Avellum Partners advised Nadezhda Group on corporate restructuring

Avellum Partners has advised the Nadezhda Group on tax planning for the holding structure of the Group, as well as all legal and tax aspects of corporate restructuring and acquisition finance issues, aimed at obtaining finance from international finance institutions. 

The transaction involved establishing a holding company in an unnamed European jurisdiction and establishing personal holding companies for the Group’s shareholders, to ensure a tax efficient, transparent structure with enhanced legal protection of assets. The firm also explained that, as one of the main goals of the project was to establish a corporate structure suitable for obtaining financing in international markets and from foreign institutions, the restructuring included also discussion of the Group’s final structure with several [international finance institutions] and ensuring compliance with their internal policies.

Nadezhda Group is a one of the largest liquefied gas and oil products distributors in Ukraine. The company also operates in EU and CIS markets, and employs about 1,000 people. 

Mykola Stetsenko, managing partner, supervised the Avellum Partners team working on the matter, which included associates Vadim Medvedev and Andriy Romanchuk.

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