On April 23, Poland’s Getin Holding SA sold 100% of the shares in “Idea Bank, “ Ukraine’s 27th-largest bank by assets, on its third attempt.
This is stated in the seller’s exchange announcement, according to “Interfax-Ukraine.”
The buyer was the Cypriot company Alkemi Limited, owned by Serhiy Tihipko, the owner of the “TAS” Group, in accordance with the terms of the conditional purchase and sale agreement dated October 18, 2024.
“Under the terms of the agreement, the issuer received a price for the shares equivalent to $36.5 million. In addition, the issuer received compensation equivalent to 194,339 thousand euros under an exclusive agreement entered into by the issuer with the Buyer on April 22, 2025,” Getin noted.
He also received compensation for the transfer of rights to funds accumulated in a deposit account at “Idea Bank, “ equivalent to 30.24 million UAH in euros, or 633.79 thousand euros, pursuant to a power-of-attorney agreement concluded between the seller, the buyer, and the bank on April 23, 2025.
In October 2024, Getin Holding and Serhiy Tihipko’s TAS Group signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares in Idea Bank Ukraine.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine granted Tigipko approval for the transaction on December 12, 2024.
In late January 2025, it was reported that a package of documents from TAS Group shareholder Serhiy Tihipko regarding approval of the purchase of “Idea Bank” had been submitted to the NBU, which is reviewing them in accordance with the procedures established by law.
On February 14, a Polish court appointed a receiver for businessman Łukasz Czarnecki’s shares in Getin Holding, which owns 100% of Ukraine’s “Idea Bank.”
On April 21, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) approved the indirect acquisition of 100% of the shares of “Idea Bank” by Serhiy Tihipko, the owner of the “TAS” group.
