Corporate Firm of the Year
Legal Awards 2009, Yuridicheskaya Practika

№1 both by number and total value of completed M&A deals in Ukraine in 2009
Mergermarket and Thomson Reuters

Acquisition of LLC Donbass Commercial Fleet (SCM Group) by MIG

Acquisition of 100% of Kino channel by Central European Media Enterprises

Acquisition of Voyage-Kyiv by TUI Travel PLC

Sayenko Kharenko has one of the nation's leading corporate and M&A practices specializing in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, privatization, and joint ventures.

We provide services in the following areas:

• Mergers and Acquisitions - advising on various issues of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including antitrust and tax planning, due diligence and securities law advice. Our attorneys have extensive expertise in M&A transactions in the finance sector, metallurgy, telecommunications, electricity, oil and gas, food and other industry sectors

• Formation of Companies - establishing limited liability and joint stock companies, banks, investment funds and financial institutions, as well as branches and representative offices, including for foreign banks

• Corporate Governance - advising stockholders, corporate boards and management on various issues of corporate governance, including development of efficient governance structures and internal controls, drafting charters, shareholder agreements, internal regulations and policies, consulting on executive compensation issues, developing employee stock option plans

• Joint ventures - advising on formation and operation of joint ventures, including for oil and gas exploration, development and production