With effect from 26 March 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") has excluded export-credit agency loans from cross-border loan prepayment restrictions and made several adjustments that, among other, enable the parties to modify interest payment terms of cross-border loans.

In February-March 2018 the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) made a number of further steps towards the relaxation of existing currency control restrictions.

The National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") has recently amended the Regulation on the Procedure for Obtaining Foreign Currency Loans by Residents and Extending Foreign Currency Loans by Residents to Non-Residents, approved by the resolution of the NBU Management Board dated 17 June 2004, No. 270 ("Regulation 270").

On 3 July 2018, Parliament adopted the law which resolves a number of long existing issues in connection with Ukrainian law-governed security (the "Law").

The National Bank of Ukraine cancelled the prohibition of assignment of cross-border and domestic loans denominated in foreign currency introduced on 20 August 2015.

The Law on introduction of amendments into certain Ukrainian legislative instruments pertaining to the renewal of crediting (the "Law"), dated 03.07.2018.

On April 21-22, 2011, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted two laws (the "Laws"), aimed at preventing insiderdealing and stock market manipulation in Ukraine

The mortgage is not only the main part of the collateral instrument but also is a key element of loan agreements and legal matters related thereto.

Resolution of the State Commission for Securities and the Stock Market No. 285 of 17 March 2009 “On approval of the procedure for monitoring the compliance of professional operators on the stock market with the requirements of securities legislation”.

The manner in which a lending transaction is structured is critical to the overall deal success.

Please find below a brief overview of the Explanatory Notes issued by the Securities and Stock Market State Commission (the "SSMSC") in respect of certain provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Joint Stock Companies" (the "JSC Law"), namely:

Despite the fact that Ukrainian legislation on securities has changed substantially in recent years, share placement by Ukrainian issuer ("Issuer") on foreign stock exchanges remains poorly regulated.

Закон про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо відновлення кре

Please give a brief overview of the public M&A market in your jurisdiction. (Has it been active? What were the big deals over the past year? Please distinguish between trade buyers and private equity backed deals.)