Sayenko Kharenko has acted as legal counsel to Cemark on the acquisition of Astor Invest, a company operating a network of four concrete plants in and around Kyiv.
The transaction was carried out in several steps, commencing in late 2022. Sayenko Kharenko provided comprehensive buy-side legal support, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence of the target company, drafting and negotiating the transaction documents, as well as signing and closing assistance. The firm’s competition/antitrust practice represented both parties in the course of merger clearance review by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
Sayenko Kharenko’s transactional team was led by counsel Mykhailo Grynyshyn with support from senior associate Zarina Khalimon and associate Marian Mokryk. Senior associate Kateryna Utiralova advised on tax matters. Senior associate Taras Bondarenko advised on real estate matters. Senior associate Igor Pomaz and associate Snizhanna Sheshliuk advised on antitrust matters. The project was supervised by partner Volodymyr Sayenko.