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Kyiv – Svitlana Musienko, Partner and Head of Tax with DLA Piper Ukraine, and Illya Sverdlov, Legal Director,Tax recently contributed an article to the Euromoney's Corporate Tax Handbook 2013 named "Mergers and acquisitions in Ukraine: Tax issues on the radar".

The article aims to outline relevant tax issues for the M&A process, to help foreign investors in Ukraine.  Despite the financial crises and turmoil in recent years there has been an increase in M&A activity in the Ukrainian market.  Tax issues have always played their role in making decisions regarding the acquisition of Ukrainian targets, and nowadays is no exception. 

First point of contact for tax issues of DLA Piper clients in Ukraine, Svitlana is a regular contributor to the local and international tax-related publications.  She is also a member of the board of International Fiscal Association (IFA, Ukrainian branch) and a frequent speaker at IFA conferences.  Illya also frequently speaks at various tax-related events, and is one of the well-known tax lawyers at the Ukrainian market.

Euromoney’s Corporate Tax Handbook is the leading resource for tax planners, accountants and lawyers and addresses the latest tax planning opportunities, legislative changes in a country-by-country format and other crucial issues in the world of corporate taxation. Euromoney itself is a well-known international information resource (to learn more please visit www.euromoney.com).

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For further information:
Nataliya Tkachenko, Marketing Manager, DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Tel: +380 44 490 9579 or Email: nataliya.tkachenko@dlapiper.com

Notes to editors:

1. DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, aglobal law firm, operating through various separate and distinct legal entities.  The Kyiv team comprises more than 35 lawyers and is headed by Managing Partner Margarita Karpenko.
2. DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers across 77 offices and 31 countries.  From its offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a comprehensive range of services to local, regional and international businesses.