19 March 2012, Kyiv: Salans advised Noble Group on its acquisition of Belgravia LLC, a Ukrainian company owning grain elevator facilities in Ukraine. With this acquisition Noble Group expands its storage and operations capacities in Ukraine.

Salans’ team was lead by Volodymyr Monastyrskyy (Partner, Kyiv) with key support from Salans’ Kyiv associates Anzhelika Shtukaturova and Julia Bilonozhko, assisting the client with due diligence of assets in Ukraine, preparing transaction documents and closing the transaction.

Noble Group Limited is a leading global supply chain manager in agricultural and other commodities. It is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

Salans (www.salans.com) is a leading full service international law firm with 22 offices worldwide built on a pioneering spirit.  Salans LLP has offices, or is associated with Salans offices in: Almaty, Baku, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kyiv, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Warsaw.  Salans’ Kyiv office was established in 1992.  For three years in a row (2009, 2010 and 2011) Salans was nominated to win the Chambers Award for Excellence for Ukraine.  In 2010, The Lawyer magazine awarded Salans the ‘European Law Firm of the Year’ award in its annual European Awards.

Key Contacts:

Volodymyr Monastyrskyy

Partner, Salans Kyiv

E: vmonastyrskyy@salans.com

T: +380 44 494 47 74

Irina Batmanova

Business Development & Marketing Manager, Salans Kyiv

E: ibatmanova@salans.com

T: +380 44 494 47 74

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