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Iryna Barlit

Associate

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
6th Floor,
38 Volodymyrska Street,
01054 Kyiv
Ukraine
Languages Ukrainian, Russian, English, Polish

Iryna Barlit is an associate in the Banking & Finance practice in Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. Iryna’s experience includes advising international commercial and state banks and other financial institutions on banking and finance transactions, including project finance in various sectors of the Ukrainian economy, such as agriculture, infrastructure and renewable energy. Iryna graduated from Wroclaw University, LL.M. European and International Law with a specialisation in Business Law.

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Relevant experience

  • Bank Pekao S.A. and KUKE S.A. on an export credit financing granted by Bank Pekao S.A. and insured by KUKE S.A. in relation to the development of the solar photovoltaic plant in Ukraine
  • Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and KUKE S.A.:
    - on an export credit financing granted by BGK and insured by KUKE in relation to the development of the Nikolsky shopping mall in Kharkiv and
    - on EUR 41.1m construction financing of a shopping mall and office centre in Kyiv
  • European Investment Bank on €50mn financing for Ukraine’s on its significant investment in a landmark IT project
  • Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), an export credit bank from South Korea, on extending its secured USD $36 million financing to Grain Terminal Holdings in Ukraine
  • PrimoCollect Group on successfully securing approval from the National Bank of Ukraine (the NBU) for the acquisition of a substantial shareholding in Tiger Finance, a leading non-banking financial company in Ukraine
  • DAI Global (USAID) and the National Securities and the Stock Markets Commission of Ukraine on the most important element of securities infrastructure for the capital markets in Ukraine – rules for clearing transactions with securities and licensing terms for clearing institutions
  • ING Bank N.V. (ING) on a USD 100m three-year syndicated pre-export finance facility for Nibulon S.A (Nibulon), one of Ukraine’s leading agribusiness companies
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Education

  • 2019 – LLM, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wrocław, Poland.
  • 2019 – Master's Degree in Law, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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Expertise

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11/10/2023
Taxation of charity donations to EU public benefit organisations
The ongoing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to the forefront the critical role that various charity organisations play in Europe in providing essential support and relief to those in need...
19/05/2023
Insurance law and regulation in Ukraine
1. Introduction An insurer has three main options for starting its full scope insurance operations in Ukraine. Those options would be: (i) to establish a ‘greenfield’ company; (ii) to acquire an existing...
23/03/2022
Crypto Assets Legalised in Ukraine
Crypto assets have become widely used in Ukraine over the last few years. To promote and expand their legal use, the Parliament has adopted the Law on Virtual Assets, following the Presidential veto of...
21/12/2021
CMS secures regulatory approval for the acquisition of a substantial shareholding...
International law firm CMS has advised PrimoCollect Group on successfully securing approval from the National Bank of Ukraine (the NBU) for the acquisition of a substantial shareholding in Tiger Finance...
01/12/2021
E-signatures in finance and NPL transactions in Ukraine
1. E-con­tract­ing, e-statements and e-signatures in banking & finance transaction contracts and legal statements 1.1 Which are the typical documents (contracts, legal statements, etc.) where written...
26/11/2021
Legal term for payments in Ukraine
1. Are there any specific legal requirements in respect to payment terms? Ukrainian payment term le­gis­la­tion is based on the provisions of the Civil Code of Ukraine No. 435-IV dated 16 January 2003...
20/08/2021
CMS advises KEXIM on financing for Ukrainian grain port terminal
International law firm CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has advised the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), an export credit bank from South Korea, on extending its secured USD $36 million financing...
23/06/2021
Changes to the procedure and penalties for violating foreign exchange legislation
On 26 May 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the Resolution adopted a Resolution setting out the procedure the tax authority should use to fine legal entities for violating currency legislation...