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Deep Impact: Global M&A plummets in 2H22
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.
Silverpeak Q4 2022 Benchmark report: Further stabilisation and the first signs of growth
A review of public Application Software company valuation metrics in Europe, UK and the US
Capital Times acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Biosphere Corporation
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.
Capital Times acted as the exclusive financial adviser to the owners of SteelKiwi, a Ukrainian software development company, on its merger with an international IT group.
SteelKiwi has joined a big international IT group with offices in the US, Europe, and the Middle East and will work as an independent business unit, focusing on full cycle Web and Mobile applications development. With a team of 100+ professionals and many international customers, SteelKiwi will provide the additional capabilities for development of the international IT group.
Capital Times project team: Dmytro Baranovskyi (Vice President), Vladyslav Sharyha (Senior Investment Analyst), and Mark Reiter (Business Development Manager).
Ukrainian economy could return to pre-war levels not earlier than in 2026
According to our core scenario* nominal GDP of Ukraine is estimated as $145 bn (muсh lower from $200 bn in 2021) and the real GDP could decrease by 34% in 2022. Looking forward, the Ukrainian economy will be developing between $130-160 bn in 2023-2024 and recieving great amounts of financial support from external funds for budget finacing and infrastructure reconstruction.
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.
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 program “Corporate Director”
Serge Hancharevich, a managing partner of Capital Times, was a speaker in the programme “Corporate Director” of CGPA - Corporate
Capital Times Becomes Official Partner of the Children of Heroes Charitable Foundation
Capital Times Becomes Official Partner of the Children of Heroes Charitable Foundation The mission of the Foundation is to support children left
