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Last year, in August, we presented our annual Macroeconomic Survey Ukraine 2022-2024. Capital Times was among the few organizations that dared to assess the current state of Ukraine’s economy and forecast the course of events both on the frontline and in the national economy. We would like to remind you that from the beginning of the full-scale invasion until the beginning of 2023, official statistics have hardly been published.

Carlsquare, our partner in the Globalscope Partners network, has been recognized as the best performer in the German M&A market in terms of deal activity in the first half of the year. According to the analytical agency Mergermarket, Carlsquare concluded the largest number of deals in the first half of 2023 and topped the table …

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Looking back, we can confidently say that we have chosen the right direction, which has led us to become a strong player in the Ukrainian M&A market and actively explore new horizons abroad. Today, Capital Times is a reliable financial partner, a professional team of experts, advisors and analysts with many years of experience, qualitatively …

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Outsourcing is a critical strategy for companies that can statistically reduce costs by 30-50% and increase business efficiency by 50-70%, while providing a range of benefits: Therefore, outsourcing is an effective tool for achieving business goals, especially for companies operating in the financial sector. However, the guarantee of the best results is a thorough analysis …

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Globalscope Partners Ltd., a worldwide network of M&A firms specializing in middle-market transactions, closed 203 deals last year with a combined value of $20.8 billion USD. The 2022 revenue tally is the highest in the network’s 35-year history.
Revenues came from a wide range of countries and diverse business categories, but the Life Sciences and Consumer sectors proved to be the highest-performing categories, while Industrials also performed well.

The Ukrainian IT market is in trend despite the overall decline.

On Jan. 4 in Dallas, U.S.-based J. Sloan & Co. announced the sale of Pumps and Controls, a U.S. wholesale water treatment equipment supplier owned by Peninsula Capital Partners and Ridge Capital Partners management. The buyer was an industry company with engineering expertise, technical support, and service capabilities for a wide range of products, including …

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After the party, comes the hangover. Rising interest rates, surging inflation and war in Europe have given global dealmakers a thumping headache. Worldwide, mergers and acquisitions totalled USD 3.6trn in 2022, down 38.8% from 2021’s record-smashing USD 5.9trn. Compare 2022 with the pre-pandemic five-year average (2015-19) – before the easy-money policies following Covid’s onset supercharged dealmaking in 2H20 and 2021 – then deal value this year is 9.3% lower.

Capital Times acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Biosphere Corporation, a leading Ukrainian manufacturer and distributor of household and hygiene products, on the acquisition of the well-known European brand ALUFIX and a plant in Romania.