Corporate Law and M&A

Building a resilient business structure, attracting investment, acquiring new assets, scaling a company or, conversely, closing it down all require a sound legal foundation. Any legal error at the structuring, transformation or termination stage may result in loss of control over assets, regulatory penalties or multimillion losses.

KAVCHUK & PARTNERS Law Office provides a full range of services in corporate law, M&A transaction support, and corporate reorganisation and liquidation. We help build efficient businesses, protect them from risks and legally manage the full life cycle of a company.

Stages and components of our service

Our approach is based on comprehensive client support — from registering newly established companies to corporate structuring and the final closure of a business.

1. Corporate structuring and consulting (Asset management)

• Business formation: we develop optimal corporate structures (LLCs, joint-stock companies, holdings), register companies and establish branches.
• Tailored charters: we move away from template documents and prepare flexible charters that genuinely protect founders’ rights.
• Shareholders’ Agreements: we clearly define the rules of interaction between partners, financing mechanisms, profit distribution and ways to resolve deadlock situations.

2. Comprehensive business audit (Legal Due Diligence)

• Asset title review: we thoroughly analyse the company’s incorporation history and title to shares, real estate, land and intellectual property.
• Liability and risk analysis: we assess material contracts, pending litigation, hidden encumbrances, pledges and third-party claims.
• Expert report: we provide a detailed report identifying all risks related to the target and recommendations on how to minimise them or adjust the transaction value.

3. Full M&A transaction support (Mergers and Acquisitions)

• Transaction structuring: we develop a step-by-step framework for the purchase or sale of a business or assets (shares, interests, property), taking tax and regulatory requirements into account.
• Transaction documents: we prepare robust sale and purchase agreements (SPAs), escrow agreements, options, warranties and indemnities.
• Negotiations and closing: we represent the client’s interests throughout all negotiation rounds, ensure satisfaction of Conditions Precedent and secure settlement between the parties.

4. Business reorganisation and transformation

• Change of legal form: we support transformations (for example, from a joint-stock company or private enterprise into an LLC), mergers, accessions, divisions and spin-offs.
• Legal support for asset transfers: we ensure the lawful and secure transfer of property, intellectual property rights, licences and contracts to a new legal entity.
• Work with creditors and personnel: we handle legal succession, creditor notifications, settlement of claims and re-documentation of employment relations.

5. Voluntary and court-supervised liquidation (Business closure)

• Liquidation by owners’ decision: we support the full self-liquidation process on a turnkey basis — from the resolution of the general meeting and appointment of a liquidation commission to removal from the Unified State Register.
• Support during inspections: we protect the company’s interests during mandatory final inspections by the State Tax Service, Pension Fund and other supervisory authorities.
• Closing operations without residual risks: we help settle with creditors, close bank accounts, transfer documents to archives and minimise the risk of management or beneficiaries being held personally or subsidiarily liable.

6. Business protection and resolution of corporate conflicts

• Anti-raider protection: we implement preventive legal mechanisms designed to prevent hostile takeovers or unlawful replacement of management.
• Shareholder disputes: we resolve conflicts between partners through mediation or protect the client’s interests in court, including challenges to resolutions, withdrawal of an LLC participant and recovery of damages from directors.
• Antitrust compliance: we obtain approvals from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) for concentrations and concerted practices.

What do you receive as a result?

• A legally resilient business: protection from internal conflicts and external threats during growth or transformation.
• Security of investments and transactions: a clear understanding of the financial and legal history of assets you acquire or reorganise.
• Company closure without loose ends: formal termination of the business designed to prevent future claims by tax authorities or creditors.
• Confidentiality: strict compliance with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) at every stage of cooperation.