Despite the ongoing challenges generated by the Russian invasion, the markets in Ukraine have seen surprising levels of activity, according to Rob Shantz, a Corporate and Compliance Partner with Redcliffe Partners. In the midst of it all, Shantz remains optimistic about the future, envisioning a busy legal market as Ukraine aligns more closely with the EU, leading to significant opportunities…
Read MoreDmytro Fedoruk, a partner at Redcliffe Partners, has been recommended under Energy – Oil & Gas for 2023 by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). This prestigious acknowledgment is based on positive testimonials and endorsements from clients, bearing witness to the remarkable legal services provided by Dmytro in the oil and gas sector. “Very active in the oil and gas space” is how Dmytro…
Read MoreZoryana Sozanska-Matviychuk, a partner at Redcliffe Partners, has been recommended as a Global Leader in M&A for 2023 by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). This prestigious recognition, earned through positive feedback and recommendations from clients, is a testament to the exceptional legal services provided by Zoryana. Since 1996, WWL has identified outstanding legal practitioners in various areas of business law. With over 24,000 of the world’s finest…
Read MoreIn the past few weeks, the National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”) has been active in lifting the moratorium for certain cross-border loan repayments, which it introduced on 24 February 2022 due to Russia’s full-scale invasion. While the moratorium did not apply to loans provided by international financial institutions such as the EBRD, EIB, IFC, NIB and BSTDB, loans secured…
Read MoreDue to the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, on 24 February 2022 the National Bank of Ukraine imposed a general moratorium on cross-border payments outside of Ukraine. Among others, the moratorium prohibits external debt servicing payments for Ukrainian borrowers with certain exceptions for loans provided by international financial institutions (e.g., EBRD, EIB, IFC, NIB, BSTDB) (“IFIs”) and loans guaranteed by the Ukrainian government. Over time, the…
Read MoreRedcliffe Partners has achieved outstanding results in the prestigious Chambers Europe 2023 rankings. This significant accomplishment highlights the strength and expertise of our top-performing practices in Competition, Antitrust, Corporate Law, and M&A. In addition to our firm’s overall success, we are proud to celebrate the individual recognition of our exceptional partners who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication in their…
Read MoreThe Legal 500: EMEA 2023 recognised 9 Redcliffe Partners practice areas and 9 lawyers in its annual guide, including 3 Tier 1 rankings for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, and Energy, for the fourth year. Redcliffe Partners also received Tier 2 rankings for Competition, Dispute Resolution, Tax, and Real Estate and Construction and Tier 3 and…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine is to resume work leading up to the grant of concession of three terminals of the Chornomorsk seaport, one of the largest seaports in Ukraine. In particular, the concession is to cover the first (cargo) terminal, the container terminal, and the fifth (railway and ferry) terminal. The feasibility study for the project will be…
Read MoreOn 27 July 2022, Ukrainian Parliament passed a new Law “On Joint Stock Companies” introducing, inter alia, certain changes facilitating pledges of participatory interests in limited liability companies.By way of background, Ukrainian law generally does not allow the issuance of an irrevocable power of attorney except in very limited instances, such as securing participants’ obligations under shareholders’ agreements, whereas it…
Read MoreOn 21 September 2022, Ukraine’s parliament adopted amendments to the national legislation to ratify the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (the “New Law”). This much-awaited law entitles parties to an agreement with a non-Ukrainian party to agree on the location of the court(s) that will have jurisdiction to resolve disputes concerning the agreement (i.e., the forum selection clause). The…
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