Corporate and competition law

Since 2009, Misechko & Partners has supported Ukrainian and foreign companies at every stage: from setting up a business in Ukraine to share deals, changes in corporate governance and closing a company. A distinct focus is supporting foreign investors entering Ukraine through their own company, a representative office or the acquisition of a stake in a Ukrainian business. In such deals we also handle the competition side: we assess whether clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine is required and obtain it.

We work in Ukrainian and English, deal with state registrars, banks, tax authorities, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, and coordinate with foreign lawyers and notaries.

Key contacts

Volodymyr Misechko — managing partner, attorney-at-law. Share deals, structuring of foreign investments, competition law, corporate disputes.

Anzhelika Manukian — lawyer. Registration of companies and representative offices of foreign legal entities, support for foreign businesses in Ukraine.

Setting up a business in Ukraine

LLC registration for foreign individuals and companies;
registration of representative offices of foreign companies;
accreditation of representative offices of foreign charities and NGOs;
opening bank accounts for companies and non-residents;
tax registration of non-residents;
drafting charters, shareholder agreements and internal documents.

Corporate governance

changes of shareholders, director, share capital and business activities;
preparing and holding general meetings, including with non-resident shareholders;
disclosure of ownership structure and ultimate beneficial owners.

Share deals

legal due diligence of the company and the transaction;
support with the sale and purchase of shares and stakes, including for foreign buyers;
structuring of foreign investments and joint ventures;
notarisation and state registration of share transfers.

Competition law

assessing whether a transaction requires AMCU merger clearance;
obtaining merger clearance and preliminary conclusions from the AMCU;
obtaining clearance for concerted practices, including joint ventures and distribution agreements;
support in AMCU investigations and responses to its requests;
challenging decisions of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

Reorganisation and liquidation

reorganisation of legal entities;
liquidation of companies with foreign capital and closure of representative offices.

Corporate disputes

challenges to general meeting resolutions;
protection of shareholders, including foreign ones;
arbitration of corporate disputes involving foreign investors.

Selected matters

Advising Terra Drone Group on the acquisition of 50% in Kurin Technologies LLC (2026).
Setting up Matisa Ukraine LLC, the Ukrainian subsidiary of Swiss Matisa Matériel Industriel S.A. (2026).
Successful defence of a Ukrainian shareholder in a corporate dispute in Lithuania (2025).
Opening an office and setting up a Ukrainian subsidiary for VICC International (USA) (2024).
Registration of the representative office of Arkel International (USA) in Ukraine (2024).
Accreditation of the Ukrainian representative office of the non-profit corporation Conflict and Development Foundation (USA) (2024).
Registration of the representative office of a Portuguese company (2024).
Accreditation of the representative office of a German charity (2023).
Obtaining AMCU preliminary conclusions that no merger clearance was required for the reorganisation of two Kyiv municipal enterprises (2023).