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Nadiia Kaznacheieva, Chief Investment Officer at umgi, discusses how private investors think, what they expect from businesses, how they differ from international donors, and what entrepreneurs need to prepare to attract investment.

In our new Smart Money section, we speak with individuals like these — about their successes, failures, insights, and the decisions that helped them achieve financial independence. Our today’s speaker is Andrii Gorokhov, CEO of the investment firm umgi, which operates under a private equity model, partnering primarily with medium-sized businesses across European markets.

In 2023, Ukraine’s investment climate greatly improved despite of war. While investors mainly focused on risks after the full-scale invasion, now benefits are coming to the surface.

From 24 February 2022 to 4 April 2022, SCM businesses, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, and FC Shakhtar donated about UAH 1.4 billion ($48 million) in aid to Ukraine and Ukrainian people. In particular, this amount includes humanitarian aid, as well as support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Territorial Defence of Ukraine in dozens of towns and cities