DLA Piper has advised Bomond Group, one of the leading perfumery and cosmetics

retailers in Ukraine, on obtaining preliminary lease within Central Universal Department

Store (TsUM) in the very center of Kyiv. Under the terms of the deal, Bomond Group

will take a long-term lease of mostly entire ground floor with the total area around 900

square meters upon completion of construction.

 

Kyiv TsUm is a landmark historical institution to be reopened in late summer 2016 after

reconstruction and will be the only and the most renowned high-end department store in

Ukraine. The location will feature approximately 41.000 square meters of highly

desirable retail space on Khreschatyk Street at the very heart of the city. Kyiv TsUM

will carry about 300 brands of medium plus and premium segments to be united as a

single department store, for the first time in Ukraine.

 

The DLA Piper Ukraine team analysed drafts preliminary lease agreement, lease

agreement and other contractual documents, supported Bomond Group in negotiations

with the landlord, incorporated amendments to the agreements during a number of

rounds of negotiations, and arranged closing of the deal as well as advised the client on

IP, tax and other legal matters.

 

The team was led by Natalia Kochergina, Partner and Head of Real Estate Practice,

with the key input from Oleg Matiusha, Senior Associate (Real Estate Practice). Illya

Sverdlov, Legal Director, and Associate Dmytro Rylovnikov (Tax Practice) advised

on tax matters, and Natalia Pakhomovska, Partner and Head of IP Practice and Senior

Associate Natalia Kirichenko advised on IP matters.

 

Commenting, Natalia Kochergina says: "We are delighted that our expertise in retail

 

and knowledge of industry assisted Bomond Group to successfully complete, in a very short time, this milestone transaction for historical TsUM development, in a very 

DLA Piper has advised Bomond Group, one of the leading perfumery and cosmetics

retailers in Ukraine, on obtaining preliminary lease within Central Universal Department

Store (TsUM) in the very center of Kyiv. Under the terms of the deal, Bomond Group

will take a long-term lease of mostly entire ground floor with the total area around 900

square meters upon completion of construction.

 

Kyiv TsUm is a landmark historical institution to be reopened in late summer 2016 after

reconstruction and will be the only and the most renowned high-end department store in

Ukraine. The location will feature approximately 41.000 square meters of highly

desirable retail space on Khreschatyk Street at the very heart of the city. Kyiv TsUM

will carry about 300 brands of medium plus and premium segments to be united as a

single department store, for the first time in Ukraine.

 

The DLA Piper Ukraine team analysed drafts preliminary lease agreement, lease

agreement and other contractual documents, supported Bomond Group in negotiations

with the landlord, incorporated amendments to the agreements during a number of

rounds of negotiations, and arranged closing of the deal as well as advised the client on

IP, tax and other legal matters.

 

The team was led by Natalia Kochergina, Partner and Head of Real Estate Practice,

with the key input from Oleg Matiusha, Senior Associate (Real Estate Practice). Illya

Sverdlov, Legal Director, and Associate Dmytro Rylovnikov (Tax Practice) advised

on tax matters, and Natalia Pakhomovska, Partner and Head of IP Practice and Senior

Associate Natalia Kirichenko advised on IP matters.

 

Commenting, Natalia Kochergina says: "We are delighted that our expertise in retail

and knowledge of industry assisted Bomond Group to successfully complete, in a very short time, this milestone transaction for historical TsUM development, in a very

fashionable central Kyiv location."

 

Vladimir Tsvetkov, General Manager of Bomond Group, says: "We are happy we could rely on the professionalism and the strong expertise of the DLA Piper team in this whole negotiation process of primary importance for our company".

 

ENDS

 

For further information:

Oksana Buchatska, Marketing and Business Development Manager, DLA Piper Ukraine, LLC. Tel.: +380 (44) 490 9575 or e-mail:oksana.buchatska@dlapiper.com

Notes to editors:

  1. DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world.
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