Aequo’s antitrust and competition team is widely recognised for advising on large-scale merger control filings, complex cross-border transactions, and high-profile investigations and litigation. The team serves as a trusted adviser to clients operating in highly regulated sectors, including energy, critical raw materials, defence technology, and digital markets. The practice is led by Mariya Nizhnik, a prominent policy figure with deep expertise in merger control, antitrust investigations, and state aid procedures. Oleksander Dyakulych recently joined the team, adding strength in high-stakes antitrust litigation and enforcement proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Mariya Nizhnik is a great addition to the team and is responsive and commercial in her advice.’
- ‘They are a good team that produces high-quality documents.’
- ‘Mariya Nizhnik is very responsive and always comes up with good strategic judgement.’
- ‘Excellent team - responsive, commercial and sophisticated.’
Key clients
- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
- BGV Group Management
- Bunge
- Concord Capital
- Darnytsia
- Dragon Capital
- Epicentr-K
- Industrialbank
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- NEQSOL Holding
- Pfeifer & Langen Group / Radekhiv Tsukor
- Philip Morris International
Work highlights
Advised NEQSOL Holding on the privatisation of UMCC Titanium– a producer of titanium and zirconium ores and a supplier of titanium raw materials.
Represented Viking Alliance, a private port operator specialising in cargo transshipment in the Reni seaport, in an abuse of dominance case before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine against the state-owned enterprise Reni Sea Commercial Port.
Advised a Ukrainian private defence company in connection with the establishment of a joint venture with KNDS (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann + Nexter Defence Systems), a German-French leader in land defence systems.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Oleksander Dyakulych
Practice head
Mariya Nizhnik
Other key lawyers
Oleksander Dyakulych