Kyiv, March 14, 2008 – Investment bank Dragon Capital has been recognized in the latest rankings of best employers in Ukraine compiled annually by local business magazine Delovoy. The company won in the “Best Employers on Ukrainian Financial Markets” category and secured fourth position in the magazine’s national ranking of employers.

Dragon Capital, which was named 11th in Delovoy’s national employer ranking in 2007, rose to fourth place this year, finishing behind only cellular operator KyivStar, Procter & Gamble Ukraine, local office of Google and Philip Morris Ukraine (P&G and Google were both ranked second). Dragon Capital also won the top spot in the ranking of domestic financial institutions, collecting 37.5% of total votes submitted in this category.

Delovoy’s employer rankings are based on a survey of employees at private companies across Ukraine. Respondents are also allowed to name their company in the survey but only three such votes per company are counted.

Top-5 Employers on Ukrainian Financial Markets
1. Dragon Capital
2. OTP Bank Ukraine
3. Raiffeisen Bank Aval
4. Ukrsibbank (BNP Paribas Group)
5. Privat Bank

Top-5 Employers in Ukraine (combined ranking)
1. KyivStar
2. Procter & Gamble Ukraine
2. Google (Ukrainian office)
3. Philip Morris Ukraine
4. Dragon Capital
5. MTS Ukraine
5. System Capital Management
5. Microsoft Ukraine

ABOUT DRAGON CAPITAL
Dragon Capital is Ukraine's largest securities brokerage, investment banking, private equity and asset management firm offering a full range of services to institutional, corporate and private clients. Established in 2000, the company is an independent partnership controlled by management, with a minority stake held by Goldman Sachs. Dragon Capital is the largest broker on the Ukrainian stock market, with a 30% market share in 2007. The firm has completed 22 IPOs and private placements for Ukrainian companies since 2005, raising $1.5bn. Dragon’s asset management arm has nearly $1bn under management. Financial magazine Euromoney has recognized Dragon Capital as the Best Equity House in Ukraine in 2002 and 2004-2007.