OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 August 2009 the National Bank of Ukraine announced on its website that American, Russian and Swedish companies have submitted written proposals to acquire stakes in Ukrprombank. The NBU said it was meeting with representatives of these companies and negotiations were in preliminary stages. Ukrprombank is currently under the NBU's temporary administration and is among the banks set to be nationalized; it was Ukraine's #18th largest bank as of July 1, according to the NBU.

Concorde Capital is a full service investment bank operating on the Ukrainian, Russian and CIS markets. In 2007 Concorde Capital’s analytical team was recognized as the Top Team covering Ukraine by Thomson Extel's Pan European Survey. Senior Analyst Alexander Paraschiy was recognized as the Leading Pan-European Investment Analyst – European Emerging Markets. Concorde Capital is a leader when it comes to private placements and M&A deals. Concorde Capital’s sale of a stake in Electron Bank to Volksbank International AG was named the Best Ukrainian M&A deal of the year 2007 by the Adam Smith Institute.