13.03.09
One of the major Ukraine's rape producers, Landkom International, sold its 10% stake for USD3.5 MM in the course of private placement. That is 6 times cheaper than it was during its IPO, and 11 times cheaper than at the SPO the company held in the two last years.
16.03.09
Vadym Novyns'kiy grows into the land
Vadym Novyns'kiy, whose key buisnesses were metallurgy and machine building, decided to enter the corn market. Smart Holding he owns is currently founding a grain trading company Sagro: the company is planning to have approx 30 ths ha of leased land by the end of 2009, and to increase its acreage up to 200 ths ha by 2013, which is equal to the major crop market players' acreages.