In 2020, OMP acted as legal adviser of Edinstvo Group and accompanied the transaction on the sale of a minority stake of the Group to the investment fund Diligent Capital Partners (DCP) and the Dutch Development Bank FMO.
As a result of this transaction, Edinstvo Group received $20 million investment from the Dutch Development Bank FMO and the investment fund Diligent Capital Partners (DCP). These investments will be aimed at further development of the production infrastructure of Edinstvo Group, in particular, the construction of a soybean processing plant, expansion of production of feed additives and the installation of additional lines for the production of packaged feed.
A team of OMP lawyers, led by the managing partner Mykola Orlov, and senior associates Mykola Chemezov and Igor Halytskyi, as well as associate Mariia Mykhailovin, provided comprehensive legal support for the project.
The agreement was also accompanied by advisers from the following companies: BDO Corporate Finance Ukraine, Deloitte – financial and tax directions; Avellum, Eterna Law and Snark – legal direction, AVGroup – ecological and social direction, Civitta – commercial direction.
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Edinstvo Group is a leading feed manufacturer in Ukraine, which was formerly a part of Inter Edinstvo Holding. The company produces compound feeds for industrial customers, a wide range of packaged compound feeds, premixes, protein and vitamin concentrates and feed additives, as well as distributes veterinary medicine, vaccines and goods for domestic animals. Products are sold under the brands Shchedra Niva, Balance Optima, Feedline, BestMix, Provitan, TOP Feed, MAX Effect, FeedMix, Intelligent Nutrition, AnimAll, etc.
Diligent Capital Partners (DCP) – A direct investment fund with a focus on export-oriented companies, agribusiness, as well as companies in the consumer goods and services sector.
FMO – Dutch Development Bank. It is one of the largest banks for private sector development, under its management there are 9.3 billion euros in more than 85 countries.