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AVELLUM and Hillmont Partners to win in the Supreme Court, having successfully defended the US investors Argentem Creek Partners and Innovatus Capital Partners 

Argentem Creek Partners (ACP) and Innovatus Capital Partners (Innovatus), a US-based investment fund and an asset management company, specialise in emerging market lending. ACP and Innovatus have invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in Ukraine in recent years. Hillmont Partners and Avellumwon in the Supreme Court, which ruled to uphold the bankruptcy proceedings against […]

November 21, 2023

AVELLUM team contributes to amici curiae brief at the request of the Supreme Court

AVELLUM Arbitration Practice, within the working group of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, participated in drafting and submitting the Amici Curiae Brief to the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court (“GC of the SC”). The Amici Curiae Brief addressed the issue of extending the applicability of an arbitration clause outlined in a contract to a dispute […]

November 10, 2023
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NBU permits early repayment of loans to DFIs and ECAs

The National Bank of Ukraine (“NBU”) further relaxed currency control restrictions allowing Ukrainian borrowers to make early repayments of cross-border foreign currency loans extended after 20 June 2023 to development finance institutions (“DFIs”) and foreign export credit agencies (“ECAs”). To recap, back in June 2023, the NBU permitted the repayment of cross-border foreign currency loans to […]

November 8, 2023
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Бізнес vs правоохоронні органи: на що чекати у 2024 році?

Запрошуємо вас взяти участь у вебінарі AVELLUM, під час якого ми обговоримо останні тренди кримінальних проваджень військового часу. Захід буде проводитися у закритому форматі за запрошеннями. Дата: 30 листопада 2023 рокуЧас та формат: онлайн з 11:00 до 12:00 Ми обговоримо: Мова вебінару – українська. Участь безкоштовна за умови попередньої реєстрації.  Зареєстровані учасники зможуть поставити питання за […]

October 27, 2023
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AVELLUM secures merger control clearance for acquisition of control over co-owner of Ocean Plaza

AVELLUM advised JSC Integrity Capital on obtaining merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of shares in LLC Lanita Invest. Lanita Invest is an indirect co-owner of Ocean Plaza – one of the largest shopping and entertainment complexes in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following this transaction, Integrity Capital has now become an indirect […]

October 26, 2023
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Legal entities are obliged to register in Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System

On 18 October 2023, Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Mandatory Registration and Use of Electronic Offices in the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System or its Separate Subsystem (Module) Enabling Document Exchange” No. 3200-IX, dated 29 June 2023, will be enacted (“Law”). The Law introduces an obligation to […]

October 20, 2023
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The Roman Ratushnyi scholarship widens its reach to empower more Ukrainian law students

There are never too many charitable initiatives. As the new academic year begins, we are delighted to draw attention to the scholarship program established in memory of Roman Ratushnyi by our esteemed partners and colleagues from Allen & Overy, Morgan Lewis, and Norton Rose Fulbright. Last year, we marked a solid start to this initiative […]

October 9, 2023
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AVELLUM and Hillmont Partners to win in the Supreme Court, having successfully defended the US investors Argentem Creek Partners and Innovatus Capital Partners 

Argentem Creek Partners (ACP) and Innovatus Capital Partners (Innovatus), a US-based investment fund and an asset management company, specialise in emerging market lending. ACP and Innovatus have invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in Ukraine in recent years. Hillmont Partners and Avellumwon in the Supreme Court, which ruled to uphold the bankruptcy proceedings against […]

November 21, 2023
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AVELLUM team contributes to amici curiae brief at the request of the Supreme Court

AVELLUM Arbitration Practice, within the working group of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, participated in drafting and submitting the Amici Curiae Brief to the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court (“GC of the SC”). The Amici Curiae Brief addressed the issue of extending the applicability of an arbitration clause outlined in a contract to a dispute […]

November 10, 2023
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NBU permits early repayment of loans to DFIs and ECAs

The National Bank of Ukraine (“NBU”) further relaxed currency control restrictions allowing Ukrainian borrowers to make early repayments of cross-border foreign currency loans extended after 20 June 2023 to development finance institutions (“DFIs”) and foreign export credit agencies (“ECAs”). To recap, back in June 2023, the NBU permitted the repayment of cross-border foreign currency loans to […]

November 8, 2023
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AVELLUM secures merger control clearance for acquisition of control over co-owner of Ocean Plaza

AVELLUM advised JSC Integrity Capital on obtaining merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of shares in LLC Lanita Invest. Lanita Invest is an indirect co-owner of Ocean Plaza – one of the largest shopping and entertainment complexes in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following this transaction, Integrity Capital has now become an indirect […]

October 26, 2023
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The Roman Ratushnyi scholarship widens its reach to empower more Ukrainian law students

There are never too many charitable initiatives. As the new academic year begins, we are delighted to draw attention to the scholarship program established in memory of Roman Ratushnyi by our esteemed partners and colleagues from Allen & Overy, Morgan Lewis, and Norton Rose Fulbright. Last year, we marked a solid start to this initiative […]

October 9, 2023
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AVELLUM is highly recognised in the IFLR1000 ranking

We are thrilled to announce that AVELLUM has once again achieved outstanding recognition in the prestigious IFLR1000 rankings.  AVELLUM is listed in the highest Tier 1 for Banking and Finance, M&A, Capital Markets, Restructuring & Insolvency, and Tier 3 for Project development work. We are immensely proud of the individual rankings garnered by our team: […]

