CONFIDENTIAL
2019


SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Advisory and fund raising for six Solar Plants projects 110+ MWt total, in Zaporizhia region
We pay close attention to the projects being supervised, striving to assess their risks and prospects as objective as possible, while preserving the investor's money and warning against possible negative consequences in the future.
Equity and debt markets
Due diligence
Invest Roadshows
Debt restructuring
Investment projects base
Assets search. Due diligence
M&A Support
Business plan development
Investment strategy development
Direct investments
Portfolio investments
Corporate governance
CONFIDENTIAL
2019
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Advisory and fund raising for six Solar Plants projects 110+ MWt total, in Zaporizhia region
CONFIDENTIAL
2018
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Financing for 22,8 MWt Solar Farm construction in Mala Bilozerka village, Zaporizhia region
CONFIDENTIAL
2018
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Fundraising for 23,4 MWt Solar Power Station construction in Shyroke village, Zaporizhia region
CONFIDENTIAL
2018
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Advisory in 23,37 MWT Solar Plant construction project in Zaporizhia
CONFIDENTIAL
2017
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Funding for residential complex construction in Kiev
CONFIDENTIAL
2017
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Fund raising for residential complex construction in Zaporizhia
CONFIDENTIAL
2018
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ZAPORIZHIA REGION
Investment and construction of 12,3 MWt Solar Power Station in Zaporizhia
CONFIDENTIAL
2017
SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE
Fundraising for 17,4 MWt Solar Power Station construction in Dnipropetrovsk region
USD 0.4 mln
2017
PURCHASE OF OFFICE CENTER IN ZAPORIZHZHIA CITY, UKRAINE
Purchase of a two-storey class "B" office center about 800 sq.m. in Zaporozhzhia, Ukraine for the purpose of leasing
CONFIDENTIAL
2017
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY DEALS
M&A deals advising in telecommunication industry, investment projects evaluation
USD 0.5mln
2017
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
M&A deals advising in aviation industry, investment projects evaluation in this area
USD 40 mln
2016
DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR POWER ENGINEERING IN THE ZAPOROZHZHIA REGION
Investment project to increase the capacity of the solar power station from 6MW to 56MW
Forum
September 2019
Ruslan Bozhko, managing partner of ACG was a speaker on Forum in Lviv
On August 30, 2019 in Lviv, the Forum «Investment Attractiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises» was held
Investments
August 2019
Astra Capital Group’s radio station in the top-3 in Zaporizhzhya region
Radio Format is in the top 3 rating of radio stations in Zaporizhzhya Region
Investments
July 2019
Solar Station Construction in Zaporozhye Has Completed
The project's budget is EUR 12 million
Forum
June 2019
ACG Managing Partner speaks at Ukrainian Renewables Forum in London
Ruslan Bozhko - is the speaker at the annual Ukrainian Renewables Forum in London
Investments
June 2019
ACG arranged financing for 6 new solar power plants with 110 MW total capacity
Projects deadline is 2019-2020
Investments
June 2019
New solar station launched in Malaya Belozerka
UAH 530 million were invested in the project
Іnvestments
June 2019
Solar Station Launch in Shirokoye
The volume of investments in the project amounted to UAH 510 million
Investments
June 2019
ACG Arranged Financing for the Construction of a Solar Power Station in Zaporozhye
Investments in this project amounted to UAH 530 million
Investments
February 2019
New Solar Farm in Dnipropetrovsk Region Was Launched in the Shortest Possible Time
The project was fully performed in 122 days
Investments
January 2019
Tokmak Solar Energy Has Launched a 50 MW Solar Farm in Tokmak
ACG provides investments together with the state bank «Ukrgasbank»
Investments
November 2019
ACG radio station starts broadcasting in Zaporizhya
Listen Format Radio at 88.3 FM
About Company
2018
REALLOCATION OF OWNERSHIP SHARES WITHIN ASTRA CAPITAL GROUP
Company Director Sergey Lebed has sold his corporate rights in the company to the...
Power Industry
April 2018
INVESTMENT PROJECT INTO THE BIGGEST UKRAINIAN SOLAR POWER STATION
Launching of the largest Ukrainian solar power station «Tokmak Solar Energy» with a total 50 MW capacity.
