We are delighted to announce that our deal advising the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on USD 435 million financing to support the merger between the Lifecell group of companies, one of Ukraine’s largest data transmission and mobile communication operators, and Datagroup-Volia, a leading telecommunications provider in Ukraine, has been recognised as the 2024 Deal of the Year in Ukraine by CEE Legal Matters!
This achievement is a direct result of the outstanding work of our brilliant Banking and Finance team – Olexiy Soshenko, Managing Partner, Sevastian Viktoruk, Associate, Olesia Mykhailenko, Counsel, Artem Mykhailyk, Junior Associate, and Andriy Kostiuk, Paralegal – with valuable support from a wider team, including Albert Sych, Partner, Denys Medvediev, Partner, Natalia Pakhomovska, Of Counsel, Kateryna Zheltova, Senior Associate, Zakhar Kymberskyi, Associates, Georgy Smirnov, Junior Associate, and Olha Shcherbak and Daryna Riashko, Paralegals.
At the CEELM Gala Dinner in Prague, Dmytro Fedoruk, Partner, together with Albert Sych, Partner, had the honour of accepting this prestigious award on behalf of Redcliffe Partners.
What makes this recognition even more special is that it is our second year in a row receiving the CEE Deal of the Year Award in Ukraine — a testament to the hard work our team consistently delivers.
We are proud to contribute to significant projects that support economic growth and development in Ukraine during this difficult time.
The CEE Deals of the Year Awards were created in 2017 by CEE Legal Matters, the leading source of news and information about lawyers and the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe, to highlight the transactions, financings, IPOs and other deals that underpin growth throughout the region — and the lawyers and law firms that make them happen.