Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 December 2019. - The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie acted as lead legal counsel to Remington Seeds, one of the largest seed producer in the world, with respect to a strategic agreement with MAIS to purchase its seed plant and farming operations in Ukraine.

Thanks to this transaction, Remington Seeds will enter the Ukrainian market for the first time. The joint venture with more than 5 thousand hectares of irrigated agricultural land and one of the most modern seed plants in Eastern Europe, based in the heart of the black soil production area in Ukraine, will be providing a full scope of services to its international and local clients for the production of high quality seeds in Ukraine.

Baker McKenzie's team was led by Kyiv office Partners Oksana Simonova and Viacheslav Yakymchuk, with key input from corporate associate Alyona Furda and antitrust associate Olga Mikheieva. The team also included Olena Naida, Nataliya Tyschenko, Elmaz Abkhairova, Ganna Smyrnova, and Uliana Lutchyn from the Kyiv office.

Commenting on the transaction, Oksana Simonova said: "We are proud to advise Remington Seeds on its very first significant investment into Ukrainian seeds business and expanding its global footprint in Eastern Europe.This acquisition and partnership with MAIS will contribute to the development of local row crop seeds production industry and benefit Ukrainian farmers directly."

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About Remington seeds & MAIS​

Remington Seeds is one of the largest third party seed producers in the world, providing systems and services that deliver solutions for production, processing and distribution of seed in multiple crops and regions around the world.

Remington Seeds has current operations in USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, France, Romania, Russia and Uruguay.

MAIS is one of the leading agricultural companies in Ukraine with more than 27 years of experience, actively engaged in both horticulture and animal husbandry activities.

For more information, please contact:

Oksana Kozhukhivska

Marketing and PR Manager

Baker McKenzie

+380 44 590 0101

oksana.kozhukhivska@bakermckenzie.com