Senior Partner.
Armen has extensive banking, finance, and project finance experience. His practice areas also include M&A, general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatization, and employment law. Mr. Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.
Testimonials
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‘Asters have a very strong team in both corporate, finance and dispute areas. They have excellent legal knowledge, as well as excellent commercial perspectives. They are very accessible and responsive to deal with, as well as having extremely good English, both spoken and written. They are also very aware of the business environment in Ukraine. ’
‘We have used Oleg Boichuk for our corporate, commercial and M&A work, as well as oil and gas work, for many years, and have a great deal of confidence in his knowledge, advice and abilities. He is very responsive, understands the commercialities of the situation, as well as having excellent legal knowledge. He is also experienced in dealing with the components of our transactions in other jurisdictions, and particularly the UK. Oleksandr Khomenko works with Oleg Boichuk and is very good. Roman Stepanenko is very good on finance matters.’
‘Asters has been our trusted legal counsel for a considerable period of time. They boast an exceptionally skilled team that has a very pragmatic and business-oriented approach. I truly value their proactive mindset, practical approach, and their ability to communicate to the point. Their outstanding transaction management, unwavering commitment to their tasks, and their superb availability make our collaboration seamless and beneficial. ’
‘Oleg Boichuk is our key contact. He leads the team effectively, is very knowledgeable, and pleasant to work with. His ability to see beyond just the legal aspect of a matter adds genuine business value.’
‘Top talent on the market and total commitment to clients' services.’
‘Armen Khachaturyan and Oleksiy Didkovskiy have been our primary contacts for many years. They are the best on the market and continue being fully committed and involved in each project.’
Key clients
- Adenza
- Irish Bank Resolution Limited (IBRC)
- GSN Games
- Molson Coors
- Toyota Ukraine
- Visa - Ukraine
- Webuild (ex Salini Impregilo)
Work highlights
- Advising Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited (IBRC) on a range of corporate matters in relation to major shopping mall (Univermag Ukraina) and office building (BC Leonardo), in which IBRC holds interest.
- Advising Webuild (ex Salini Impregilo S.p.A.), an Italian construction and civil engineering group, on the restructuring of its Ukrainian assets and operations, as well as on a range of other corporate matters.
- Assisting Adenza, a software application provider, with corporate restructuring of its group companies.
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Partner.
Oleg focuses on complex cross-border M&A deals, transactional real estate matters, infrastructure construction projects, as well as related regulatory issues. His clients include construction, infrastructure, oil & gas, FMCG, and retail companies.
Partner.
Mr. Demyanenko 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.
Gaming – licensing, certification support, compliance with regulatory gaming requirements, market entry by international operators, agreements with hotels, advertisement, enforcement action, 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 and complex cross-border aviation disputes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Oleksiy Demyanenko, Armen Khachaturyan, Vadym Samoilenko