In an emailed statement to major press outlets on Friday, Dmitriy Firtash, the Ukrainian billionaire behind Group DF, said he planned to acquire a majority stake in Nadra Bank (NADR). According to him, the deal will be completed within weeks; details of the transaction were not disclosed. Daily Ekonomicheskie Izvestia said last week that Firtash planned to buy an 86.7% stake in the bank, Ukraine’s #7 largest by assets.