17 February 2012 Asters Advises Microsoft on Acquisition of Skype Asters provided legal advice to Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington, USA), the worldwide leader in software, services and IT-solutions, on Ukrainian merger control law issues, including obtaining the AMC merger clearance to acquire Skype, one of the leading Internet communications companies from an investor group led by Silver Lake for USD 8.5 billion. ...

15 February 2012 Asters Becomes Warsaw Stock Exchange IPO Partner Asters Law Firm and the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) signed a partnership agreement under the WSE’s IPO Partner Program. As a result, the firm received an official certificate and confirming documents. ...

13 February 2012 Asters Strengthens Tax, Corporate and M&A practices Asters is pleased to announce that Alexey Khomyakov has joined the firm as counsel specializing in tax, corporate and M&A practices. ...

8 February 2012 Asters Advises EBRD, IFC and BSTDB on USD 190 million Financing to Petroleum Giant Galnaftogaz Asters has acted as a Ukrainian law counsel to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) on the secured lending to Concern Galnaftogaz, a major Ukrainian petroleum distributor. ...

3 February 2012 Asters Is the General Sponsor of II Competition Forum Asters acted as the General Sponsor of the II Ukrainian Competition Forum held in Kyiv on 26-27 January, 2012 under the aegis of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. ...