Aequo advised Mythical Games, a next-generation gaming technology studio, on Ukrainian law matters in its acquisition of DMarket, a marketplace for trading gaming and esports digital assets. Mythical Games has launched Mythical Marketplace 2.0 following the acquisition of DMarket, as part of its continued commitment to innovation in gaming. The new marketplace is built on Mythical’s new layer 1 EVM blockchain and powered by the Mythos native ecosystem token, MYTH.
The acquisition is a significant milestone for Mythical Games, with DMarket’s tech facilitating the most advanced trading platform for digital assets. It makes Mythical the world’s second-largest processor of digital assets on a distributed ledger after the Ethereum mainnet, as of December.
The Aequo team that advised on the transaction included M&A partners Anna Babych and Mykhailo Lukashenko and counsel, head of Aequo’s IT group Mykyta Polatayko.
About Mythical Games
Acknowledged by Forbes’ Disruptive Technology Companies to Watch in 2019 and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2021, Mythical is a next-generation games technology company creating a gaming ecosystem by leveraging tradeable digital assets for tools that enable players, creators, artists, brands and game developers to become stakeholders and owners in new creator-focused game economies. Led by gaming industry veterans, the team specializes in building games around player-owned economies and has helped develop major franchises, including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Marvel Strike Force and Skylanders.
About Dmarket
DMarket is the biggest marketplace for trading gaming and esports digital assets. Based on the Newzoo report, it is also one of the top three blockchain-based marketplaces worldwide. The company was founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneurs Vlad Panchenko and Tamara Slanova. DMarket's partners and customers include Darewise, GSC Game World, the Na’Vi esports team, Unity, Xsolla, and others.
About the firm
Aequo is one of Ukraine’s top law firms serving industry leaders in transactional and dispute resolution matters.
Aequo’s clients are leading Ukrainian and international companies and organizations, such as Amazon, Allianz, ArcelorMittal, AXA, Bunge, Commerzbank, Corteva, Darnitsa, Discovery Networks, Dr. Reddy's, DuPont, EBRD, EFSE, European Commission, Facebook, Forbes, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, IFC, Inditex, Instagram, Kernel, Nova Poshta, Novo Nordisk, OLX, Philips, Posco International, ProCredit Bank, Schenker, Samsung, Sandvik, Synthon, Thomson Reuters, UniCredit, Vodafone, Zara.
Aequo has been named Ukraine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2022, the Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year in Ukraine by IFLR Europe Awards 2018, and one of the most innovative law firms in Europe according to the FT Innovative Lawyers 2015-2022.
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