Latham & Watkins Advises Kyivstar in Business Combination With Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I and Nasdaq Listing

Latham & Watkins LLP advised JSC Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading digital operator, together with its parent company, VEON Ltd., on the business combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company, resulting in Kyivstar’s becoming a publicly listed company in the United States. Shares of the newly formed parent company, Kyivstar Group Ltd., commenced trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on August 15, 2025, under the ticker symbol “KYIV,” making it the first pure-play Ukrainian company to be listed on a US stock exchange.

The London-based Latham team was led by corporate partner Nick Cline, Capital Markets Practice partner Jenna Gascoyne, and counsel Yoseph Choi, supported by associates Jennifer Cadet, Alexander Fedorkov, Joann Kim, and Caroline Koller. Advice on US securities regulatory matters was provided by members of the National Office of Latham & Watkins LLP; on corporate governance matters by London counsel Nicole McNeil; on US tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson, with associate Eni Kassim; and on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by London partner Fiona Maclean.