Inter TV channel prepares for first TV IPO in Ukraine
UA Inter Media Group is gearing up for an IPO, a move which would mark the first of several planned listings on a foreign exchange by a Ukrainian media group
UA Inter Media Group, Ukraine??™s leading media firm controlled by billionaire Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy. Last month, the media holding signed a consulting agreement with Kyiv-based investment bank [...]
Fifteen 3* Ramada Encore hotels will open in Ukraine
Wyndham Hotel closed and exclusive agreement with the Ukrainian Hotels LLC (part of the Atstron Ukraine) to open fifteen 3* Ramada Encore hotels within the next ten years.
Ukrsotsbank sold to UniCredit Group of Italy
UniCredit Group, the Italian banking giant, completed its 1.5 billion euro acquisition of a 94.2 percent stake in Ukrsotsbank from Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk on Jan. 23.
The price paid was a record amount for a Ukrainian bank. The deal is also the most recent in a wave of acquisitions in which European banking groups have [...]
High demand igniting suburban real estate surge
In recent years, Ukrainians seeking to live in the nation??™s capital have turned to less expensive options in the suburbs as urban real estate prices skyrocketed to $5,000 per square meter and higher. Demand remains high, but the rush for affordable suburban land by average citizens and speculators alike is pushing prices for suburban lots [...]
Foreign bankers enhance Ukraine’s financial market
Through a series of merger and acquisition deals launched in 2005, European banking groups bought some of Ukraine??™s most prized banks for top dollar
Through a series of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals launched in 2005, European banking groups bought some of Ukraine??™s most prized banks for top dollar.
Investment opportunies in Ukraine
The post-Soviet asset base of Ukraine has given it a solid foundation for stable economic development. Even when the Russian financial default erupted in 1998, Ukraine’s economy suffered less and has been growing steadily ever since.
Commercial rent rates in Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Ukr. - Kyiv), are remaining lower than those in Moscow but growing faster [...]
Pepsi acquires Ukraine’s Sandora
PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE: PAS) and Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) acquired remaining 20% stake in Sandora LLC for $136.7 million on November 5, 2007. The transaction is not expected to have an impact on PepsiAmericas??™ nor PepsiCo??™s earnings per share for 2007. Following the deal, PepsiAmericas Inc. and Pepsico, Inc. will own 60% and 40% stake [...]