Mykola Stetsenko

Mykola Stetsenko is a renowned Corporate and M&A partner with a vast experience in various corporate transactions like acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs, and corporate governance advice.

He is a trusted expert on securities, corporate, and civil law in significant investment arbitrations, with additional expertise in employment, data protection, competition, and real estate.

Dedicated to the advancement of Ukrainian corporate law, his focus includes regulations on shareholder agreements, LLCs, corporate governance in public companies, and squeeze-out and sell-out mechanisms.

Some of his recent high-profile transactions include the acquisition of Benteler Distribution Ukraine, merger control clearance for UBER and Yandex JV creation, a substantial collaboration between PJSC Ukrainian Railway and General Electric, sale of Karavan Hypermarket chain to Auchan, acquisitions by Kernel and CPPIB, and disposals involving PJSC Ukrsotsbank and Allergan to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Mykola Stetsenko has successfully led several IPOs of Ukrainian companies including XXI Century, Astarta, Kernel, KDD Group, MHP SA, Avangard, and IMC on various international stock exchanges.

He has a strong educational background having studied Professional Service Firms at Harvard Business School Executive Education, LL.M. in General Studies at Georgetown University Law Center, and Magister of Laws in International Law at the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National University.

Currently serving as the Managing Partner at AVELLUM, he previously held key positions at prominent firms like Baker & McKenzie and International Law Company.