28 February 2012 Asters Advises the International Finance Corporation on a Cleaner Production Financing to Mriya Asters acts as a legal counsel to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in connection with a USD 5 million long-term financing to one of the largest agro holdings in Ukraine – the Mriya group of companies. ...

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. ...

11 February 2012 Asters Partner Speaks at UBA Corporate Law Committee Meeting in Yaremche On 10 February 2012, Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) held a meeting of its Corporate Law Committee. ...