Since 2016 Astra Capital Group has invested Ukrainian and foreign private investors’ funds in the Ukrainian economy. We have successfully implemented projects in the spheres of alternative energy, real estate, transport and telecommunications. Now we consider such sectors as traditional energy, agriculture, IT.
Our partners from the US, Slovakia, Hungary and Georgia are expanding the boundaries and possibilities of investment projects.
In addition to maximizing the investors’ profit, our strategy is aimed at the development of regions of presence, and their investment attractiveness growth.
Alternative energy
M&A, equity and debt rising
Real estate
M&A, real estate operations
Telecomunications
M&A consulting, Due diligence
Transport
M&A consulting, Due diligence
Focus on industries - energy, real estate, transport, telecommunications, IT technologies
A portfolio of 16 projects, including 4 projects having already been successfully implemented, 12 projects are under implementation
UAH 711 mln - assets in management (1H 2017
Representations in Atlanta (USA), Tbilisi (Georgia), Kyiv and Zaporozhzhya (Ukraine)
About
Ruslan Bozhko is Managing Partner of Astra Capital Group. The main specialization is business structuring, project management, equty and debt markets.
Ruslan represents the fund discussing current and future projects during negotiations with existing and potential clients.
Before the foundation of Astra Capital Group, Ruslan had experience in various management positions in the large metallurgical holding, as well as in the consulting companies of the "Big Four"
Education
1998 - graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Donetsk National University.
2003 - a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, England)
Recognition
About
Serhii Lebed - Director of Astra Capital Group. The main specialization is business structuring, project management, accounting and reporting systems implementation.
Serhii deals with the administration of the ACG, making of organizational interaction between its partners, employees, contractors and clients.
Before joining Astra Capital Group, Serhii worked as a manager in consulting company for business registration, accounting, financial forecasting and planning and risk analysis.
Education
Since 2006 has been studying at the Accounting and Finance Faculty of Kyiv National Trade and Economic University
On August 30, 2019 in Lviv, the Forum «Investment Attractiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises» was held, where Ruslan Bozhko, managing partner of Astra Capital Group was a speaker. At this field- specific business forum, the ACG leader took part in a press breakfast, in a panel discussion on such topics as the investment attractiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, business strategies, business scaling. «Investment Attractiveness of SME» Forum was organized by the Business Information Support Center, based on the «Agency for Economic on the development of PPV Knowledge Networks» with the support of the EBRD as part of the EU4Business initiative.
According to the results of a sociological study conducted by the Independent Research Group in July 2019, Radio Format, the media asset of Astra Capital Group since 2017, is in the top 3 rating of radio stations in Zaporizhzhya Region, and is in the second position after the national radio station Hit FM. Radio Format is the only non-network regional radio station that broadcasts in 7 cities of the Zaporizhzhya region – Berdyansk, Primorsk, Melitopol, Tokmak, Pologi, Gulyaypole, Orekhov and 13 regions of the region, providing 70% coverage of Zaporizhzhya region.
Company «Renewable Energy of Zaporizhia» has implemented a project for a solar power station construction in Zaporozhye. The inverter power of the station is 10 MW, the panel power is 12.4 MW. The project budget is EUR 12 million, the launch date is June 2019. «Renewable Energy of Zaporizhia» is owned by «Tokmak Solar Energy» LLC, where «Astra Capital Group» is one of the key investors.
Managing partner of Astra Capital Group Ruslan Bozhko – is the speaker at the annual Ukrainian Renewables Forum in London (Ukrainian Renewables Forum in London (June 24, 2019). The forum brought together powerful developers of renewable energy projects in Ukraine both local and international, with leading financiers, advisors and project sponsors from the UK, Europe and North America.
In 2019, Astra Capital Group launched 6 new projects in solar energy sector in Zaporizhzhya region. These projects are at early stage of implementation, namely, an assessment of future investments has been carried out, surveys and land registration preparation for projects are being carried out. The total design inverter capacity is 85.9 MW, the total design panel capacity is 110.2 MW. Projects deadline is 2019-2020.
