Changes in the Concorde Capital team

The investment company Concorde Capital (Kyiv) made personnel changes in the team of the investment banking department in December 2021.

Igor Sotnik, who previously held the position of Director of the IB Department, has been appointed Managing Director of the Investment Banking Department (IB) of Concorde Capital. He replaces Sergey Chuikin, who left to develop his own projects. Igor has over 10 years of experience in investment banking.  He has been at Concorde Capital since 2011, and his involvement spans more than 30 transactions, including M&A, restructuring, debt and equity financing for large Ukrainian private and public companies. The largest transactions completed by Igor include the restructuring of a USD 110 million loan portfolio of a manufacturing company, the restructuring of the Eurobonds of Ukrzaliznytsia totaling USD 500 million, the acquisition of the Dobrobut medical network and the subsequent attraction of Horizon Capital investment, the acquisition of the assets of the Heidelberg Cement group in Ukraine, and the acquisition of a minority stake in one of the largest e-commerce projects in Ukraine.

Evgeniy Pakhomov has been appointed Vice President of the IB Department and will focus on transaction support and structuring. Previously, he held the position of Senior Specialist in the Investment Banking Department. Evgeniy joined Concorde Capital in 2016 and is responsible for supporting M&A transactions, projects to raise debt and equity financing, and debt restructuring. He also has extensive experience in working with assets in the NPL market. Evgeniy’s portfolio includes more than 15 successful transactions, the largest of which are the restructuring of a $110 million loan portfolio for a manufacturing company, debt restructuring of the largest flexible packaging manufacturer in the CEE region, and advising on a transaction to acquire the assets of the Heidelberg Cement group in Ukraine. Prior to joining the Concorde Capital team, Evgeniy worked as a senior auditor at KPMG, where he gained experience in supporting projects of large companies in the telecommunications, energy, building materials and retail fields.

Origination Director Alexander Viktorov will focus on IT and technology markets. Alexander has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance, investment and strategic consulting with participation in international and local transactions. Over the years of work in the investment market, he has gained practical experience in organizing, structuring and executing both private and public ECM/DCM transactions, as well as M&A transactions. He has extensive experience in advising young and growing businesses on capital raising and strategy. Alexander specializes in equity and debt capital markets, private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, business valuation and research, strategy development, and project management.

“Concorde has always been a forge for talent, and not only in the investment market. Many of our colleagues now work in completely different sectors or develop their own businesses. One of the main values of the company is growth, so we are always happy when our colleagues move up the career ladder within the company. Now we have a very strong team of folks who have been working in Concorde Capital for a long time and have gone through almost all stages of their career evolution,” commented Igor Mazepa, CEO of Concorde Capital.