Testimonials

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  • ‘One of the strongest if not the strongest team in the market for finance law work. ’

  • ‘Glib Bondar is my first contact at Avellum for capital markets and banking, he is fantastic to work with, commercial and solution oriented. Mykola Stetsenko is equally great in corporate matters.’

Key clients

  • Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
  • National Power Company “Ukrenergo”
  • The State Road Agency of Ukraine (“Ukravtodor”)
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Metinvest B.V.
  • ING Bank N.V.

Work highlights

  • Advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the State Road Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) and the National Power Company “Ukrenergo” in connection with their consent solicitations announced in July 2022.
  • Acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with a landmark £26.3 million equivalent export loan from Citibank, guaranteed by UK Export Finance (UKEF).
  • Acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with restructuring of a number of loans in the total amount of approximately EUR 750 million provided by Cargill Financial Services International, Inc.

Lawyers

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Glib Bondar is a senior partner at AVELLUM and Head of Finance and Debt Restructuring Practice. Glib focuses on financings, capital markets and debt restructurings. Glib’s additional expertise spans over energy and infrastructure projects. The last 22 years of his legal practice Glib devoted to international financing and capital markets projects from Ukraine and was involved in many of the high profile and landmark cross-border lending, eurobond offerings and debt restructurings for Ukrainian sovereign/quasi-sovereign, municipal and corporate borrowers. He represented international and local clients, including major investment and commercial banks, financial institutions and corporates.
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Glib Bondar