The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) fined “BAUM PHARM GMBH Representative Office” LLC (Lviv) 630,000 UAH for failing to provide information as requested by the state-authorized committee.
According to the AMCU, the relevant decision was adopted on April 16.
According to the decision, the company failed to submit the information requested by the deputy head of the AMCU within the deadline set by him.
As previously reported, in December 2025, the AMCU fined the distributor of dietary supplements, Baum Pharm GmbH Representative Office LLC, and their manufacturers—Zdravofarm LLC and Pharmakom LLC — for a total of 40 million UAH for providing false information about the properties of the dietary supplements “Antidot Gel,” “Lyzobam,” and “Fosfalimin.”
BAUM PHARM GMBH Representative Office LLC is a Ukrainian pharmaceutical company specializing in the distribution and marketing of dietary supplements, vitamin complexes, and herbal remedies.
The Amber Dragon Ukraine Infrastructure Fund I SCSp (Luxembourg) may acquire the Cypriot company Banoran Holdings Limited, which owns several Ukrainian companies involved in the Power One distributed energy project. According to information from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine on its website, it granted the fund the relevant approval on Thursday, March 26.
Amber Dragon Ukraine Infrastructure Fund I, managed by Dragon Capital and Amber Fund Management Limited, announced its first project in Ukraine, Power One, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome in July 2025 (URC2025).
Later, Power One signed a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for €22.3 million to build 68 MW of decentralized generation capacity in Zakarpattia Oblast. This initiative also received €3 million in grant funding from the EBRD Crisis Response Special Fund, which is supported by the Norwegian government.
The project involves the installation of three gas piston units (36.8 GVA) and three energy storage systems (31.5 GVA) across six sites. Projects at three sites were scheduled to launch in November 2025, and at the other three in April 2026.
According to information from YouControl, Banoran Holdings currently owns four LLCs: “Power 1,” “Power 1 Center,” “Power 1 Lviv” (all three in Kyiv), and “Power Forest” (Zhytomyr).
In turn, Banoran Holdings is owned by the family trust of Tomas Fiala, the founder and chairman of the investment company Dragon Capital.
The AMCU’s issuance of a permit to Amber Dragon Ukraine Infrastructure Fund I is a step toward fulfilling prior agreements to transfer the project to this fund.
Additionally, it was reported that Power One’s operating partner is the company “Nedzhen,” owned by former head of NPC “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi and his colleague Andriy Nemirovskyi.
Amber Dragon Ukraine Infrastructure Fund I has a target volume of 350 million euros. In January of this year, the fund announced its first closing of €200 million, in which the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, Swedfund, and Impact Fund Denmark participated.
Yevgen Baranov, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure at Dragon Capital, announced at URC2025 in Rome in July 2025 that over the past year, Dragon Capital and Amber have built a robust portfolio of projects capable of absorbing even more capital than the fund plans to raise.
The fund’s presentation at URC2025 noted that its strategy involves investing in controlling stakes or co-investing with like-minded partners, with an average investment size ranging from €20 million to €50 million.
In December, Baranov clarified that the focus is primarily on energy projects, but also on transportation and digital infrastructure, as the war has created “huge shortages.”
“When we talk about projects ranging from €30 million to €50–70 million, that is the range where we feel most comfortable. And starting in January or February of next year, we will begin investing more actively,” Baranov said late last year.
Dragon Capital is one of Ukraine’s largest investment groups in the field of investment and financial services, providing a full range of investment banking and brokerage services, direct investments, and asset management for institutional, corporate, and private clients. The company was founded in 2000 in Kyiv. According to Fiala, the group’s investment portfolio includes nearly 50 different companies or real estate projects. From 2015 to 2021, the company invested approximately $700 million in Ukraine, excluding reinvestments; in 2025, it invested nearly $100 million and plans to exceed this figure in 2026.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has granted permission to Maxim Krippa’s ARS Capital JSC to acquire control over Igor Nikonov’s Graal LLC, which planned to build an office and hotel complex on Khreshchatyk.
The committee made the decision on February 12, according to its website.
As reported to the Interfax-Ukraine agency by Nikonov’s company KAN Development, the developer is withdrawing from the project.
“Yes, we are withdrawing from the project. The details of the agreement are confidential,” the developer’s press service said.
According to YouControl, the ultimate beneficiary of JSC ZNVKIF “ARS Capital” is the owner of the “Parus” business center, the ‘Ukraine’ hotel, the “International Exhibition Center” in Kyiv, as well as the NAVI esports team, Maxim Krippa. As of February 12, ARS Capital has a 24% stake in Graal LLC.
