Florian Bollen, a German businessman and co-owner of craft breweries German Kraft Beer, Tarantino Family restaurant chain is coming under the control of Florian Bollen, the chain’s website says.
“From October 1, 2022, the Tarantino Family will come under the control of the German businessman and co-owner of craft breweries Florian Bollen. The new owner already owns the German Kraft Beer chain in London, plans to invest and develop the restaurant market in Kyiv,” the message says.
Bollen’s LinkedIn indicates that the businessman will take over the restaurant chain.
“The start of work in Kyiv will be a great confirmation of our belief in the victory of the Ukrainians and a good example for European investors,” he commented.
The Tarantino Family network in Kyiv includes restaurants “Rukkola”, “Murakami”, Villa Riviera and others, in total 28 objects. Among the owners of the network is Dmitry Fedotenkov.
As reported, the capital’s law enforcement officers are investigating the criminal activities of the owners of a well-known restaurant chain for the legalization and withdrawal of funds in the Russian Federation. According to the Kyiv prosecutor’s office, citizens of Ukraine – the owners of a large restaurant chain – retained control over the business in the territory of the aggressor country, transferring it to the management of a Russian restaurateur. The name of the network was not called, but later information spread in the media that it was about the Tarantino Family.
Israeli businessman Zafar Ahimov has purchased two NeoPuff RD-900 breathing resuscitators with compressors for two Ukrainian regional perinatal centers.
As Ahimov told the Interfax-Ukraine agency, during June the equipment was delivered to the Chernihiv city maternity hospital and the Ivano-Frankivsk regional perinatal center.
Resuscitators provide the possibility of respiratory support for prematurely born children directly in the delivery rooms immediately after birth. The further medical prognosis and the results of nursing children in critical conditions depend on high-quality and timely medical care for babies in the first, as doctors say, “golden minutes of life”.
In addition, resuscitators make it possible to provide emergency medical measures during air raids in specially equipped maternity shelters.
Ahimov is an Israeli citizen, in Ukraine he is engaged in investments in commercial real estate and construction.
Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, the former co-owner of UkrSibbank, could acquire Bank Credit Dnipro, which is currently owned by Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) told Interfax-Ukraine that the agency allowed Yaroslavsky to purchase more than 50% of the shares in the bank.
EastOne investment and consulting group, combining Pinchuk’s assets, did not comment on this information.
Yaroslavsky at the end of January informed Interfax-Ukraine agency about the completion of preparation of the documents necessary for the transaction on the purchase of Bank Credit Dnipro, which could happen in the coming days.
Bank Credit Dnipro was founded in 1993.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of October 1, 2019, in terms of total assets (UAH 11.784 billion) the bank ranked 21st among 76 existing ones. In early February this year, the bank completed the procedure of increasing charter capital by UAH 866.562 million, or 32%, to UAH 3.587 billion.
Businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, as the main shareholder of the 1+1 media group, will head the supervisory board of the 1+1 television channel, the channel’s press service said. “Today, on December 19, 2019, 1+1 Media announces the completion of the decentralization process and presents an updated management structure for the group. … Ihor Kolomoisky, as the group’s main shareholder, will head the Supervisory Board of Studio 1+1 TV Radio Company LLC,” it said.
In addition, Yaroslav Pakholchuk has been appointed the new head of the 1+1 media board and the director general.
It is noted that MP Oleksandr Tkachenko (faction of the Servant of the People) remains the honorary president of 1+1 media.
Media holding 1+1 media manages the following TV channels: 1+1, 2+2, TET, PlusPlus, 1+1 International, Unian-TV, Bihudi, the news agency UNIAN, such Internet projects as Hlavred and Telekrytyka. The holding also has its own production department, which includes the 1+1 video VOD platform and Media & Production High School. The main owner of the group is Ihor Kolomoisky.
Co-owner of the shopping and leisure center Sky Mall, businessman Andriy Adamovsky has started gas production business in Mongolia and is considering opportunities for entering Ukraine’s hydrocarbons market.
In an interview with Ekonomichna Pravda (Economic Truth), Adamovsky said that he decided to start this business in Mongolia due to the availability of the large market in the country and a simpler than in Ukraine procedure of entering it.
He added that he was studying the Ukrainian hydrocarbons market with due diligence.
“We are considering prospects of participation. Not all deposits are good. There are way too many risks in the production sphere, especially if we take greenfield projects,” he said.
When speaking about activities of Trade Commodity LLC, in which he was an investor, Adamovsky refused to name the initiators of the business.
Trade Commodity LLC was registered in 1999. Its core business is petroleum production.
The company is involved in the case on embezzlement of public funds during procurement of fuel for the Defense Ministry of Ukraine.
Kyiv’s businessman Dmytro Nikiforov has built up 100% of corporate rights in a group of companies owning the Mizun mineral water plant (Ivano-Frankivsk region), producing water under the VODA UA trademark. According to the information on the website of InVenture, the group of companies includes Mizun LLC, Astreya LLC and Karpaty Mineral Waters LLC. Mizun deposit of table and medicinal waters is the largest in Ukraine with a confirmed debit of 1 million liters per day. The plant produces 19 SKU of natural table water under three trademarks (VODA UA, Horianka, Karpatska Vysokohirna), as well as mineral medicinal water. The total capacity allows bottling 150,000 liters per shift.
According to InVenture, the new owner of the plant seeks to invest $2.4 million in the modernization and expansion of production, and in the two-year term – to enter the top 10 Ukrainian bottled water producers.
“According to experts, the purchase of the plant could cost the businessman $1.5-2 million. The flagship brand of the VODA UA group was created about three years ago and demonstrates strong growth, primarily in the HoReCa segment,” InVenture said.
According to the public register of Legal Entities and individual entrepreneurs, Nikiforov also co-owns several enterprises registered in Kyiv and is engaged in trade, consulting services, and other services.
