Investments

Thursday, January 20

Ukrainian Eurobonds are recovering from a sharp fall.

Ukrainian Eurobonds are recovering from a sharp fall. On Wednesday, January 19, quotations of Ukrainian foreign government bonds resumed growth after several days of significant decline, reported epravda. Thus, quotes for all issues of Ukrainian Eurobond...

Unit Capital Management fund will issue shares for UAH 492.5 M.

Unit Capital Management fund will issue shares for UAH 492.5 M. Venture capital investment fund ” UFuture Venture ” owned by Vasyl Khmelnytsky and the High-Tech Park investment fund owned by Igor Kryvetsky registered shares with the National Securities...

A Portuguese company plans to build a building materials plant in Vinnytsia.

A Portuguese company plans to build a building materials plant in Vinnytsia. The Portuguese company TISIES (TCS) has confirmed its intention to set up a building materials plant in Vinnytsia, with a planned investment of €33M. The area of the plant’s production facilitie...

Wednesday, January 19

The Kovel Educational Colony will be privatized on January 27.

The Kovel Educational Colony will be privatized on January 27. The Kovel Educational Colony was put up for auction, which will take place on January 27. The colony lot consists of 33 real estate objects exhibited for privatization, located on a land plot of 4.86 ...

New potential projects worth more than $2B will come to Ukraine.

New potential projects worth more than $2B will come to Ukraine. The UkraineInvest office, which provides support to large investors, has already received applications for potential projects totaling more than $2B. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, “Ukrain...

Epicentr K has attracted a $120M loan from the EIB.

Epicentr K has attracted a $120M loan from the EIB. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide the Epicentr K group with a $120M loan to develop agricultural infrastructure in Ukraine, announced the EIB. The $120 million loan from the EIB will be ...

Monday, January 17

Ukraine to gain a new green hydrogen production project.

Ukraine to gain a new green hydrogen production project. According to the MCL Group, Ukraine is set to gain a new green hydrogen production project being developed that will enable the production of hydrogen directly on consumer sites. The logistical costs ...

The State Property Fund (SPFU) sells Borshchiv distillery.

The State Property Fund (SPFU) sells Borshchiv distillery. On January 27, the State Property Fund will put up the Borshchiv distillery (Ukrspirt) for auction with a starting price of UAH 28.1M ($1.01M). The asset includes 32 real estate objects and contains 7...

Near Protocol, a Startup Co-Founded by Ukrainian Ilya Polosukhin, raised $150M.

Near Protocol, a Startup Co-Founded by Ukrainian Ilya Polosukhin, raised $150M. Near Protocol is a blockchain for building decentralized applications (daaps). Compared to other blockchains, Near is easier to use, cheaper, and faster. Near is also open source – every user ca...

Friday, January 14

The court seized 100% of the shares of the Bolshevik plant.

The court seized 100% of the shares of the Bolshevik plant. An investigating judge has seized 100% of shares of the First Kyiv Machine-Building Plant (“Bolshevik”). The Bureau stated that investigators are currently establishing all the circumstanc...

Lviv IT company enters the Latin American market.

Lviv IT company enters the Latin American market. Ukraine’s largest IT company, SoftServe, is opening some development centers in Mexico, Colombia and Chile, reported Ukrinform. Today, the company has provided over half a hundred vacancies in t...

OneNotary raised $ 1.75 M for an online notary in the US.

OneNotary raised $ 1.75 M for an online notary in the US. OneNotary, founded by a Ukrainian team, said on Thursday that it has raised the sum of $ 1.75 M in venture funding in order to develop an online notary infrastructure in the United States. The leading...

Thursday, January 13

Kolomoisky and Verevsky are leaders in cryptocurrencies mining.

Kolomoisky and Verevsky are leaders in cryptocurrencies mining. The leaders in the importation of specialized equipment for crypto mining into Ukraine are enterprises associated with businessmen, Igor Kolomoisky and Andrey Verevsky, reports NV. Zaporizhzhia Ferroa...

Three significant privatizations are expected in 2022.

Three significant privatizations are expected in 2022. The President’s Office expects to see the privatization of three large enterprises: The United Mining and Chemical Company (OGHC); The Centrenergo, and The Odesa Port Plant, in 2022. The privati...

Wednesday, January 12

European Uber rival Bolt valued at $8.4 B.

European Uber rival Bolt valued at $8.4 B. The Estonian-based ride-hailing start-up, Bolt said on Tuesday that it has raised the sum of € 628 M ($711 M) in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Fidelity. Just in 8 years, the company w...

Tuesday, January 11

Ukreximbank is selling assets of the Zaporizhzhya Cable Plant.

Ukreximbank is selling assets of the Zaporizhzhya Cable Plant. The property of the Zaporizhzhya Cable Plant, which was used as collateral for bad loans, is being sold at auction. The auction will take place on the OpenMarket site (SE “SETAM” of the Mi...

Odesa coffee plant is up for sale at a Dutch auction.