September 18, 2023
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Legal entities are obliged to register in Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System

On 18 October 2023, Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Mandatory Registration and Use of Electronic Offices in the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System or its Separate Subsystem (Module) Enabling Document Exchange” No. 3200-IX, dated 29 June 2023, will be enacted (“Law”). The Law introduces an obligation to […]

October 20, 2023
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Law on regulation of digital content and digital services adopted

On 30 August 2023, the President of Ukraine signed Law of Ukraine “On Digital Content and Digital Services” No. 3321-IX (“Law”), designed to implement EU Directive 2019/770. The principal provisions of the Law enter into force on 2 March 2024.   Key provisions of the Law   Additional notes This LEGAL ALERT is issued to inform AVELLUM clients […]

September 8, 2023
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Law of Ukraine on regulating activities of branch offices of foreign companies in Ukraine entered into force

On 3 September 2023, Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Regulation of Activities of Separate Subdivisions of a Legal Entity Established in Accordance with the Laws of a Foreign State” No. 3257-IX, dated 14 July 2023 (“Law”), entered into force. The Law improves the procedure for state registration […]

September 5, 2023
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Bankruptcy procedure adapted for martial law

Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code of Ukraine on the Application of Bankruptcy Procedures during the Period of Martial Law” No. 3249-IX dated 13 July 2023 (“Law”) entered into force on 29 July 2023. This Law aims to adapt specific bankruptcy issues to the realities of martial law. For the period of martial […]

July 31, 2023
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Can the Ukrainian business be excluded from a global transaction to avoid the need for Ukrainian merger clearance?

Recently, the Ukrainian competition watchdog has made it clear that the answer is no. On 22 June 2023, the regulator imposed a hefty fine (around EUR 623,375) on Cheplapharm Arzneimittel for violating the standstill obligation and closing the acquisition of the Valcyte® business from Hoffmann-La Roche during the Phase II review. What happened? In December 2021, the parties asked […]

July 31, 2023
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State register of sanctions will be created in Ukraine

On 29 July 2023, Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Application of Sanctions” No. 3223-IX, dated 13 July 2023 (“Law”), enters into force. The Law creates the State Register of Sanctions (“Register”), which will allow free public access to information on all entities subject to Ukrainian sanctions. The […]

July 28, 2023
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COURT PRACTICE ON THE OBJECTS COMMISSIONING (ukr)

Інна Ербелідзе, Юлія Підлісна Введення в експлуатацію закінчених будівництвом об’єктів є завершальною і водночас найбільш проблемною стадією будівництва. Органи архітектурно-будівельного контролю (“Містобудівний Орган”) часто відмовляють у реєстрації декларації про готовність об’єкта до експлуатації (для об’єктів СС1) чи видачі відповідного сертифіката (для об’єктів СС2 та СС3), не аргументуючи такі відмови та обмежуючись загальними посиланнями на положення […]

December 22, 2021
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СONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, REPLANNING, CAPITAL AND ORDINARY REPAIR: COURT PRACTICE (ukr)

Термінологія будівельного законодавства є широкою та, на перший погляд, може виглядати заплутаною. Так, за Законом України “Про регулювання містобудівної діяльності” від 17 лютого 2011 року № 3038-VI (“Закон про Містобудівну Діяльність”), основний термін “будівництво” включає в себе такі поняття як “нове будівництво”, “реконструкція”, “реставрація” та “капітальний ремонт”. Додатково до зазначеного вище, знаходимо термін “перепланування” у таких нормативно-правових актах: […]

December 22, 2021
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FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS: PECULIARITIES OF SHARE TRANSFER IN UKRAINE

As a rule, transactions with securities, including shares in joint stock companies, require the engagement of an investment firm, in particular a securities broker. At the same time, the Law of Ukraine “On Capital Markets and Organised Commodity Markets”, which entered into force on 1 July 2021, provides for several exceptions to this rule. Indeed, […]

December 20, 2021
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DIIA CITY LAW IN UKRAINE: IP

On 11 August 2021, the President of Ukraine signed Law of Ukraine “On Stimulating the Development of the Digital Economy in Ukraine” No. 1667-IX (“Law”). Most of its provisions became effective on 14 August 2021, introducing Diia City, a special legal regime for IT companies, and bringing changes beyond the IT industry. Background It is no […]

December 10, 2021
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BUYERS BECOME MORE DEMANDING WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL TARGETS, AVELLUM’S SURVEY REVEALS

AVELLUM for the second time researched how the coronavirus outbreak affected the plans of businesses to purchase or sell assets or companies in Ukraine in the next 6 to 12 months.

December 7, 2021
BUYERS BECOME MORE DEMANDING WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL TARGETS, AVELLUM’S SURVEY REVEALS

STOP ON REQUEST (ukr)

Шахрайство — це прикрий тренд сучасності. За оцінками Асоціації сертифікованих спеціалістів із розслідування шахрайства (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, ACFE), кожна компанія втрачає в середньому 5 % річного доходу через шахрайські дії свого персоналу. У ціновому вираженні збитки компаній за 2020 рік сягнули 3,6 мільярда доларів США. Водночас дослідження ACFE стосувалося випадків лише «внутрішнього» шахрайства (occupational fraud), виключаючи дії […]

November 2, 2021
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