Valeriy Savva
Kyiv, Ukraine
Valeriy Savva is a Partner and Head of the firm’s Banking and Finance, Corporate and Contract law practices in Ukraine.
Valeriy focuses on banking and finance regulation, as well as on matters of corporate and contract law.
His legal expertise also includes such fields as compliance and regulatory, corporate governance, currency control issues, financing, and debt restructuring.
Valeriy has worked on numerous international transactions on purchase and sale of assets and participated in complex legal due diligence exercises within financial, retail and healthcare industries.
Valeriy is a member of the Supervisory Board of the commercial Ukrainian bank with foreign capital.
Practices:
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
- Capital Markets
- Foreign Investments
- Corporate and Contract law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Tax and Customs
Industry Sectors:
- Banking and Finance
- Mining
- Oil and Gas
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
- Industry and Trade
Education:
- 2009 - Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Undergraduate degree in International Law
- 2011 - Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Master's degree in Private International Law
Languages:
- English
- Ukrainian
- Russian
Industries
Industry & Trade
Banking & Finance
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Oil & Gas
Practice areas
Commercial Contracts
Islamic Finance
Tax
Finance and Securities
Intellectual Property
Employment
Data Protection & Privacy
Experience
- Ukrainian bank with foreign capital – consulting the bank in the course of refinancing granted to one of the largest manufacturers of confectionery products in Ukraine (including drafting transactional documentation and issuing the legal opinion in favor of the creditor).
- International Financial Institution (IFI) – advising the IFI in connection with extension to the the leading Ukrainian leasing company, of a UAH-denominated (the first UAH-denominated loan ever disbursed by IFI).
- Ukrainian bank with foreign capital – advising the bank in connection to its borrowing of uncommitted trade facilities from the International financial institution (IFI). The facility is granted within IFI's trade facilitation programme aimed to support Ukrainian exporters and importers. Through the Programme, the IFI provides guarantees to international confirming banks, taking the political and commercial payment risk of international trade transactions undertaken by banks in the countries of the IFI's operations.
- One of the leading leasing financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe - providing advice on the matters of commencement of its business operations in Ukraine and registration of a financial institution, including consulting on all regulatory matters in connection with establishment of the company's subsidiary in Ukraine, registration of the subsidiary with the National Financial Services Commission and licensing.
- One of the leading global marketplaces for non-performing loans purchase & sale transactions – advising on the company's qualification with the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF) allowing the company to render to the DGF the services associated with the NPLs disposal (preparation of the loan portfolios for sale and holding auctions on such loan portfolios).
- One of the biggest bank groups in Ukraine - advising the group during the bank resolution (insolvency) procedure, commenced with respect to a Ukrainian commercial bank declared insolvent and advising the group as a potential investor with respect to its participation in the tender arranged by the Deposit Insurance Agency and acquisition of the so-called bridge bank, newly established based on the assets and liabilities of insolvent bank.
- International financial institution (IFI) - advising IFI on the Ukrainian law matters related to the restructuring of a multi-million-dollar loan granted to one of the leading Ukrainian producers of cleaning and maintenance products. Advisory role to the lender included legal assistance in drafting and negotiating the transaction documents from Ukrainian legal perspective, collecting and control over fulfilment of conditions precedent to the restructuring, issuance of the legal opinion in favor of the lender, as well as advising on other transaction-related matters.
- The biggest state-owned bank of Ukraine - providing advice to the Management Board and Supervisory Board and Corporate Secretary of the bank on the matters of their current activities and various regulatory matters of the bank.
- Ukrainian commercial bank - advising the bank during the first-ever financial restructuring procedures involving a commercial bank and implemented according to the newly adopted Law of Ukraine "On Financial Restructuring".
- Ukrainian bank with foreign capital – support with restructuring of a multimillion loan facility provided to a Ukrainian producer of electric appliances (including drafting transactional documentation and issuing the legal opinion in favor of the creditor).
- Ukrainian investment company – advising on restructuring of loan debt of Ukrainian agricultural company, including support with partial foreclosure on security under the loan.
- International producers of FMCG products – consulting on restructuring of distribution model in Ukraine.
- International clothing retail network – advising ownership structure for a Ukrainian company and implementation of the new structure for entering the Ukrainian market.
- International producer of packing materials – consulting on group restructuring and transfer of shares to the new shareholder for further engagement of outside financing.
- International logistics company – legal and tax due diligence of a local logistics company. Transaction support for the buyer, including transaction structuring.
- Ukrainian petroleum company - providing advice to the Management Board and Supervisory Board and of the company on the matters of their current activities and various regulatory matters of the petroleum company.
- Ukrainian manufacturer of FMCG – legal and tax due diligence of the company for further sale to the investor.
- International packaging producer – legal due diligence of Ukrainian subsidiary for further sale to the investor.
