Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions

Provision of legal services in the area of corporate law is one the priority legal practices of PRUDENS.

The multiyear knowledge of our experts in the corporate law area, a direct involvement in elaboration and passing of the Law of Ukraine On Joint Stock Companies, as well as availability of the team of skilled experts enables us to assert the maximum efficiency of our services.

We offer a comprehensive approach to resolving of legal matters, related to complex corporate reorganizations and establishment of an optimal legal structure for your business.

The package of legal services in the area of corporate law includes the following:

1) Legal support in general matters of corporate law:

corporate law comprehensive advisory,
advising on matters related to choosing of an optimal legal structure for business activity in Ukraine
drafting of documents for foundation, registration of companies and start-up of business of enterprises with any business legal structure, including non-profitable institutions
registration of legal entities (companies) of any business legal structures, as well as separate subdivisions, representative offices of foreign companies
legal support of reorganizations and liquidations of companies
preparation of calling and holding of shareholders (members) general meetings
legal support of corporate rights purchase and sale transactions, including engineering of the transaction structure, negotiating, executing of the required documents
advisory on restructuring of business
advisory on bankruptcy prevention measures

2) Comprehensive legal support in corporate governance:

development and improvement of standards and mechanisms for the corporate governance of legal entities
elaboration of internal documents of companies intended to implement an efficient management and control over activities of all elements of the company
decision on the optimal structure of the company's management bodies and assignment of authorities for them
explanation of capabilities and elaboration of certain shareholder agreements, which regulate problem issues of shareholder relations, as well as relations between owners and management of companies
efficient work organization of a company with minority and majority shareholders
setting-up of most efficient prevention and countering actions against hostile acquisitions
advising on protection matters of shareholder rights
judicial defense of violated corporate rights
cessation of decisions of companies' management bodies

3) Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A transactions):

representation of principals' interests in mergers and acquisitions of companies
selecting of the transaction optimal form
strategic planning and structuring of M&A transactions
counseling on risk reduction related to M&A transactionsсделками
comprehensive legal support of M&A transactions (preparations of offers, execution of due diligence, arranging and effecting negotiations related to transaction documents, execution and closing of M&A transactions)
legal support in obtaining of permits of supervisory bodies required to close M&A transactions and representation of clients' interests in relations with regulatory bodies in Ukraine (the National Bank of Ukraine, the Securities and Stock Exchange Commission, the Anti-Monopoly Committee and the Financial Services State Commission)
legal support of companies' activities after closing, including an efficient integration in the area of taxation and business or restructuring, and engineering of a new corporate governance model.

4) Legal support of privatization processes:

comprehensive counseling on privatization matters
representation of clients' interests during privatization
management of a privatization process (due diligence, arranging and effecting negotiations related to privatization documents, execution of documents, etc.)
legal support in implementation of investment obligations in post-privatization period (corporate restructuring of the subject of acquisition, setting-up of the corporate governance optimal structure, upgrading of relations with the labor collective, etc.).