{"id":786065,"date":"2025-07-16T23:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:06:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-20T23:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T20:12:46","slug":"sayenko-kharenko-vklyucheno-do-shortlystu-prestyzhnoyi-premiyi-ft-innovative-lawyers-europe-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/sayenko-kharenko-vklyucheno-do-shortlystu-prestyzhnoyi-premiyi-ft-innovative-lawyers-europe-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sayenko Kharenko was shortlisted for the prestigious FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a testament to Ukrainian legal resilience and innovation, <strong>Sayenko Kharenko<\/strong> has been shortlisted for the highly coveted <strong>FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2025<\/strong>\u00a0in the <strong>Innovative Lawyers in Infrastructure<\/strong> category. The recognition comes for the firm\u2019s groundbreaking work on structuring the financing of <strong>DTEK Tyligulska Phase II Wind Farm<\/strong> \u2013 Ukraine\u2019s largest wind power project with total investments of <strong>EUR 450 million<\/strong>, making it the largest private investment in Ukraine\u2019s energy sector in history and the most significant private-sector investment in the country since russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sayenko Kharenko successfully navigated complex regulatory and operational challenges to structure Ukraine\u2019s most significant post-invasion project financing with <strong>Danske Bank<\/strong> and the <strong>Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)<\/strong>. The firm developed innovative legal instruments, including direct agreements with local counterparties that established new precedents in Ukrainian project finance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBeing shortlisted for the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards is a significant achievement for our team,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Anton Korobeynikov, partner at Sayenko Kharenko<\/strong>. <em>\u201cThis is a recognition for our team\u2019s dedication and innovative work on this significant transaction. It shows that even in challenging times, Ukrainian legal expertise can deliver exceptional results and attract international investment.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This FT recognition confirms Sayenko Kharenko\u2019s unique position in the international legal market. By successfully structuring Ukraine\u2019s first significant export credit agency project finance since the invasion, the firm has demonstrated that the proper legal expertise can create viable investment pathways even in high-risk environments. The transaction\u2019s success has already generated significant interest from international investors and financial institutions, establishing Sayenko Kharenko as the essential partner for complex emerging market transactions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About FT Innovation Lawyer Awards<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FT Innovative Lawyers Europe awards celebrate legal teams that demonstrate exceptional creativity, strategic thinking, and practical impact. Being shortlisted places Sayenko Kharenko among Europe\u2019s most innovative legal practices and validates the firm\u2019s approach of turning legal complexity into a competitive advantage for clients operating in the world\u2019s most challenging markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a testament to Ukrainian legal resilience and innovation, Sayenko Kharenko has been shortlisted for the highly coveted FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2025\u00a0in the Innovative Lawyers in Infrastructure category. The recognition comes for the firm\u2019s groundbreaking work on structuring the financing of DTEK Tyligulska Phase II Wind Farm \u2013 Ukraine\u2019s largest wind power project [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4489,"featured_media":659229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15576,15575],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-articles-en","category-news-and-articles-from-companies-en","company-16096"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}