Services

Our expertise is in financial-sector regulatory procedures. Our primary jurisdiction is Ukraine, and we also work with the EU, the United Kingdom, and Asian markets.

• Licensing of financial institutions

  Authorisation of lending, leasing, factoring, payment, e-money and insurance businesses: perimeter analysis, ownership structure, capital, application file, regulator liaison.

• Acquiring a licensed financial institution

  Support on the acquisition of an authorised financial institution: regulatory and financial due diligence, deal structuring, change-of-control approval, post-closing integration.

• Ongoing regulatory counsel

  Retained regulatory support for banks, insurers and financial companies: day-to-day advice, legal opinions, regulator correspondence, monitoring of regulatory change.

• Qualifying holding and change-of-control approvals

  Preparing acquirers of qualifying holdings in banks, insurers, payment providers and financial companies: reputation, financial standing, source of funds, ownership transparency.

• Capital increases and subordinated debt

  Regulatory support for increases of share capital and subordinated debt: source of funds, terms that qualify as capital, approval by the regulator.

• Compliance hiring and outstaffing

  Recruitment of CCOs, CROs and internal auditors screened against fit and proper criteria, plus outstaffing of key functions for financial institutions.

• Corporate governance for financial institutions

  Governance reviews and build-out for regulated firms: board and committees, three lines of defence, internal policies, inspection readiness.

• Crypto-asset service provider licensing

  Authorisation of crypto businesses: jurisdiction selection, application files, custody and governance documentation, transition from registration regimes to full authorisation.

• Product regulatory review

  Reviewing financial products for regulatory compliance: perimeter, contractual documentation, disclosure, marketing, consumer protection, AML and data protection.

• Senior Management Training for Financial Institutions

  Training for management board members, supervisory board members, and key function holders of financial institutions to confirm compliance with the Financial Regulator's fit and proper requirements