INFRASTRUCTURE
Our Infrastructure group is exceptionally positioned to advise global and domestic clients on infrastructure projects, helping them to address the challenges of a dynamic regulatory and operational framework, navigate complex interactions with public and private stakeholders and maximise the benefits and protections over the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects.
ABOUT THE TEAM
How we are different:
- Highly experienced team.Our team has a proven track record of successfully advising on some of the largest and most high-profile infrastructure deals in Ukraine. Svitlana Teush, Partner, leads the team advising clients on the property, construction and regulatory issues that arise in infrastructure projects, as well as related procurement, contractual and general commercial matters. The Finance team is led by our managing partner, Olexiy Soshenko, who advises corporate and investment banks and international finance institutions on the financing of major infrastructure projects.
- Insightful knowledge. Based on our profound understanding of the industry, together with our grasp of the rapidly evolving regulatory and business environment and the underlying drivers, we provide practical and efficient solutions to clients in a variety of infrastructure projects.
- Policy-making support. We are members of all key industry and business associations, enabling us to provide first-hand market insights and policy-making support for our clients. As a participant of the Rail Working Group and its Country Contact Group for Ukraine, we are uniquely placed to promote the Luxembourg Rail Protocol in the Ukrainian railway market and contribute to the improvement of the industry.
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Ranked as an Established Practice in Infrastructure
The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018
Subsectors:
- Seaports and marine
- Roads and motor transport
- Warehouse and logistics
- Renewable energy
- Railways
- Bridges and tunnels
- Airports and aviation
- Agriculture
- Energy and mining
- Water and waste
- Social infrastructure
- Telecom
- Municipal Infrastructure
Services:
- Property acquisitions and disposals
- Due diligence
- Regulatory advice
- Zoning and land use
- Planning and environmental protection
- Construction and development
- Subsoil use
- Property title and encumbrances registration
- Concessions, OPRCs and other public-private partnerships
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Post-closing support and integration
- Privatisations
- EPC, EPCM, O&M and other construction contracts
- FIDIC Contracts
- Leases
- Mortgage and other encumbrances and enforcement
- Project and real estate financing, and corporate lending
- Procurement and supply chain
- Commodity trading
- Competition compliance and investigations
- Anti-corruption compliance
- Public procurement
- Dispute resolution and claim management
- Tax
We are proud to contribute to our clients’ success with their investments in Ukraine. Our experience includes advising:
- A multinational commodity trading and mining company in connection with due diligence of the infrastructure facilities in one of the largest seaports of Ukraine
- IFC and EBRD in the project financing of the construction of a grain terminal for M.V. Cargo and global agricultural commodity producer, Cargill, in the “Yuzny” Sea Port
- A large developer in connection with the road construction project under FIDIC’s Red Book (Conditions of Contract for Construction) funded by EBRD and EIB
- A public enterprise on the legal issues during the implementation of a major tunnel project, part of the pan-European transport corridor in Western Ukraine, under FIDIC’s Yellow Book (Conditions of Contract for Plant & Design-Build) funded by EBRD and EIB
- EBRD and IFC in connection with a USD 40 million financing of GNT Group, an integrated grain supply chain and export logistics group which operates in Odesa Seaport
- A leading supplier of technologies for nuclear power plants on the international procurement procedure and subsequent execution of agreements for supply and installation works in respect of technological and safety equipment for nuclear power plants in a project funded by the EBRD
- Concord Consulting, one of the leading Ukrainian consulting enterprises, on the privatisation of the President-Hotel
- SALIC on the acquisition of Mriya Agro Holding, one of the largest agricultural companies in Ukraine and amongst the most complex deals in Ukraine’s agriculture sector
- FMO, a private sector international financial institution from The Netherlands, on the grant of a USD20 million loan to Nibulon LLC, one of the biggest Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products, for the purchase of grain and other agricultural commodities
- A large Chinese construction company in connection with its market entry, as well as contracts for design and construction works
- P. Morgan Securities Plc., EBRD, NEFCO, BSTDB, Proparco, Finnfund, IFU, FMO and Green for Growth Fund in connection with the project financing of the construction of the 250 MW Syvash wind power project
- EBRD on the project financing of a sugar refinery company in Ukraine for the construction of a biogas plant
- FMO, GGF and GIEK on the financing of the construction, maintenance and operation of Scatec Solar’s 54 MW solar power plant in Ukraine
