Asters and the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) signed a partnership agreement under the WSE's IPO Partner Program. As a result, the firm received an official certificate and confirming documents. According to the agreement, Asters becomes a WSE IPO Partner and can now offer consultations to Ukrainian companies wanting to place their shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Having the Warsaw Stock Exchange choose Asters as a business partner is the latest step in the firm's plan to establish working relations with the leading trading floor in Central and Eastern Europe.

"We're proud to announce that Asters is the first Ukrainian law firm to receive the title of Warsaw Stock Exchange Partner," says Asters Senior Partner Armen Khachaturyan. "This new status means that our clients are guaranteed better options for working with Polish lawyers and stock brokers when they go to place their shares."

The WSE is one of the most rapidly expanding European exchanges. The Warsaw Exchange's main trading floor has been operating since 1991. The exchange lists a wide range of financial instruments: stocks, bonds, subscription rights, stocks rights, investment certificates, structured products, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and derivatives. Over 400 companies are listed on the WSE, 10 of them Ukrainian.

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Asters is a full-service independent national law firm. With more than 15 years of experience the firm has one of the longest track records on the country's legal market. Asters is among the most recommended law firms for Ukraine according to reputable international legal directories The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer?, Chambers Global, IFLR 1000, and Ukraine's legal market research publications. A list of the firm's clients includes major international corporations, such as Boeing, Coca-Cola, Marathon Oil, Miele, News Corp., New Line Cinema, Nissan Motor, Nokia Corporation, Philip Morris, Renault, Telenor ASA, Toshiba Corporation, and the world's leading financial institutions ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, EBRD, IFC, ING Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Standard Bank, Swedbank and the World Bank.