On February 26, 2026, Ukraine’s national electronic communications operator Kyivstar officially announced the acquisition of the regional Internet provider ISP SHTORM LLC (brand Shtorm). The transaction is aimed at strengthening Kyivstar’s fixed-line capabilities and expanding the geography of its digital services.
Donald Trump has stirred up the markets (once again) with his decision to postpone the introduction of tariffs above 10% on goods from around the world. Postponing does not mean canceling. China became the only country to receive ultra-high duties and, de facto, stopped any trade relations with the United States.
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Capital Times acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Sirma Group Holding JSC, a leading publicly traded Bulgarian software development company, in acquiring a 51% stake in Roweb Development SA, a Romanian IT Services provider.
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Capital Times: Supporting the Children of Heroes Together Serge Hancharevich 🇺🇦 , Managing Partner of Capital Times , has been a co-founder of the Children of Heroes Charitable Foundation since its inception.. To date, the Foundation cares for more than 9,500 children from all over Ukraine, and this number continues to grow. The Foundation’s mission
In the first half of 2024, Globalscope Partners Ltd, which unites 55 independent M&A companies, closed 71 deals with a total value of over 5.1 billion USD. We are proud to be a part of Globalscope Partners Ltd, as this result demonstrates the strength and efficiency of our joint efforts. We continue to strive for
Serge Hancharevich 🇺🇦, Managing Partner of Capital Times, participated as a speaker in the panel discussion “Investments and M&A in IT Business: Market Overview and Strategic Forecasts,” which took place as part of the IT Ukraine GR Conference. During the discussion, several key issues concerning the future of the IT market in Ukraine were addressed:✔
The award was granted by the international British magazine, Global Banking & Finance Review. The Global Banking and Finance Awards were established in 2011 to recognize significant changes in the global financial community. We congratulate our team on such a high recognition of Capital Times’ work in the Ukrainian market. This recognition is a result
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Capital Times is a member of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) Since 2014, the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association has been promoting investment opportunities, advocating for the interests of private and venture capital investors, and improving the investment and business climate in Ukraine. We are pleased to re-join UVCA
We are excited to share some great news! Capital Times has become a member of the IT Ukraine Association. For Capital Times, the IT sector is a priority for M&A in Ukraine. In recent years, deals in this sector have led in both quantity and value. Despite market transformations, we see significant potential and opportunities
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From the interesting:🔹Bank Lviv is the first Ukrainian bank to attract new equity capital from foreign investors during the wartime changes – There is a financial resource for Ukrainian business within Ukraine. This is especially important for energy efficiency 🔸Ukrainian business is growing, but is mostly on the verge of profitability. The cost component has
On June 28-29, the Mind Invest Summit was held in Lviv, with Capital Times as a partner. Read More »
Slavomir Troian, Director of the Polish office of Capital Times, participated in the Ukraine Tech Meeting held on June 26, 2024, at the Google Campus Warsaw. The meeting brought together key figures of the Ukrainian technology sector, including startups, well-known companies, government officials, and investors. The goal of the Ukrainian Tech Meeting is to foster
On June 25th in Chișinău, Serge Hancharevich , Managing Partner at Capital Times , conducted a workshop for owners and top managers of the Moldovan IT sector on the topic “Understanding M&A: When and Why IT Companies Need M&A Deals.” The meeting discussed the following issues:✔️ Benefits of M&A for IT companies✔️ Valuation of IT companies: key metrics✔️
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Globalscope Partners closed a total of 178 deals last year with a combined value of $8,575,583,827 USD. Globalscope is a worldwide network of M&A firms specializing in middle-market transactions. According to Martijn Peters, Globalscope President, the number of transactions in 2023 was 14 percent lower than the volume of deals closed in 2022, reflecting a downturn
The Supervisory Board of the Foundation will comprise the Managing Partner of Deloitte in Ukraine, the Co-Founder of Preply, and several other prominent community leaders. The Children of Heroes Charity Fund, dedicated to offering long-term support to children who have lost one or both parents due to the full-scale Russian invasion, commenced its operations in
By February 24, 2022, about 37 million people lived in Ukraine, including 2.5 million citizens in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in Crimea.
According to UN data, 8.8 million Ukrainians have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war. 3.3 million have already returned. Therefore, there are still 5.6 million in other countries. Half of them are economically inactive: children under 18, men and women over 65. About 2.8 million Ukrainians can work abroad, but to date, only 25-30% of officially registered refugees have found employment.
Serge Hancharevich, a managing partner of Capital Times, was a speaker in the programme “Corporate Director” of CGPA – Corporate Governance Professional Association. He spoke about such questions as how to make a decision, how and where (which bank) to attract credit funds to a company for business expansion and entering related market segments. The
Key points: activity in the M&A market of Ukraine at the end of 2021 has become a record for the last time 205 deals were closed (together with deals in venture capital), with a total value of $2.5 billion+ business valuation in M&A transactions depends on the type of business and its sectoral characteristics the
The British international financial magazine Acquisition International has announced the winners of the M&A Awards 2021. Capital Times has been named the Best Investment Banking Firm in Ukraine. “M&A have become consequential in order to create wider opportunities for businesses who wish to stand out and escalate their growth in a rapidly changing and competitive
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● Zelena Dolyna agricultural complex is raising a EUR 15 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support eco-friendly expansion.● The project includes the construction of a new dairy farm compliant with EU standards, an increase of grain silo capacities, the land bank expansion, and the purchase of energy-efficient agricultural machinery.● EU-backed FINTECC
As a part of the forum topic “Prospects for the development of the Ukrainian economy in 2022”, Sergey shared his analysis of the M&A market for 2021, spoke about the possibilities of attracting investments for Ukrainian business owners, and gave a forecast for the development of the M&A market for 2022. The full video can
Serge Hancharevich Managing Partner of Capital Times, spoke at the final of the CGPA Corporate Director program Last week, the final of the CGPA Corporate Director program was held in the form of a simulation of a board meeting in which Sergey Goncharevich took part as a speaker. He invited participants to decide on the
What is the future of M&A advisory for Capital Times amid a concerning trend when medium-size businesses try to perform M&A deals in-house? Read the article in Forbes In March 2020, Serge Hancharevich, managing partner of Capital Times faced a new challenge. It wasn’t just the COVID-19 pandemic-related problems. Serge had to split the Company with his
Serge Hancharevich, Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Times, was a speaker in the CGPA Corporate Director program. With the program participants, Sergey discussed the company’s interaction with investors, the development of a business financing strategy. He spoke in detail about the existing sources of financing and what are the prerequisites for attracting capital. Capital
Capital Times served as an advisor for Ascet Shipping in a deal to raise financing for a purchase of self-propelled vessels for river-sea navigation under the NBL-90 project. The barges are 90 meters long with a total load capacity of almost 6,000 cubic meters each. They are designed for the transportation of general and bulk
Ukraine’s Finance Ministry has published an updated macroeconomic overview titled Ukraine: Investor Presentation September 2021 The document covered the following topics:– Performance of the country’s key economic indicators– Extensive governmental response to tackle Covid-19 impact– Status of cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF– Data for the external trade in January-July 2021– Economic data and forecasts related to Ukraine’s medium-term development. Please
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