Dragon Capital held its 15th Annual Ukraine Investor Conference on Feb. 12-13 in Kyiv.

Dragon Capital New Ukraine Fund L.P. and Dragon Capital Investments Limited, a member of the Dragon Capital group of companies led a new investment round and became minority shareholders in Ciklum, a global digital solutions company with major footprint in Ukraine. AVentures Capital participated in the investment round and acquired a minority stake in the company.

Dragon Capital became a strategic partner of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy.

The Dragon Capital group of companies, its CEO Tomas Fiala, and company employees contributed a total of UAH 22.6 million for charity and sponsorship purposes in 2018 to support Ukrainian projects for economic and social development.

UCPIH Ltd, a member of the Dragon Capital group of companies, has finalized the agreement to acquire Horizon Park Business Center, a 69,030 square meter business center in Kyiv, from Ukrsotsbank.

Corruption and lack of trust in the judicial system remain, for the third consecutive year, the principal obstacles deterring foreign investors from putting their money into Ukraine, according to a new annual survey of strategic and portfolio investors conducted by Dragon Capital, the European Business Association (EBA) and Centre for Economic Strategy (CES) in August-September 2018.

The Supreme Court of Ukraine, in contravention of law, has upheld a complaint filed by raiders and remitted back to a lower court a case in which the ruling had already taken full effect.

Dragon Capital Investments Limited, a member of the Dragon Capital group of companies, has acquired Sky Park, a 30,000 square meter mixed-use complex in Vinnytsia. The deal value is not disclosed.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, the European Business Association, the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, and the Independent Association of Banks of Ukraine held a joint press conference to call for a united effort to negotiate a workable deal in the coming days in order to unlock $1.9 billion in funding from the International Monetary Fund and associated financing from other bilateral partners.

Dragon Capital Investments Limited, a member of the Dragon Capital group of companies, has acquired Eco Tower, a 17,000 sqm business centre in Zaporizhzhya.