18+ years navigating market complexities for clients
Our Ukraine Group has supported international and Ukrainian clients on their business goals for more than 18 years. Led from our Warsaw office and tapping into our global network's expertise, we specialize in mergers and acquisitions, financing, infrastructure projects and disputes – as well as providing expert advice on risk mitigation by multilateral, national investment and export credit agencies.
Our close relationships with Ukraine's top law firms are incredibly valuable, especially now as the country faces significant challenges. They keep us on the pulse of legal updates, ensuring that we navigate evolving market conditions to help your business resolve disputes and complete deals successfully.
Over the past few years we have provided:
- Crisis management and advice to our Ukrainian clients
- Financial contributions and pro bono support to humanitarian relief organisations
- On the ground refugee support in Poland
- Secondments for Ukrainian lawyers
- Hundreds of hours on volunteer initiatives
- Investment dispute advice on a pro bono basis
- Client training for de-risking investments in a time of war.
Our key areas
Examples of our recent work*
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Advising the bank as lender on an English law-governed US$56m secured project loan to Ukrainian subsidiaries of Kernel Holding S.A. for the construction of 4 biomass plants in Ukraine. Also advising on the development, construction and operation of a 110 MW wind farm located in South East Ukraine.
Metinvest
Advising a leading steel and mining group on a shareholders agreement with Danieli, a global producer of plant and machinery for the metals industry, for the construction of a state-of-the-art steel facility in Italy.
Apollo and The Rohatyn Group
Advising private equity sponsors on the sale of their majority interest in CDA Group, the holding company for the Karavan shopping centres in Ukraine, to their JV partner Ukrainian Group DCH.
Industrial Union of Donbass
Advising two of the three shareholders of the steel group on the sale of a majority interest to three Russian purchasers.
DCH Group
Advising on its acquisition of the Ukrainian Bank Credit Dnepr from Brancroft Enterprises Limited and of 97% of PJSC EVRAZ DMZ, the owner of the DMZ steel mill in Dnipr from a subsidiary of Evraz plc.
Siguler Guff & Company L.L.C
Advising on the sale of Into-Sana, Siguler's portfolio company active in the medical business in Ukraine.
UniCredit Group
Advising on the disposal of its Ukrainian subsidiary Ukrsotsbank to Alfa Group entity ABH Holdings, in exchange for a 9.9% share in ABH Holdings.
Nestlé Ukraine
Advising Nestlé Ukraine on a €42m senior loan from EBRD to LLC Volynholding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., for the development of a production site in Western Ukraine.
EBRD and other lenders
Advising senior lenders, including EBRD, on the proposed financing (under a senior and mezzanine structure) for the development, construction and operation of a 110MW wind farm located in South East Ukraine.
* All transactions finalised prior to 1st May 2025 under the Linklaters brand.
Key contacts
London
Poland
France