Olexiy Soshenko

Managing Partner
Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Debt Restructuring

Olexiy Soshenko is the Managing Partner, Head of the Banking and Finance and Debt Restructuring practice, and Co-Head of the Capital Markets practice, at Redcliffe Partners.

He specialises in international finance and capital markets transactions and has more than 20 years’ experience representing investment banks, international financial institutions, and borrowers on all types of syndications and secured finance transactions, as well as private and public securities offerings.

Olexiy acts as a sole arbitrator of the Arbitration Committee established according to the new Law “On Financial Restructuring”, introduced with the help of the EBRD and the World Bank. He also contributes to the activities of the Rail Working Group and its Country Contact Group for Ukraine in order to promote the Luxembourg Rail Protocol in the Ukrainian railway market.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
  • Advising EBRD and IFC in connection with USD 435 million financing to support the merger of the Lifecell and Datagroup-Volia groups (Deal of the Year in Ukraine in 2024 according to CEE Legal Matters)
  • Advising EBRD, DFC and IFC in connection with an up to USD 480 million financing package to MHP (Deal of the Year in Ukraine in 2023 according to CEE Legal Matters)
  • Advising DFC on its USD 24 million novel risk sharing/guarantee instrument to Piraeus Bank
  • Advising US finance institution in connection with amendments to the regulatory framework of the National Bank of Ukraine to facilitate investment activity in Ukraine through risk participation / guarantee, lending, insurance, and other instruments
  • Advising EBRD in connection with a 30% equity investment in JSC Raiffeisen Bank
  • Advising Financial institutions on USD 210 million risk sharing coverage to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine
  • Advising EBRD in connection with portfolio risk participation instruments provided to Privatbank, Oschadbank, Ukrgasbank, Ukreximbank, ProCredit Bank, OTP Bank, OTP Leasing, Kredobank, Credit Agricole Bank, Bank Lviv, Raiffeisen Bank, and UkrSibbank with a total facility limit of EUR 1.29 billion and a total EBRD’s share of up to EUR 700 million (23 deals in total)
  • Advising The State of the Netherlands (acting through Invest International Public Programmes B.V.) in connection with EUR 27 million loan to Kovalska
  • Advising EBRD, NEFCO, BSTDB, Proparco, Finnfund, IFU, FMO, Green for Growth Fund and J.P. Morgan Securities Plc (debt coordinator) in connection with a EUR 262 million secured term loan to Ukrainian project company SyvashEnergoProm to fund the construction of a 250 MW wind power plant near Syvash Lake, in the Kherson Region of Ukraine, the largest renewables project financing in Ukraine
  • Advising FMO (the Netherlands Development Bank), Green for Growth Fund and the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (GIEK) in connection with the EUR 38 million financing of the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 54 MWp solar PV plant in Bohuslav in the Kyiv region
  • Advising Landesbank Berlin on debt restructuring of a EUR 215 million financing provided to Wind Power LLC, a Ukrainian operating asset of DTEK Renewables Group, backed by a guarantee of EKF, a Danish export credit agency
  • Advising IFC and EBRD on a USD 74 million senior secured loan to MV Cargo LLC for the greenfield development of an oil and vegetable terminal in Yuzhny seaport in Ukraine
  • Advising a consortium of banks led by ING Bank N.V, UniCredit Bank AG, and Deutsche Bank AG on up to USD 500 million financing of Kernel

Redcliffe Partners is a winner of the 2024 CEE Deal of the Year Award in Ukraine

03 April 2025

Shielding Investments: War-Risk Insurance in Ukraine

31 March 2025

Redcliffe Partners has been recognised by Chambers Europe 2025

26 March 2025

Ukraine to introduce war risk insurance system, anticipated developments related to the factoring and crypto legislation

13 February 2025

Redcliffe Partners has been recognised in Client Choice. Top 100 Ukrainian lawyers 2025 ranking conducted by Yurydychna Gazeta

30 December 2024

Redcliffe Partners advises EBRD on USD 100 million loan to MHP

04 May 2023

Positive surprises in 2022

10 March 2023

Pledge of Shares in LLCs substantially improved, inter alia, by allowing irrevocable powers of attorney in favour of lenders

16 November 2022

Ukraine takes one step closer towards ratification of 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

13 October 2022

Redcliffe Partners attorneys have been highly recognised by the international legal advisory Who’s Who Legal 2022

07 October 2022

Redcliffe Partners leads in IFLR 1000 in 2022

12 September 2022

Redcliffe Partners advises EBRD on EUR 24 million loan to MHP

23 June 2022

Redcliffe Partners advises EBRD in connection with the Food Security Guarantee Programme

