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"We believe M&A activity is likely to pick up in 2018 compared to 2017, a trend we already saw in the final quarter of last year," believes Denis Lysenko, managing partner at Aequo. "This is due to the overall stabilisation of the Ukrainian economy, including FX stabilisation. The government is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Commission, and it seems keen to meet the requirements by multinational financial institutions to get access to funding within this year."
The financial services sector remains the backbone of M&A activity in Ukraine, accounting for 33% of volume and overall M&A value in 2016-17; having contributed 37% and 42% respectively in 2014-15.
20 UKRAINE Country Report June 2018 www.intellinews.com
