Aequo has advised Ukrainian private equity fund Dragon Capital on its acquisition of the Smart Plaza Obolon, a 13,000 square meter shopping and entertainment center in Kyiv.
According to Aequo, Smart Plaza Obolon is located in a densely populated residential area near Kyiv's Minska metro station. Other tenants include Silpo, Comfy, KFC, and Eurasia.
The Aequo team was led by Partner Anna Babych and included Counsels Michael Lukashenko and Sergey Denisenko, Senior Associate Mykhaylo Soroka, and Associates Alona Aheienko, Mariia Derechina, Viktor Komziuk, Anna Litvinova, and Denys Medvediev.
Editor's Note: After this article was published CEE Legal Matters was informed that Avellum had advised A-Development, the seller of the shopping center. The firm's team was led by Partner Yuriy Nechayev, with support from Associates Oleksii Maslov and Maryna Buinytska.