Odesa coffee plant is up for sale at a Dutch auction. Oschadbank will sell a coffee plant in the Odessa region at a Dutch auction for the first time. The State Savings Bank has put the right of monetary claim for sale under a loan agreement with Ukrkava ...

An industrial park with five productions will be created in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

An industrial park with five productions will be created in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. An industrial park with five chemical facilities and a garbage sorting line will be set up in the Kharkiv region, this was announced by the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Valkiv City Council i...

The Bill Gates Fund is investing $15 B in clean technologies.

The Bill Gates Fund is investing $15 B in clean technologies. The Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Foundation, which is supported by the world’s billionaire Bill Gates, plans to invest up to $ 15 B in clean technology projects in the United States, the European Unio...

UFuture will build five plants in the territory of the industrial park in Bila Tserkva.

UFuture will build five plants in the territory of the industrial park in Bila Tserkva. The holding company UFuture, owned by a businessman named Vasily Khmelnitsky, announced a change in its configuration and completion of the first phase of the industrial park in Bila Tserkva. Accordin...

Thursday, January 6

Farmak invested more than $1.2M in HealthCare projects and startups.

Farmak invested more than $1.2M in HealthCare projects and startups. According to Farmak director Volodymyr Kostyuk, the company started investing in the venture capital market in 2020. The company is interested in advanced rapid diagnostics, digital medicine, and inte...

Wednesday, January 5

SPFU sells Odessa Champagne Factory.

SPFU sells Odessa Champagne Factory. The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) is putting the Odesa Champagne Factory up for sale at a starting price of UAH 87.4 M ($3.22 M). The wine factory with cellars was built to hold 2 M bottles of...

The taxation of real estate transactions has changed.

The taxation of real estate transactions has changed. Previously, income from the sale of one property per year was not taxed, and the sale of the second and subsequent properties were taxed at a rate of 5%. The new tax law #5600 should close this possib...

Tuesday, January 4

Delivery Hero acquires majority stake of Glovo.

Delivery Hero acquires majority stake of Glovo. German food delivery group Delivery Hero signed an agreement to obtain a 39.4% stake in the Spanish delivery app Glovo. The company currently holds about 43.8% of Glovo shares on a non-diluted basis. ...

Trident Capital has invested $5 M in Deus Robots startup.

Trident Capital has invested $5 M in Deus Robots startup. BGV Trident Capital, founded by Ilya Ponomarev and Co-Founder of ATB Gennady Butkevich, has invested $5 M in the Deus Robots startup created by Pavel Pikulin in 2018. The attracted investments will be...

Thursday, December 30

The EBRD to finance the construction of a new hub for Nova Poshta.

The EBRD to finance the construction of a new hub for Nova Poshta. The bank and Nova Poshta have signed a €13 mln loan agreement to finance the company’s expansion. The loan will be used to build an innovative, automated sorting hub in the south-central Ukraini...

Monday, December 27

Monobank plans to launch the sale of shares and install ATMs in Kyiv.

Monobank plans to launch the sale of shares and install ATMs in Kyiv. The bank plans to launch the sale of shares in the first quarter of 2022, starting with the S&P 500, said the Co-founder of monobank, Oleg Gorokhovsky. “We have made a product for unskilled invest...

One of the largest construction companies plans to triple its investments.

One of the largest construction companies plans to triple its investments. In 2022, the Kovalska Industrial and Construction Group plans to invest UAH 2.4 bln ($88 mln) in developing industrial assets. Kovalska is investing UAH 1.2 bln ($ 44 mln) in production in the Lviv re...

Kherson Airport will receive the first flight.

Kherson Airport will receive the first flight. After reconstruction of a runway, Kherson International Airport will receive its first flight in March 2022, reported open4business. The rebuilding of the runaway is 95% ready, and the installation of...

Thursday, December 23

Shmygal instructed to intensify 2022 the privatization and corporatization of state assets.

Shmygal instructed to intensify 2022 the privatization and corporatization of state assets. Prime Minister Denis Shmygal has set a task for the Ministry of Economy to strengthen reforms in the privatization and corporatization of state assets next year. “Last year, we started the proce...

Slovak NAFTA International B.V. buys out Ukrainian Cub Energy Inc.

Slovak NAFTA International B.V. buys out Ukrainian Cub Energy Inc. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in Ukraine has advised NAFTA International B.V. (NAFTA), a Slovak oil and gas exploration, production, and gas storage company, on the buyout of its joint venture p...

EBRD, IFC to help structure the first PPP projects in Ukraine’s road sector.

EBRD, IFC to help structure the first PPP projects in Ukraine’s road sector. The EBRD and the IFC will work with the Ukrainian government to attract private-sector investment and improve the country’s infrastructure while creating jobs and accelerating economic recovery. Accor...

Wednesday, December 22

The Ministry of Finance raised UAH 12.1 bln from the sale of domestic government hryvnia bonds.

The Ministry of Finance raised UAH 12.1 bln from the sale of domestic government hryvnia bonds. The volume of sale was similar to sales a week earlier (UAH 5.8 billion), for which it increased the number of auctions to 9 and again slightly raised rates. As a result, the bond rates were: 22-month...

