Summary of the Rebuilding Ukraine working group meeting

On 26 February, a meeting of the CCIFP's Rebuilding Ukraine working group took place on cooperation between foreign (Polish and French) and Ukrainian business.

The special guest and key expert at the event was Maksym Maksymenko, Partner, Head of Real Estate & Infrastructure, Co-Head of Energy at AVELLUM law firm based in Kiev. Together with Slawomir Uss, Attorney-at-law and Partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak law firm they explained how Polish and French companies can start their investment in Ukraine (i.a. LLC, RepOffice, JSC and JVs).

Mr Maksym Maksymenko presented main options to get involved in reconstruction, namely public-private partnerships (PPPs), privatization, industrial parks and projects with significant investments and explained how to pick an optimal project framework. We raised also the issue of participation in public procurement, highliting key considerations for foreign companies bidding on reconstruction projects.