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Maksym Nazarenko

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17+
years of experience

Maksym Nazarenko focuses on antitrust and competition matters, also practices corporate and real estate.
Mr Nazarenko has extensive experience in antitrust law issues related to multinational and domestic M&A and joint ventures, including merger and ancillary restrictions clearances with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. He regularly advises clients on a wide variety of antitrust law matters, involving merger control, concerted practices in agreements, cases on cartels, abuse of dominance, and unfair competition.

Maksym acts regularly for clients in the agriculture, automotive, banking, chemicals, electronics, FMCG, food & beverage, heavy machinery, insurance, IT, pharmaceuticals, retail, shipping, tobacco, and transportation sectors.

Prior to joining Sayenko Kharenko, Maksym Nazarenko worked for the leading Ukrainian and international law firms.

His recent experience includes advising:

  • AB InBev on its acquisition of SABMiller (deal value USD 103 billion)
  • DuPont on its merger with DOW Chemicals (deal value USD 130 billion)
  • Maersk Line on its acquisition of Hamburg Süd (deal value EUR 3.7 billion)

Recognitions

550+
merger clearance projects supervised
  • Recommended for Competition in Ukraine by Who's Who Legal 2020, Chambers Europe 2020 and Ukrainian Law Firms 2020
  • Recommended for Competition/Antitrust by The Legal 500, 2020
  • Recognized among leading lawyers in Competition/Antitrust by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2021
  • Recognized among Rising Stars in Competition and Antitrust by Expert Guides 2019
  • Named among leading experts in Competition by Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders - Competition 2020

Admissions

  • Ukraine, attorney-at-law, admitted to the Kyiv City Bar since 2006

Education

  • PG Diploma in EU Competition Law from King’s College London
  • LL.M. from the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"

Professional membership and involvement

  • Ukrainian Bar Association, Deputy Head of the Competition Law Committee
  • American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
  • European Business Association

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Experience
Sayenko Kharenko advised ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture in obtaining merger ...
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Sayenko Kharenko advises Orexim on the sale of leading port terminal to Glencore Agriculture Limited
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Sayenko Kharenko represents the winner of the pilot concession tender in Ukraine
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Sayenko Kharenko advises VR Capital on establishment of a joint venture to develop solar power plants in Ukraine
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Sayenko Kharenko advises VR Capital on acquisition of 50% stake in 11 solar park projects
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Sayenko Kharenko advised the world’s largest brewing corporation in respect of creating of a joint venture
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Sayenko Kharenko – legal counsel on obtaining merger clearance for MillerCoors disposal
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Sayenko Kharenko – legal counsel on obtaining merger clearance for Boehringer Ingelheim’s asset swap transac...
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Sayenko Kharenko – legal counsel on obtaining merger clearance for the biggest merger in brewing history
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Media & Insight

The penalty is not a sentence. Is it real to challenge the AMCU’s fine? (In Ukrainian)

by Maksym Nazarenko & Mykhailo Sus
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Merger control 2019: Ukraine

by Vladimir Sayenko & Maksym Nazarenko & Valentyna Hvozd & Julia Kuyda
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Strong Commitment (Cover Story)

by Maksym Nazarenko & Vladimir Sayenko

Information digest on the results of the 5th competition forum of Ukraine

by Maksym Nazarenko & Vladimir Sayenko

Ukraine chapter for The Merger Control Review

by Maksym Nazarenko
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Competitive process as a tool of competition (in Ukrainian)

by Maksym Nazarenko