2021 will be a record year for investments in startups.

2021 will be a record year for investments in startups. According to mind.ua, in the first three quarters of 2021, startups worldwide have already managed to attract about $454 bln, while in 2020, the global venture industry reached the level of $ 332 bln....

Ajax Systems to open Research and development in Lviv.

Ajax Systems to open Research and development in Lviv. The CEO of Ajax Systems, Aleksandr Konotopskyi said, “We see a high potential in local developers and students and expect the team to create several new devices during the year. This experience is bei...

Tuesday, December 21

Rozetka is preparing for an IPO.

Rozetka is preparing for an IPO. The initial public offering of shares would allow the online marketplace Rozetka to expand its operations, announced the co-founder, Vladislav Chechotkin. Chechotkin added, “Rozetka’s ambition i...

McDonalds and Johnson & Johnson shares to be traded in Ukraine.

McDonalds and Johnson & Johnson shares to be traded in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Stock Exchange announced that the shares of 3 blue-chip companies – McDonald’s, Johnson & Johnson, and the railway operator CSX Corporation in Ukraine. The announcement w...

Monobank to provide customers options to trade in stocks.

Monobank to provide customers options to trade in stocks. Ukrainian Monobank has started collecting applications from users to join stock trading. The project’s co-founder, Oleh Horokhivskyi, wrote about this in the Telegram. So far, we are not talking...

Monday, December 20

PrivatBank will be privatized by 2024.

PrivatBank will be privatized by 2024. “If the Ukrainian government makes a final decision on the privatization, the bank can be sold in 2024 for an enormous sum”, said the Chairman of PrivatBank’s Board, Gerhard Boesch. “Regarding t...

Thursday, December 16

The land is for sale at Prozorro.Sales.

The land is for sale at Prozorro.Sales. On December 17, 2021, the Individual Deposit Guarantee Fund will hold an auction to sell commercial real estate in the central part of Kyiv, which belongs to a Land Capital Bank. The funds from the Pr...

UAH 400 mln allocated to co-financing the construction of infrastructure for industrial parks in 2022,

UAH 400 mln allocated to co-financing the construction of infrastructure for industrial parks in 2022, said the First Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development, Vasyl Lozynskyi. According to Lozynskyi, the funds are provided for the construction of roads and communications to industrial ...

Wednesday, December 15

The first two applications for the $96 mln Investment Program were announced.

The first two applications for the $96 mln Investment Program were announced. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, who was speaking at the opening of the second annual forum UkraineInvest ‘MAKE in UA’. “The projects will be implemented in agricultural...

The Ministry of Finance has placed government bonds for 10.8 bln.

The Ministry of Finance has placed government bonds for 10.8 bln. At the IGLBs auctions, the Ministry of Finance offered investors seven securities issues in the national currency and two issues in foreign currencies. Hryvnia bonds yields: 3 months-10.5%, 6 months-1...

Qatari’s Al Rayyan Tourism invests in the modernization of the Ukraine Hotel.

Qatari’s Al Rayyan Tourism invests in the modernization of the Ukraine Hotel. The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a memorandum with Qatari investor Al Rayyan Tourism Investment to attract investment, develop tourism and hotel infrastructure. The plans include construction...

Monday, December 13

Ukrainian startup Carsifi raised $1 mln in orders before it was officially launched.

Ukrainian startup Carsifi raised $1 mln in orders before it was officially launched. The startup which was created by Ukrainian Igor Martsekha, has collected orders for $1.1 mln in a few months on two crowdfunding platforms. Carsifi is an adapter that helps connect your phone to your ...

More than $860 mln of investment from the US in Ukraine.

More than $860 mln of investment from the US in Ukraine. This was the figure announced on gov.ua which accounted for 2% of the total investment in Ukraine. The government portal added that bilateral trade in goods and services between Ukraine and the United...

Friday, December 10

The Ministry of Finance sold government bonds for UAH 16.7 bln.

The Ministry of Finance sold government bonds for UAH 16.7 bln. Investors were offered six issues of securities in national currency with yields: 12.85% with repayment on October 30, 2024; 12.64% with repayment on November 1, 2023; 11.79% with repayment on April 1...

Kazakh asbestos producer is interested in Ukrainian subsoil.

Kazakh asbestos producer is interested in Ukrainian subsoil. Kazakh company Kostanai Minerals plans to invest in Ukrainian subsoil with deposits of titanium ores, announced State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine. The head of the Geology Department, Rom...

Thursday, December 9

A new $15M VC fund has launched in Ukraine.

A new $15M VC fund has launched in Ukraine. The new VC fund called SID Venture Partners I has launched in Ukraine. The trust fund is valued at $15 mln. Its focus is on early-stage funding of the projects with Ukrainian founders. The fund is man...

Ust-Danube commercial seaport to be privatized.

Ust-Danube commercial seaport to be privatized. The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine intends to privatize the Ust-Danube Commercial Port State Enterprise in the first quarter of 2022, reported Interfax. The Fund noted that after including the s...

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