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Mr. Khomenko focuses on:

 

  • Corporate and M&A – cross-border investments, pre-M&A corporate restructurings and reorganizations, corporate and secretarial support of business, exit strategies, agreements between shareholders, escrow arrangements and corporate, shareholders and post-M&A disputes;
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital – private equity investments, including buyouts, minority investments, growth equity investments, spin-offs and roll-ups, leveraged recapitalizations, secondary equity transactions and other similar transactions. Support in all investment phases from angel to late stage in venture capital deals;
  • Gaming, Gambling & Lottery – licensing, certification support, compliance with regulatory gambling requirements, market entry by international operators, agreements with hotels, advertisement, enforcement action, online and ground operations;
  • Banking & Finance – cross-border banking and finance transactions, project and trade finance, secured and syndicated lending, capital markets transactions, restructurings.
Recognition:
  • named a Rising star in banking and finance, IFLR 1000 2023
  • recommended lawyer in commercial, corporate and M&A, The Legal 500: EMEA 2021
  • named a Rising star in banking and finance, IFLR 1000 2023
  • recommended lawyer in commercial, corporate and M&A, The Legal 500: EMEA 2021
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Languages:
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Representative experience:
  • advising Enwell Energy, a British oil and gas company, on its up to USD 8.63 million acquisition of Arkona Gas-Energy, a Ukrainian company holding the license to explore, develop and produce hydrocarbons in Svystunkivsko-Chervonolutske field located in Poltava region;
  • advising private investor on exit from Ukrainian IT giant, including tax structuring, coordination of other counsels, preparation and negotiation of transaction documents, closing / signing support;
  • advising a NY based Private Equity fund in connection with its investment into Lithuanian-based company, which, amongst other things, providing global aviation solutions, including conducting due diligence of the Ukrainian subsidiary of the target and assistance with transaction documents;
  • advising Enwell Energy, a British oil and gas company, on its up to USD 8.63 million acquisition of Arkona Gas-Energy, a Ukrainian company holding the license to explore, develop and produce hydrocarbons in Svystunkivsko-Chervonolutske field located in Poltava region;
  • advising private investor on exit from Ukrainian IT giant, including tax structuring, coordination of other counsels, preparation and negotiation of transaction documents, closing / signing support;
  • advising a NY based Private Equity fund in connection with its investment into Lithuanian-based company, which, amongst other things, providing global aviation solutions, including conducting due diligence of the Ukrainian subsidiary of the target and assistance with transaction documents;
  • advising a US car seat leather supplier in connection with the contemplated acquisition of production facilities in the Western Ukraine, including conducting legal due diligence, coordinating of technical and environmental due diligence, structuring and transactional support;
  • advising a Nordic mobile gaming company and provider of online casino and sports betting services in connection with launch of Ukrainian gambling market and planned obtaining of online casino license;
  • advising a leading international corporation that provides gambling products and services to lottery and gambling organizations across the globe on Ukrainian gambling law regulation and gambling licensing, importation of equipment, B2B gambling regime;
  • advising one of top-5 world’s largest online gambling companies in connection with the launch of Ukrainian gambling market and planned obtaining of online casino license, opposition to unfaithful third party trademark application, domain name blocking in Ukraine;
  • advising China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), one of the largest Chinese state-owned construction and engineering companies, in connection with signing a EUR 230 million contract with DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power producer, to build a 200 MW solar plant in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region);
  • advising International Finance Corporation on (i) up to USD 100 million loan to Nibulon, one of the largest Ukrainian grain and oilseeds originators and exporters and (ii) EUR 30 million loan to IMMER Group, a leading Eastern European producer of flexible packaging;
  • advising EBRD on (i) USD 5 million loan to V.V. Kischenzi LTD, a privately owned diversified agricultural producer based in the Cherkassy region, aimed at upgrading its fleet of combine harvesters and acquiring supplementary agricultural equipment like cultivators; (ii) USD 3 million financing to Ecosoft, the country’s leading producer of water purification equipment to increase its production and storage capacity by purchasing additional injection moulding equipment; (iii) up to USD 25 million financing to Novus, Ukraine’s major retail chain owned by Lithuanian shareholders;
  • advising ViDi Group companies, one of the largest car dealers on the Ukrainian market, in connection with the financial restructuring of its debt to JSC Oschadbank, implemented in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Financial Restructuring";
  • advising a lead Ukrainian investment company in connection with acquisition of business conducting extraction of mineral resources, including drafting and signing of financial agreements, Ukrainian law security, due diligence and provision of general advice under Ukrainian law;
  • advising a lead Ukrainian investment company in connection with acquisition of carton production business, including drafting and signing of financial agreements, Ukrainian law security, due diligence and provision of general advice under Ukrainian law;
  • advising a foreign investor in connection with acquisition of major Ukrainian bank;
  • advising a major Ukrainian group in connection with acquisition of Ukrainian business center, including conducting due diligence;
  • advising a foreign investor in connection with the potential acquisition of Ukrainian bank assets, including conduct of a due diligence.
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