Sayenko Kharenko has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. ( AB InBev ) and SUN InBev Ukraine in relation to the combination of the Russian and Ukrainian businesses and assets of AB InBev and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS ( Efes ), two of the world's largest brewing companies, and the creation of a joint venture. Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP acted as AB InBev's global counsel, while Efes was represented by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. As a result of the combination of the Russian and Ukrainian businesses, the joint venture company AB InBev Efes BV will operate 14 brewing factories (three of which are located in Ukraine) and two malting plants through its subsidiaries.