AEQUO has advised Dragon Capital Group of companies, one of the leading private equity investors in Ukraine, on acquisition of two business centers in Kyiv city center – Prime and Eurasia – from BTA BANK, Ukraine.
The deal marked further expansion of investments of Dragon Capital Group into commercial real estate in Kyiv, following the remarkable last year’s acquisition of Pyramid Shopping Mall, which was also supported by AEQUO team. Total area of Class A Eurasia and Prime business centers is 33,423 and 9,140 square meters, respectively.
Their key tenants include Microsoft, PWC, Deloitte, EPAM and Sanofi. The recently completed acquisition proves gradual revival of the Ukrainian commercial real estate market and reassures potential investors in its further prospects.
AEQUO project team included senior associate Bohdan Dmukhovskyy and associate Mykhailo Soroka, who worked under the general supervision of Yulia Kyrpa, partner.
“We are happy to have assisted Dragon Capital Group with this landmark acquisition, which was successfully completed following more than a year of negotiations. We are grateful to Dragon Capital Group, our long-standing client, for this unique opportunity and the additional expertise gained while advising on the transaction”, comments Yulia Kyrpa.