Led by Denis Lysenko, Vasil Kisil & Partners has been very active with acquisitions in the banking sector and also with debt restructuring. The firm advised DeltaBank on its acquisition of a number of distressed assets of Ukrprombank....
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Led by Denis Lysenko, Vasil Kisil & Partners has been very active with acquisitions in the banking sector and also with debt restructuring. The firm advised DeltaBank on its acquisition of a number of distressed assets of Ukrprombank. This included its indebtedness towards the National Bank of Ukraine and the firm then advised the same client on the €269 million restructuring of the aforesaid indebtedness. Market commentators see the firm as being more of a force in M&A than banking and finance. "Vasil is strong in a different sphere, in M&A and corporate," one partner says, with another adding: "They're not really active in banking and finance".
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Observed as a stronger player among the tier two firms, Vasil Kisil & Partners has increased its activity in the M&A field. The firm will be looking to greater heights in forthcoming editions....
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Observed as a stronger player among the tier two firms, Vasil Kisil & Partners has increased its activity in the M&A field. The firm will be looking to greater heights in forthcoming editions. "Vasil Kisil is active in M&A. In terms of quality, their quality can be compared to Asters. If Asters and Magisters are in tier two, then Vasil should be too. But only in M&A," one partner says. "Vasil is more active than Chadbourne," another partner says.
The firm has been involved in some significant mandates of late. The firm advised the Danone group with respect to the establishment of a €2.5 billion joint venture on the basis of Ukrainian assets in the dairy sector with Unimilk, a major CIS player. This deal was one of the most important mergers in Europe last year and has been hailed for its precedent setting significance for the Ukrainian and Russian antitrust administrative practices.
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