Salans acted as legal advisor to Citibank N.A. on a US$ 55 million syndicated and secured loan to one of the leaders of the confectionary market of Ukraine. Salans Banking and Finance group of lawyers (Natalia Selyakova and Nikolay Zhovner) represented the lender in this transaction.

Salans is a full services international law firm with 19 offices worldwide advising its clients across a wide range of industries www.salans.com.  Salans was established in Paris in 1978 and has been active in Ukraine since 1988 and officially opened an office in Kyiv in 1992.

Salans is ranked among the top 50 law firms in the world by PLC Which Lawyer?.  In 2007 and 2008 Salans was shortlisted to win “The International Law Firm of the Year” from The Lawyer.  Salans is ranked as a top tier law firm in Ukraine and globally by the leading international legal directory The Chambers.

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Salans is an international commercial law firm built on a pioneering spirit with over 750 lawyers globally operating from 19 offices in ALMATY, BAKU, BARCELONA, BERLIN1, BRATISLAVA, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, FRANKFURT1, ISTANBUL, KYIV, LONDON, MADRID, MOSCOW, NEW YORK, PARIS, PRAGUE, SHANGHAI, ST. PETERSBURG and WARSAW. We have operations in the Middle East, with cooperative associations in place as well as Salans personnel based in Doha, Qatar. Our global reach extends to Atyrau, Kazakhstan as well as New Caledonia and Tahiti.  Our combination of international capability and domestic expertise enables us to provide comprehensive services matching the needs of global and local clients alike.  More information about Salans can be found at www.salans.com

1 Salans LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in London with Registration Number OC 316822. Registered Office Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ, United Kingdom. Regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority. A list of members of SALANS is available at the above Registered Office.