Dragon Capital’s investment banking division has completed a majority of Ukraine’s most prestigious deals since start-up in 2000, making it Ukraine’s #1 investment bank. In 2007, Dragon completed 10 IPOs and private placements for Ukrainian companies, raising over $500m.

Leading Ukrainian companies and banks look to Dragon to provide financial advisory services, as do foreign multinationals operating in or seeking to enter the challenging Ukrainian market.

Since 2001, we have advised many foreign companies looking to make strategic acquisitions in the CEE, such as construction materials producers CRH and Heidelberg Cement; leading global brewer InBev; the world’s largest cheese producer, Bongrain; RUSAL, the world’s 2nd-biggest aluminum producer, and Czech chemical conglomerate Agrofert.

Dragon also offers consultation services to financial services to financial investors on investments and disposals and assists Ukrainian companies seeking to raise capital or attract a strategic partner.

In Ukraine, Dragon’s clients include the country’s leading domestic retail chains, Velyka Kyshenya and Furshet; the nation’s 2nd-largest automobile manufacturer, LuAZ; aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich; oil and fats producer Creativ Group; sugar proudcer UkrRos; leading media holding KP Media, and many top domestic banks, including Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Nadra Bank, Bank Forum, Rodovid Bank, Ukrinbank, International Mortgage Bank and Khreshchatyk Bank.

Dragon Capital is a five-time winner of Euromoney’s “Best Equity House in Ukraine” award (2002, 2004-2007) and in 2002 the firm opened a second office, in Prague, Czech Republic, to help pursue additional opportunities for investment clients throughout the entire CEE.

Look to Dragon for investment banking solutions in:

• Capital raising and refinancing (angel money, venture capital, private equity, IPOs, bonds)
• Acquisitions or divestments of majority or minority stakes (buy-side and sell-side mandates)
• Merger advisory, privatizations, and buyouts of shares from employees and public bids
• Transaction structuring, valuation and due diligence
• Purchase or sale of individual assets or parts of companies
• Real estate transactions
• Market research and support services