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.

With more than 30 years of experience in advising foreign investors in Ukraine, we provide full-range market entry support – starting with a smooth incorporation process. Our business formation lawyers have decades of experience advising clients on the best legal entity to accommodate their business plans, and quickly registering the new business, all for a flat fee.

In addition to our core legal team that handles daily matters, we frequently collaborate with local specialists to identify investment opportunities in M&A, real estate and construction, mining and mineral extraction, defense tech and reconstruction, thanks to our extensive network of consultants.

From basic company registrations and accounting services to screening acquisition targets and joint venture partners, we are uniquely well-positioned to help you succeed in doing business in Ukraine.

Simplified Market Entry

Whether you’re a startup, mid-size company, or multinational corporation, setting up Ukrainian operations and handling administrative tasks has never been easier. 

Once you found a good business opportunity, we will register a company that fits your business model, help you hire a director and accountant, obtain your foreign work permit and temporary residency, and handle tax reports. 

We begin with a free consultation to better understand your business plans.  Then we select a business structure most suitable for your Ukrainian project and register your company on a turnkey basis.

We offer support service packages for basic company registrations without regulatory compliance or licensing requirements.  Please describe your plans and select the services you will need, and we will provide you with a fee estimate within 24 hours.

Business intelligence

Before investing in Ukraine, you need more than a registration check. We provide accurate market information about how your competition operates, the key players that can assist you, which business projects are realistic, as well as full risk assessment.

We also offer business intelligence to support investment transactions in all sectors, including energy, agribusiness, defense tech, logistics. Our extensive research often presents lucrative business opportunities and how to access them.

In all cases, we fully comply with the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data” No. 2297-VI (2010), which aligns with European standards and the Council of Europe Convention 108.

All communication is strictly confidential.

Investment Advisory

The first step in any investment project is finding unique acquisition target or a compatible joint venture partner with the right production profile.  This is where our extensive network of long-term relationships becomes invaluable.

We combine legal acumen, business insight, and commercial intelligence to spot strategic investment opportunities and one-of-a-kind business deals.

From access to rare earth metal production to construction of high-rise buildings and acquisition of cutting-edge technologies, we provide strategic investors and private equity firms with exclusive access to off-market M&A transactions, all supported by diligent legal work.

M&A advisory and market entry strategy
Identification of investment opportunities
Formation of joint ventures and strategic alliances
Mining and mineral extraction
Defense technology and IP transfer

We often work on success fee basis.  Contact us for a free consultation.

Construction Advisory

Frishberg & Partners has the benefit of longstanding experience in Ukrainian real estate and construction law.

We work closely with several major Kyiv construction companies. This collaboration allows us to identify land parcels currently available for construction or development in any specified area, and provide foreign investors, construction companies, and developers with a full cycle of viable construction projects, accompanied by solid legal work.

With the rebuilding of Ukraine in 2026, our colleagues are available to jointly submit applications with foreign companies to participate in upcoming infrastructure reconstruction tenders that require compliance with Ukrainian construction licensing rules.

Regardless of your project’s complexity, we provide coordinated legal, strategic, and regulatory support throughout acquisition and construction project lifecycle.

Identify land plots acceptable for the construction
Conduct technical assessment of the target land plot
Prepare and submit architectural drawings/design to Ukrainian authorities
Obtain approvals necessary for construction (permits, licenses, urban planning conditions)
Provide full-scale support in the technical development of construction and infrastructure investments, including medium (CC2) and significant (CC3) consequences.
Technical support at all stages of project implementation, including inspections by regulatory authorities and commissioning of the building
Property commissioning and title registration
Consultations on all technical aspects of construction projects
Advice on compliance with standards, rules and regulations in the Ukrainian construction industry

Infrastructure Reconstruction Advisory

Participation in a reconstruction tender consists of two steps: pre-screening of a potential project in the pipeline and submitting an application to participate in the government tender.

To provide a more integrated and investment-focused service, Frishberg & Partners has formed a strategic alliance with Spilno, a leading Ukrainian advisory firm specializing in infrastructure reconstruction and public investment projects involving tenders.

Together, we offer enhanced capabilities, including early-stage financial screening of investment targets, business modeling, valuation, and commercial structuring for both private acquisitions and public-private partnerships – a seamless combination of legal, financial, and strategic advisory expertise, all under one roof.

Advisory Services

Initial financial screening and investment readiness diagnostics
Business modeling and valuation (DCF, comparative, and strategic fit analysis)
Feasibility studies (legal, financial, technical, market)
Investment structuring and project finance advisory
Identification of state support options and government incentives
Preparation of investment project documentation (including for PPPs and concessions)
Strategic communications and government engagement support
Capacity building for investors entering regulated sectors (e.g., infrastructure, energy, real estate)

Legal Services

Project preparation and structuring
Agreement negotiation and management
Legal advice on regulatory control of public-private partnerships
Drafting and negotiating concession agreements, assessment of tax implications, and risk management
Legal advice on land use procedures in infrastructure projects
Monitor regulatory changes, including regulations by the Ukrainian government
Legal advice regarding local self-governance, managing municipal enterprises and land resources
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Successful market entry is a result of careful preparation, from analytics and project identification to corporate structuring and interacting with state authorities.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.