Private equity
PROCTOR serves private equity funds, venture funds and family offices, supporting the full investment cycle, from structuring the entry into capital (SHA, options, SAFE, convertible notes) and due diligence of portfolio companies to supporting exits and protecting the rights of a minority investor.
Why PROCTOR
An investment deal looks good on the day it is signed, and its real quality is tested at the moment of a conflict or an exit. PROCTOR structures the entry into capital with protection mechanisms that work: liquidation preferences, anti-dilution, drag-along and tag-along that are genuinely enforceable in the Ukrainian jurisdiction.
We run due diligence focused on the risks that are critical for the return of the investment, and we defend investors in corporate disputes with founders, from the exercise of options to countering the dilution of a stake.
Lines of work
- Structuring investmentsDeals on entry into capital: SHA, options, liquidation preferences, anti-dilution, convertible instruments (SAFE, convertible notes).
- Due diligence of portfolio companiesComprehensive review of investment targets focused on the risks that are critical for the return of the investment.
- Support of exitsSale of stakes to strategic buyers, secondary sales, exercise of drag-along, preparing a company for sale (vendor DD).
- Protection of the rights of a minority investorCorporate disputes with founders, exercise of options, protection against the dilution of a stake.
Practices for the industry
The teams of PROCTOR that run matters in this sector.
Banking and finance lawA practice for financial institutions and for businesses that raise finance: credit and security documentation, regulatory compliance with the National Bank of Ukraine, fintech and currency regulation. Positioned on the side of lenders and of the financial sector.
Competition law and government relations (GR)A practice for companies whose main risk comes from the state as regulator: merger clearances and investigations by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, support during inspections and defence against administrative pressure, and, as a premium layer on top, influence over the rules of the game through lawmaking and advocacy.
Corporate law and M&AThe flagship transactional practice: the legal foundation for owning, running and selling a business. It covers M&A deals, corporate structuring and the protection of owners' interests, together with adjacent areas - employment relations with staff and senior management, and the personal wealth matters of business owners (private clients).
Dispute resolution and enforcementThe full cycle of protecting a client's interests in a dispute: national courts of every jurisdiction and instance, international commercial and investment arbitration and, above all, turning a judgment won into money actually recovered.
Tax practiceA standalone practice with the strongest lead generation potential: protecting a business from additional tax assessments, blocked tax invoices and pressure from the tax authorities, together with the lawful optimisation of the tax burden.
Clients from the industry
