Asters

Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance

Mr. Demyanenko specialises in handling complex cases and transactions, which require strategic multidisciplinary coordination.

His main areas of work include:

• Corporate and M&A – cross-border investments and M&A, venture capital and legal support of fundraising process, joint ventures, market entry into Ukraine, pre-M&A corporate restructurings and reorganisations, exit strategies, corporate governance advice, IPOs, shareholders and post-M&A conflicts and disputes, and general corporate support. Mr. Demyanenko is a Co-Head of the Corporate and M&A department at Asters

• Banking and Finance – international project and trade finance, secured and syndicated lending, capital markets, debt restructurings. Mr. Demyanenko supports major lenders and borrowers in high-profile Ukrainian debt transactions

His additional areas of expertise include:

• Gaming – licensing, certification support, compliance with regulatory gaming requirements, market entry by international operators, agreements with hotels, advertisement, enforcement action, inspections, B2B and B2C regimes, online and ground operations

• Aviation – aircraft sale, purchase, lease, fractional ownership, management and finance transactions, insurance claims, employment of pilots, arrest and repossession of the aircraft, daily airlines support and complex cross-border aviation disputes. Oleksiy is actively involved in lawmaking activity and, in particular, advised the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine on implementation of the Cape Town Convention and preparation of regulations on the IDERA and authorization codes. Team of lawyers led by Mr. Demyanenko has obtained the first IDERA in Ukraine and procured debut Ukrainian registration of international interests under the Cape Town Convention

English, Russian, Ukrainian

Ukrainian Bar Association