Redcliffe Partners
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| Limited Liability Company | |
| Industry | Law firm |
| Headquarters | 75 Zhylyanska Street, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Key people | Olexiy Soshenko, managing partner, Dmytro Fedoruk, partner, Rob Shantz, partner, Sergiy Gryshko, partner |
| Services | Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Compliance, Corporate law and M&A, Debt restructuring and Insolvency, EU law, International Arbitration and Litigation |
| Website | www.redcliffe-partners.com |
Redcliffe Partners LLC is a Ukrainian law firm that provides legal advice to multinational companies, investors, financial institutions and project developers that operate or invest in Ukraine and the CEE. The firm operates across ten practice areas: Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Compliance, Corporate law and M&A, Debt restructuring and Insolvency, EU law, International Arbitration, Litigation and Real Estate. Its sector-focused groups include Agribusiness, Energy, Financial Institutions, FMCG and Retail, Food and Beverage, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals and TMT. The firm is recommended [1] for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate law, M&A and Debt restructuring by all international legal directories including the IFLR 1000, the Legal 500, the Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.
History
Redcliffe is a Ukrainian law firm that was launched as a new brand on the Ukrainian legal market in December 2015 as a result of the transformation [2] of Clifford Chance [3] Kyiv office. Redcliffe has retained the core team of Clifford Chance Kyiv professionals and client relationships. In December 2015 Redcliffe reinforced its team with several senior level hires from top international law and auditing firms such as Baker & McKenzie,[4] CMS Cameron McKenna,[5] Hogan Lovells [6] and PwC Legal.[7]
Selected projects
- Advising the EBRD in connection with financing the expansion of a transhipment terminal
- Advising the EBRD on launching debut EUR75 million Ukraine Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility (2016)
- Advising a group of international lenders on USD600 million restructuring of a syndicated loan by Ukrlandfarming (2016)
- Advising on a multimillion sale of a retail network of the children’s clothing and accessories (2016)
- Advising Mondelez International Inc on the Ukrainian aspects of its USD5 billion reorganisation of the coffee business (2015) [8]
- Advising COFCO on the Ukrainian aspects of its USD1.5 billion acquisition of NOBLE (2015) [8]
- Advising Chevron on negotiating a Production Sharing Agreement with the State of Ukraine (2015) [9]
- Advising Empik Media & Fashion Group on USD129.9 million financing of the issuance of bonds (2015) [8]
- Advising Yildirim Group on preparing and submitting the bid for the privatization of Odessa Port Plant (OPP) (2016) [10]
- Advising eTachki on the structuring of an up to USD1 million investment by TA Ventures (2016) [11]
Reputation
- Recommended for Energy work in Ukraine by the IFLR 1000 [12] 2017 and by the Chambers Europe [13] 2016.
- Recommended for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate law, M&A and Debt restructuring by the Legal 500 [14] 2016, the Chambers Global [15] 2016, the Chambers Europe [13] 2016 and the IFLR 1000 2016.
- Named among the Top 3 advisers by number of the Largest public deals in Ukraine in 2015 [16] according to the League Tables of the Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing House.
Practices
- Antitrust
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Compliance
- Corporate law and M&A
- Debt restructuring and Insolvency
- EU law
- International Arbitration
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Industries
- Agribusiness
- Energy
- Financial Institutions
- FMCG and Retail
- Food and Beverage
- Infrastructure
- Pharmaceuticals
- TMT
Team
Partners
- Olexiy Soshenko. Focus: international finance, capital markets transactions and debt restructuring.[17]
- Dmytro Fedoruk. Focus: M&A, corporate law and joint venture transactions, as well as energy projects.[18]
- Rob Shantz. Focus: cross-border corporate law and governance matters and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance investigations.[19]
- Sergiy Gryshko. Focus: international arbitration proceedings and pre-arbitration, arbitration and post-arbitration advice. He is a recommended arbitrator of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (the ICACU).
Counsel
- Ario Dehghani. Focus: compliance’s due diligence and internal investigation related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act issues.[20] He is also experienced in EU law.
- Zoryana Sozanska-Matviychuk. Focus: M&A, private equity and joint venture capital transactions.[21]
References
- ↑ "Global Guide: Redcliffe Partners". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Europe Guide: Redcliffe Partners". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Ukraine: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets". The Legal 500. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Ukraine: Commercial, Corporate and M&A". The Legal 500. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Ukraine: Energy". The Legal 500. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Ukraine". IFLR 1000. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Clifford Chance in Ukraine". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Home". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Main Page". Baker & McKenzie. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "CMS Ukraine". CMS. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Main Page". Hogan Lovells. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Юридические услуги". PwC. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine". Top 50. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "50 Крупнейших Публичных Сделок: Исследование 2014 года". Top 50. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "СМИ назвали основных претендентов на ОПЗ". Delo.UA. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Redcliffe Partners helps attract investment into Ukraine's e-commerce sector". U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ukraine". IFLR 1000. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Europe Guide: Redcliffe Partners". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ukraine: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets". The Legal 500. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Global Guide: Redcliffe Partners". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine". Top 50. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2017". Best Lawyers. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lawyers: Dmytro Fedoruk". Redcliffe Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016."Dmytro Fedoruk". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lawyers: Rob Shantz". Redcliffe Partners. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Despite lots of effort made in due diligence, few results". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links
- Redcliffe Partners
- Redcliffe Partners launches a specialized Compliance practice
- Clifford Chance spins off Kyiv office as a ‘best friend’
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