Interviews with investors, businessmen and entrepreneurs

EBRD Plans €2.7 Billion in Investments in Ukraine: 2027 Priorities, Business Support and War Risk Insurance

EBRD Plans €2.7 Billion in Investments in Ukraine: 2027 Priorities, Business Support and War Risk Insurance

EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso discusses €2.7 billion in investments in Ukraine, business financing in 2027, war risk insurance and the economic outlook.

Where Will Ukraine Find $588 Billion for Reconstruction: Private Capital, Investors and Reforms

Where Will Ukraine Find $588 Billion for Reconstruction: Private Capital, Investors and Reforms

Vladyslav Rashkovan discusses financing Ukraine's reconstruction, the role of private capital, international investment funds, reforms, the development of large-scale investment projects and ...

Where Should Agribusinesses Invest in 2027? Dairy Farms, Bioenergy and Food Processing

Where Should Agribusinesses Invest in 2027? Dairy Farms, Bioenergy and Food Processing

Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotskyi, discussed the financial challenges facing the agricultural sector, access to financing and promising investment opportunities

Where to Invest $50,000–$100,000, How to Profit from Private Markets, and Why Diversification Matters

Where to Invest $50,000–$100,000, How to Profit from Private Markets, and Why Diversification Matters

Viktoriya Tigipko, founder of TA Ventures and iClub, discusses investment strategies, the US and European markets, venture capital, startup valuations, risk management, and opportunities for ...

How to Invest in Billion-Hryvnia Businesses: Lessons from Morshynska, Truskavetska, Hotels, and Cheesemaking

How to Invest in Billion-Hryvnia Businesses: Lessons from Morshynska, Truskavetska, Hotels, and Cheesemaking

Mykola Kmit, founder of Morshynska, discusses investments in manufacturing, 400% growth in the bottled water business, hotel projects generating operating returns of up to 30%, and his strategy ...

PKO Bank Polski Considers Acquiring Ukrainian Banks, Including Sense Bank and PrivatBank

PKO Bank Polski Considers Acquiring Ukrainian Banks, Including Sense Bank and PrivatBank

Jakub Karnowski, CEO of KredoBank, discusses PKO Bank Polski's investment plans in Ukraine

Investing in Ukraine: How to Turn Investor Interest into Actual Deals

Investing in Ukraine: How to Turn Investor Interest into Actual Deals

Andriy Tsymbal, Managing Partner at KPMG in Ukraine, on why international capital is interested in Ukraine but does not always reach projects, what holds back dealmaking, and how to convert ...

Private equity should underpin Ukraine’s reconstruction

Private equity should underpin Ukraine’s reconstruction

Dan Yakub, chief operating officer, founder and senior partner at Diligent Capital Partners, believes Ukraine needs more private equity investment to support its reconstruction.

Gulliver and Ocean Plaza for Sale: What Are the Assets Worth, and Who Could Buy Them?

Gulliver and Ocean Plaza for Sale: What Are the Assets Worth, and Who Could Buy Them?

Oleksii Rashchupkin, Managing Partner at Altius Capital: “Gulliver and Ocean Plaza for sale: who is ready to invest in Kyiv’s shopping centres?”

Investing in Ukraine’s Defense Tech: Who Is Providing Capital and Why?

Investing in Ukraine’s Defense Tech: Who Is Providing Capital and Why?

Ihor Fedirko, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, discusses who invests in defense technology, which companies and innovations attract funds, and how much investors ...

Ukraine as a Global R&D Hub: Startups, Venture Investment and the Technologies of the Future

Ukraine as a Global R&D Hub: Startups, Venture Investment and the Technologies of the Future

Viktoriya Tigipko, Managing Partner at TA Ventures and founder of iClub, explained why startups must compete globally regardless of their country of origin, how dual-use technologies are reshaping ...

US Capital for Ukrainian Businesses: Where UMAEF Plans to Invest $50 Million

US Capital for Ukrainian Businesses: Where UMAEF Plans to Invest $50 Million

Jaroslawa Johnson, President of UMAEF, explains why US capital is prepared to invest in Ukraine during the war, what companies the fund is looking for, and how its new direct investment programme ...

Where to Invest in Ukraine and Why Energy Remains a “Blue Ocean”

Where to Invest in Ukraine and Why Energy Remains a “Blue Ocean”

Concorde Capital founder Ihor Mazepa discusses €140 million in energy investments, expected annual returns of 15–20%, the prospects of oil and gas services, Ukrainian farmland, and attracting ...

Rebuilding Despite the War: €50 Billion for Ukraine, New Housing and Investment

Rebuilding Despite the War: €50 Billion for Ukraine, New Housing and Investment

Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the EIB, explained how the €50 billion Ukraine Facility package will be allocated, what housing model is being proposed for displaced Ukrainians, and how the Bank ...

From Farmland to a Dry Port: How Viliya Invests in Agribusiness Development

From Farmland to a Dry Port: How Viliya Invests in Agribusiness Development

Yevhen Dudka told Latifundist about Viliya’s investment strategy, including land acquisitions, the development of logistics, processing and a dry port, as well as the return criteria used to ...

BGV Group Plans to Invest €50–60 Million in Modernising Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Ukrainian Cities

BGV Group Plans to Invest €50–60 Million in Modernising Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Ukrainian Cities

Oleksii Tymofieiev, a member of the Board of Directors of BGV Group Management, discusses the creation of a private municipal infrastructure operator, a ten-year project payback period and plans ...

How KAN Development Invests: Financing, Partnerships and Priority Projects

How KAN Development Invests: Financing, Partnerships and Priority Projects

Igor Nikonov discusses KAN Development’s investments in residential property, education and autonomous infrastructure, as well as project financing, partnerships and asset sales.

How major M&A deals in Ukraine’s agricultural sector have evolved

How major M&A deals in Ukraine’s agricultural sector have evolved

Mykhailo Hranchak, Managing Director of the Investment Banking Department at Dragon Capital, on how M&A in the agricultural sector is changing, who is shaping demand in the market today, and why ...

Liquidity Over IPOs: How the Secondary Market Is Reshaping Venture Capital

Liquidity Over IPOs: How the Secondary Market Is Reshaping Venture Capital

Viktoriya Tigipko, Founder and Managing Partner of TA Ventures and Founder of the ICLUB angel syndicate, explains how the secondary market for private assets is reshaping venture capital and why ...

Ukrainian Titanium in the Investor Spotlight: Velta Prepares Deal with European Lithium

Ukrainian Titanium in the Investor Spotlight: Velta Prepares Deal with European Lithium

Andriy Brodskyy, co-owner of Velta Group, which holds titanium-bearing ore mining assets: “European Lithium is entering Ukraine’s titanium sector through a deal with Velta.

Ukraine to Accelerate Privatization in 2026: Which State Assets May Be Put Up for Sale

Ukraine to Accelerate Privatization in 2026: Which State Assets May Be Put Up for Sale

In 2026, Ukraine plans to step up privatization and put a number of major state-owned and sanctioned assets up for sale. Key assets include Odesa Portside Plant, Sumykhimprom, Mykolaiv Alumina ...