17 May 2022

Know Your Lawyer

04 May 2022

Ukrainian Martial Law Implications for Cross-Border Payments

03 May 2022

CONTACT DETAILS

+380 44 354 4000

olexiy.soshenko@redcliffe-partners.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olexiy-soshenko-5524858/

Career and qualifications

Education:

  • LL.M. degree from State University of Minnesota Law School
  • Degree in law from National Law Academy of Ukraine

Reputation

  • Ranked among the Leading Individuals in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets by The Legal 500 EMEA 2025.
  • Spotlighted in Banking & Finance by Chambers Europe 2025.
  • Recognised as Practice Leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in the «Client Choice. Top 100 Ukrainian lawyers 2025» ranking by Legal Newspaper («Yurydychna Gazeta»).
  • Recognised among the TOP-100 best practitioners in Ukraine in the «Client Choice. Top 100 Ukrainian lawyers 2025» ranking by Legal Newspaper («Yurydychna Gazeta»).
  • Recommended in the Banking – Finance, Banking – Regulatory, Project Finance categories in Lexology Index 2025 (Formerly Who’s Who Legal).
  • Highly recognised in Banking and Finance in the «TOP-50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025» ranking by «Yurydychna Praktyka».
  • Recognised as a Market leader in Banking and Finance by IFLR 1000 2024.
  • Recognised as a Leading Individual in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Debt Restructuring, Fintech by Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2023-2024.
  • Recommended as a Global Leader in the Banking – Finance, Banking – Regulatory, Project Finance categories in Who’s Who Legal 2024.
  • Ranked among the Leading Individuals in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets by The Legal 500 EMEA 2024.
  • Recognised in Banking and Finance in the «TOP-50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2024» ranking by «Yurydychna Praktyka».
  • Recognised among the TOP-100 best practitioners in Ukraine in the «Client Choice. Top 100 Ukrainian lawyers 2023» ranking by Legal Newspaper («Yurydychna Gazeta»).
  • Recognised as Practice Leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Banking and Finance in the «Client Choice. Top 100 Ukrainian lawyers 2023» ranking by Legal Newspaper («Yurydychna Gazeta»).
  • Recognised as a Market leader in Banking and Finance by IFLR 1000 2023.
  • Recommended as a Global Leader in the Banking – Finance, Banking – Regulatory, Project Finance categories in Who’s Who Legal 2023.
  • Ranked among the Leading Individuals in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023.
  • Highly regarded by IFLR 1000 2022 in Banking, Capital Markets: Debt, Project finance, Restructuring and Insolvency.
  • Recommended in the Banking & Finance and Project Finance categories in Who’s Who Legal 2022.
  • Ranked among the Leading Individuals by Legal 500 EMEA 2022.
  • Ranked in Band 1 for Banking & Finance by Chambers Global 2022 and Chambers Europe 2022. According to a client feedback, “Managing partner Olexiy Soshenko is one of the leading banking and finance practitioners in the market. His expertise covers a range of finance matters including high value-lending transactions, export finance and debt restructuring”.
  • Ranked in Band 1 for Banking & Finance by Chambers Global 2021 and Chambers Europe 2021. Client feedbacks for Chambers: “Recognised as an authority in the market, Olexiy Soshenko is praised by sources for his availability, in-depth understanding of the market and practical advice.”; “He is very sharp, knowledgeable and responsive.”
  • Ranked among the Leading Individuals by Legal 500 2021. According to a client feedback, “Olexiy Soshenko ranks top in my rankings for precise advice and understanding of the business needs and budgetary constraints of the client.”
  • Highly regarded by IFLR 1000 2020 in Banking, Project finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Capital markets: Debt and Energy.
  • Exclusive winner of the Project Finance category for Ukraine for two years in a row, according to Client Choice 2020, 2021 by Lexology.
  • Named as an outstanding practitioner in Banking & Finance Law, Debt & Equity, Capital Markets Law and Project Finance and Development Practice, by Best Lawyers 2022.
  • Received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for Ukraine in the Banking and Finance Law category according to Best Lawyers 2021.
  • Received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for Ukraine in the Capital Markets Law category according to Best Lawyers 2022.
  • Recommended in the Banking & Finance and Project Finance categories in Who’s Who Legal 2021.
  • Recognised as a Leading Individual for Debt Restructuring and Banking & Finance by Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2020.
  • Considered a practice leader in Banking and Finance and Debt Restructuring, and is in the top 100 Ukrainian lawyers according to Client Choice. Top-100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine 2020.