The owners of Graal LLC are listed as Branko, ARS Capital (24% each), Tennessee (20.75%), Niagara (12.5%), and Terra-Lux LLC (18.75%). The ultimate beneficiary is Igor Nikonov, owner of the development company KAN Development.
As reported, in 2024, the State Architecture and Construction Inspectorate (DIAH) granted Graal LLC permission to build the Stolichny complex in Kyiv on land plots at 5, 5 “B,” and 7/9 Khreshchatyk Street and 4-B Hrushevsky Street in the Pecherskyi district.
According to information on the portal of the Unified State Electronic System in the field of construction, urban planning conditions and restrictions for the project were issued on February 15, 2022, and the permissible height of buildings was set at 34 m. According to the project data, the total area of the 10-story building will be 38.8 thousand square meters, of which the area of apartments (219 units) will be 21.6 thousand square meters, offices – 1.8 thousand square meters, commercial premises – 2.1 thousand square meters, fitness center – 1,200 square meters, underground parking (146 parking spaces) – 4,500 square meters.
Earlier, in 2007, the Kyiv City Council sold 20 acres of land at 5 Khreshchatyk Street to Graal, a company controlled at the time by businessman Mikhail Tabachnik, for UAH 8.7 million. Graal planned to begin construction of the Stolichny complex in 2010. At that time, the project envisaged a 160-meter hotel complex and a four-level underground shopping and entertainment center with parking under European Square. The project was estimated at EUR 400 million.
At its meeting on February 5, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) granted Landex Agro LLC permission to acquire direct control over Zemli Slobozhanshchyny LLC.
According to the regulator’s Facebook post, this involves the acquisition of assets that provide control over the enterprise.
Lands Agro LLC (Lozova, Kharkiv region) was registered at the end of 2023. The ultimate beneficiary of the company is businessman Alexander Katsuba, former deputy chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine. Given the purchase of a number of agricultural enterprises in the Kharkiv region, he is currently forming a new agricultural group.
In particular, in December 2025, Katsuba formed a land bank by purchasing more than 6,000 hectares of land in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region from the Novaagro group. In addition to the agricultural business, where he also owns the companies Ivak Agro, Lozovsky Agropromtechservice, and the agricultural firm Podolevskaya, Katsuba is the owner of the gas production company Alfa Gas and the online publications Avtocenter and AvtoBazar.
Zemli Slobozhanshchyny LLC was established in 2023 and has its headquarters in Kharkiv. It specializes in real estate transactions and auxiliary activities in crop production.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) plans to consider granting permission to Nadiya LLC (Kharkiv region) to acquire direct control over the agricultural limited liability company (STOV) Sosonivka-Agro (Kharkiv region).
According to the draft agenda of the regulator’s meeting on January 29, published on its website, the deal would give the buyer sole control over the agricultural enterprise.
According to Youcontrol, LLC “Sosonivka-Agro” (Sosonivka village, Krasnohrad district, Kharkiv region) was registered in March 2008. It specializes in growing grains, legumes, and oilseeds, and is involved in auxiliary activities in crop production and wholesale trade in agricultural raw materials. Its authorized capital is UAH 51,500.
According to the service, Nadiya LLC (Pokrovske village, Berestinsky district, Kharkiv region) was registered in 2002. It specializes in growing cereals, legumes, and oilseeds, as well as vegetables and root crops, and auxiliary activities in crop production. In addition, the company produces instant cereals and flakes, which it sells under the Holm’s trademark in Ukraine and exports to 10 countries. The company’s production capacity is 3,000 tons of cereal products and 1,000 tons of flakes per month.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has allowed ADP-Agro LLC (Lozivsky district, Kharkiv region) to acquire one of the enterprises belonging to the AgroGeneration agricultural holding, Podolivska LLC (Izyumsky district, Kharkiv region), according to the press service of the agency.
“ADP-Agro LLC has been granted permission to acquire direct control over Podolivska LLC,” the statement said.
According to data from the Opendatabot service, Podolivska LLC specializes in growing grains, oilseeds, and perennial crops. The company’s founder is Agrarian Company Agronova Ukraine LLC (owned by AgroGeneration). The ultimate beneficiary of Podolivska Agricultural Farm LLC is Serhiy Polumysny, a member of the board of AgroGeneration, which represents Novaagro.
ADP-Agro LLC grows grain, oilseed, and perennial crops and is owned by Oleksandr Katsuba, former deputy head of Naftogaz.
AgroGeneration was founded in 2007. Before the war, it owned a land bank of 56,000 hectares located in the Lviv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions. Currently, according to various estimates, it farms 30,000 hectares. The company specializes in growing grain and oil crops. In 2024, NovaAgro acquired 56.90% of AgroGeneration’s share capital and voting rights. In 2025, the AMCU approved this deal.
