the court of first instance and the court of appeal in relation to three claims by the agricultural company Rubansky challenging tax notices-decisions, …

EPA&P Ukraine advised on debut Eurobond issue by railway transportation companies in Ukraine

EPA&P Ukraine has acted for the Joint Lead Managers in connection …

May 23, 2013

AstapovLawyers represented a Russia-based clothing retailer

AstapovLawyers International Law Group represented a Russia-based clothing retailer in arbitration proceedings before International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Zürich Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Switzerland) in a dispute valued at over one and a half million dollars with a German wholesaler.…

Integrites advised Zhytomyr Cardboard Factory

ILF Integrites acts as a legal adviser to LLC Zhytomyr Cardboard Factory in attracting financing from Oschadbank. The firm`s team advised Zhytomyr Cardboard Factory (ZCF) on Ukrainian and …

May 17, 2013

IFA Ukraine Transfer Pricing Seminar

International Fiscal Association in Ukraine takes a pleasure of inviting you to the Transfer Pricing Seminar, jointly organized with IFA members from Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and Kazakhstan (23 May 2013, Kiev, Radisson Blu Hotel). Key topic: …

May 13, 2013

Vasil Kisil & Partners advised FESCO on USD 800 million dual-tranche senior secured notes

Vasil Kisil & Partners acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to FESCO on USD 800 million senior secured notes issued by Far East Capital Limited S.A., indirect wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary of FESCO. The notes were placed in two tranches: USD 500 mil…

April 27, 2013

ILF Integrites successfully defended interests of KWS in Ukraine

The International Law Firm Integrites successfully defended the interests of KWS SAAT AG, a leading German company in plant breeding and seed production, when it settled a number of judicial disputes against the leading agricultural companies in Ukra…

April 17, 2013

Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients has been published

Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing announces the publication of its annual project - Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients is available in print form. The new Handbook gathers together a legislative update and legal services mark…

April 9, 2013

The 8th CIS Local Counsel Forum to be held on 26-28 June 2013 in Kiev at Hyatt Regency Hotel and on 28-29 June 2013 in Odessa at Bristol Hotel

We are pleased to announce opening of registration at www.rulg.com/cisforum for the 8th CIS Forum to be held on 26-29 June 2013. After our grand tour of Central Asia and the Caucuses, CIS Forum is returning to Ukraine, but this time with a twist: our…

April 2, 2013

Asters promotes Alexey Pustovit to partner

Asters is pleased to announce promotion of Alexey Pustovit to partner in the firm's Antitrust & Competition practice with effect from 1 April 2013. Alexey Pustovit joined Asters as counsel in 2011 and has been advising clients on various aspects of …

April 1, 2013

The III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

The III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum will take place on 15-18 May 2013. The Forum is organized on behalf of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation with the support of t…

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