Corporate and M&A

Ilyashev & Partners’ Corporate and M&A Practice is one of the leading practices in Ukraine for corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, investment projects, and corporate restructuring. The firm advises Ukrainian and international clients on the establishment, acquisition, sale, structuring, and management of businesses in Ukraine, protection against hostile takeovers, and complex cross-border transactions involving foreign investors.

The team has extensive experience advising on M&A transactions in Ukraine, including acquisitions of industrial assets, infrastructure and energy facilities, companies operating in the financial services, agribusiness, pharmaceutical, IT, and manufacturing sectors. The practice regularly advises on both investment projects of multinational corporations and large-scale corporate transformations of Ukrainian businesses, including ownership restructuring, corporate control changes, joint ventures, and corporate disputes.

The practice’s key strength is its combination of corporate, regulatory, antitrust, tax, and dispute resolution expertise. This enables the firm to support clients throughout every stage of a transaction – from deal structuring and legal due diligence to obtaining regulatory approvals, closing transactions, and protecting clients’ interests in corporate disputes and shareholder conflicts.

The firm actively advises on cross-border transactions and international investment projects, acting as Ukrainian legal counsel to international investors, private equity funds, and major industrial groups. The team has substantial experience coordinating multi-jurisdictional projects together with international law firms, financial advisers, and audit firms. The practice also possesses strong expertise in transactions involving regulated industries, including banking, insurance, natural resources and mining, defence, energy, and pharmaceuticals.

A dedicated area of the practice focuses on corporate restructuring in the context of martial law, including changes to corporate structures, asset protection, ownership restructuring, adaptation of corporate governance models, and ensuring business continuity. The team regularly advises clients on foreign exchange restrictions, sanctions-related risks, foreign investment structuring, protection of corporate rights, and mitigation of regulatory risks in Ukraine.