Another successful project was implemented by «Astra Capital Group» as an advisor and financing organizer. In Malaya Belozerka, Zaporizhzhya region, a 22.8 MW solar power plant was launched. The station began to be built in October 2018, and in 5 months, in this March, its construction was completed. Solar station will annually produce 30,000 MW/ h. UAH 530 million were invested in the project.
In April 2019, solar power station construction in Shirokoye village, Zaporizhzhya Region, “Shirokoye Solar Park”, was completed. Full transaction support and financing organization was carried out by ACG investment company. The volume of investments in the project amounted to UAH 510 million. The inverter power of the station is 19.9 MW, panel power is 23.3 MW. Commercial generation of this solar farm started in June 2019.
«Astra Capital Group», as an exclusive consultant and financing organizer for «Solen Energy», has implemented a solar power station construction project in Zaporizhia. The project started in September 2018, station construction was completed in March 2019, and commercial generation was launched in June 2019. The station’s installed capacity is 19.9 MW, panel capacity is 23.37 MW. Investments in this project amounted to UAH 530 million.
«Astra Capital Group» acted as an advisor and fundraiser for «Foton Energy» for the project for solar power plant construction in
Podgornoye, Dnipropetrovsk Region. The inverter power of the station is 15 MW, the panel power is 17.43 MW. The project was fully performed in 122 days: the start of construction – June 2018, commissioning – December 2018. Commercial generation began on January 1, 2019. Investments amount is UAH 470 million.
<p style=”text-align: justify;”>In December 2018, «Tokmak Solar Energy» launched the final phase of its solar station in Tokmak. The total capacity of the station at the moment is 50 megawatts. «Astra Capital Group» acts as an investor and fundraiser the project for solar station construction together with the state bank «Ukrgasbank». The total investment in the project makes 52 million euros.</p>
On November 14, 2019, the Format radio station won the competition for frequency held by the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting for the local broadcasting development in Zaporizhia.
In a short time, at 88.3 MHz every Zaporizhia citizen will discover a new radio with high-quality musical content – Format Radio. At the moment, the radio station is represented in 7 cities of Zaporizhia region – Berdyansk, Primorsk, Melitopol, Tokmak, Pologi, Gulyaypole, Orekhov and in 13 districts of the region. According to the results of the corresponding social research conducted by the “Independent Research Group”, Radio Format is one of the broadcasting leaders in the region, ranks second among its competitors, national network radio stations.
Format Radio has obtained such result in 2 years, becoming in 2017 the media asset of the investment company Astra Capital Group. According to Astra Capital Group Managing Partner Ruslan Bozhko, the owners are interested in the development and further popularization of Format Radio, which is the only local non-network radio station in the Zaporizhia region.
In September, 2018 reallocation of ownership shares within Astra Capital Group has taken place. Company Director Sergey Lebed has sold his corporate rights in the company to the Managing Partner of the Company Ruslan Bozhko. The relevant changes were entered to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The Company reports that there will be no changes in Astra Capital Group management structure, and this fact will not influence the Company’s operations.
Please be reminded that Astra Capital Group was established in 2015 as an independent private investment company. Astra Capital Group offers a wide range of services to attract investment, carries out asset management, analytical products, taking into account the needs of each client. Astra Capital Group cooperates with the largest global and national financial institutions.
On April 24th, in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, the first stage of the largest Ukrainian solar power station “Tokmak Solar Energy” with a total 50 MW capacity was opened.
The investor and the financing arranger for the SPS construction was Astra Capital Group in partnership with the state-owned Ukrgasbank. The total investment in this project amounted to EUR 45 million.
Ruslan Bozhko, managing partner of the investment company Astra Capital Group, has marked that investments into Ukrainian alternative energy are the priority in Company operation. In the next year, the Company’s projects portfolio in alternative energy will exceed 180 MW of net energy.
160 thousand solar modules, 1670 inverters, 40 complete transformer substations 0,4 / 10 kV are installed at the power plant. More than 120 workplaces were created during the station construction. Solar power station will provide electricity to 6 areas of Zaporozhye region.
“In particular I want to thank Ukrgasbank for granting EUR 19 million Loan. I am proud that together we were able to implement successfully such a large-scale project within unfavorable time for Ukrainian economy. Such projects as the new powerful SPS improve the investment climate of the country and the region, and they also stimulate the economy development!”- has summarized Ruslan Bozhko.
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