Corporate and M&A


Sayenko Kharenko is widely recognised as the country’s leading adviser on M&A and other corporate matters. Our M&A team has an exceptional track record across various sectors and industries. For many years, we have been privileged to handle some of the most innovative and sophisticated transactions in the market.

200+

M&A TRANSACTIONS SINCE 2004

$55bn+

AGGREGATE M&A DEALS VALUE

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General info

Innovative in thinking, pragmatic in decision-making, creative in problem solving

Having an experienced team of lawyers specialising in complex cross-border stock and asset acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings in a wide range of industries, we offer a combination of exceptional transactional skills and deep industry expertise that enables us to remain business-oriented while rendering high quality legal advice. This helps us to create cutting-edge legal solutions for our clients.

Our team delivers seamless legal advice on a wide range of corporate and M&A matters, including:

  • Setting-up / winding-up corporate presence for any venture in Ukraine
  • Structuring businesses and investments of any complexity
  • Restructuring corporate groups, including as a part of pre-transactional work
  • Assisting through all stages of an M&A transaction from deal structuring, legal due diligence and negotiations of the transaction documents to coordination of pre-completion activities and post-completion business integration
  • Negotiating and setting-up joint ventures of any complexity
  • Support with obtaining regulatory clearances in highly regulated industries
  • Building up efficient corporate governance systems in line with best practises
  • Supporting businesses across the broad spectrum of corporate, corporate finance and general commercial matters.

Related professionals

Valentyna Hvozd

Partner

Oksana Ilchenko

Partner

Oleksandr Nikolaichyk

Partner

Олександр Ніколайчик

Alina Plyushch

Partner

Аліна Плющ

Volodymyr Sayenko

Partner

Володимир Саєнко

Iryna Bakina

Counsel

Ірина Бакіна

Tymur Enkhbaiar

Counsel

Тимур Енхбаяр

Mykhailo Grynyshyn

Counsel

Михайло Гринишин

Sergiy Kazmirchuk

Counsel

Сергій Казмірчук

Dmytro Riabikin

Counsel

Дмитро Рябікін

Igor Sukhomudrenko

Of Counsel

Ігор Сухомудренко

Dmytro Taranyk

Of Counsel

Дмитро Тараник

Roman Drozhanskyi

Senior Associate

Роман Дрожанський

Tetiana Dyvak

Senior Associate

Тетяна Дивак

Olga Kyriusha

Senior Associate

Ольга Кирюша

Ahil Aliiev

Associate

Victoria Chorna

Associate

Olha Lynnyk

Associate

Marian Mokryk

Associate

Vladyslav Novitskyi

Associate

Dmytro Zaiachkivskyi

Associate

Дмитро Заячківський

Oleh Kriuchka

Junior Associate

Denys Ratynskyi

Junior Associate

Recognition

Top Tier in Corporate and M&A
IFLR1000, 2025, The Legal 500, 2026

Top Tier in Corporate and M&A
Chambers Europe 2026, Chambers Global 2026

Among leaders in Corporate and M&A
Ukrainian Law Firms 2025, Top 50 Law Firms 2025

Law Firm of the Year in M&A
Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2021

Deal of the Year award for Ukraine
CEE Deal of the Year Awards 2019

No.1 by number of the completed M&A deals in Ukraine
Mergermarket 2010 – 2021, Thomson Reuters 2008 – 2014

Media & Insight Corporate and M&A

30 March 2026

News

Олександр ДругАнтон КоробейніковІгор ЛозенкоАнжела МахіноваМаксим НазаренкоОлександр Ніколайчик
Sayenko Kharenko once again achieves full practice recognition in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
19 March 2026

News

Ольга ВорожбитОлександр ДругАнтон КоробейніковІгор ЛозенкоМаксим Назаренко
Sayenko Kharenko leads the market in Chambers Europe 2026
13 March 2026

Projects

Олександр НіколайчикАліна ПлющДмитро РябікінТетяна ДивакІван ЧопикДмитро Заячківський
Sayenko Kharenko advises shareholders on landmark sale of Bank Lviv to Crédit Agricole Ukraine
04 March 2026
Дмитро Рябікін
Ukraine simplifies the codification of military products and accelerates the contracting of newly developed systems
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