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Corporate and M&A

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Despite the war, a number of foreign companies are investing in Ukraine, expanding their local production lines, acquiring compatible enterprises and setting up new greenfield operations.

In the private sector, some strategic investors are “cherry-picking” target enterprises and forming joint ventures with Ukrainian partners in key sectors, such as construction materials, mining and mineral extraction, and defense technology. Other investors are acquiring state-owned enterprises through government privatization auctions.

Whether your investment plans include pursuing investment opportunities in the private or government sectors, our team of corporate lawyers and tax specialists delivers seamless legal advice on a wide range of M&A transactions in cross-border stock and asset acquisitions as well as formation of joint ventures.

As part of our corporate work, we provide full compliance with Ukrainian antitrust regulations, from obtaining preliminary conclusions and merger clearances to defending your interests during any investigations.

M&A

Market entry advice
Industrial and commercial property acquisition
Legal due diligence and risk assessment
Share purchase agreements and supporting documents
Regulatory clearances and antitrust advice
Supervising pre-completion compliance
Legal support after completion of M&A transaction

Setting up operations

Selection of optimum business structure
Negotiating and setting up joint ventures and greenfield investments
Shareholders’ agreements
Statutory documents and internal rules/policies
Registration of legal entities, affiliated branches, and representative offices

Ongoing corporate issues

Amending the constituent documents
Changes in share capital
Changes in management
Changes in ownership structure
Dividend payments
Convening general meetings of governing bodies in LLCs and JSCs

Liquidation

Legal assistance with company liquidation
Preparation and submission of documents to the regulatory authorities
Legal and tax assistance during inspections of tax authorities, pension fund, social insurance fund
Legal support in bankruptcy proceedings

Antitrust and competition

Analysis of company ownership structure, identification of related and affiliated parties
Assessment of potential antitrust risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, joint activities, joint ventures
Legal advice regarding necessity of obtaining permit for concerted action or merger clearance
Obtaining preliminary conclusions of AMCU with regard to concerted actions and merger clearances
Client representation before AMCU within the framework of investigations (merger control, abuse of dominance, anticompetitive concerted practices, unfair competition).

Key contacts

Email: sbrown@frishberg.com
Email: elena@frishberg.com
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  • Our Practice Areas
Market Entry and Investment Advisory

Successful market entry is a result of careful preparation, from analytics and project identification to corporate structuring and interacting with state authorities.

Corporate and M&A

Frishberg & Partners has been one of the top law firms specializing in M&A and corporate law for over 30 years.

Real Estate and Construction

We stand apart from the other Ukrainian law firms, because real estate practice has been at our core for more than 30 years.

Labor and Employment

Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in working with international law firms and in-house lawyers in connection with their Ukrainian projects.

Tax

The primary focus is on company taxation and compliance, commercial transaction structuring, import/export and customs relations, cross-border payments, profit/investment repatriation, etc.

Product Liability

A wide variety of foreign-made goods and services are readily available for sale in Ukraine. All of them must comply with Ukrainian consumer rights protection legislation, which is now fully in line with EU laws.

Intellectual Property

We have a pre-eminent reputation for transactional IP work, including trademarks, patents, copyright, regulatory data protection and exclusivity, trade secrets.

Business Immigration Law

Foreign citizens enter Ukraine for different reasons: work, marriage, education, and like elsewhere in the world, foreigners who live and work in Ukraine have to comply with Ukrainian immigration law.

Government Relations

As part of providing corporate legal services, we often interact with state and local authorities. In all cases we establish transparent relations between our clients and the government sector on every level.