OREANDA-NEWS. February 07, 2011. Dragon Capital has been named ‘Best Investment Company’ in the Kyiv Post’s annual Best of Kyiv awards, for the third consecutive time since this category was introduced in 2008. In addition, Tomas Fiala, Managing Director of Dragon Capital and President of the European Business Association, received a special award for his personal contribution to Ukrainian business over the past 10 years.

Dragon Capital obtained 42% of the votes from a panel of over 3,000 Kyiv Post readers and 39 experts representing Ukraine’s leading businesses.

"We are grateful to the readers of the Kyiv Post and to the panel of experts for their appreciation of Dragon Capital. Our team has worked in this market for more than 15 years, and this experience has helped us to successfully survive the second major financial crisis," commented Tomas Fiala. "In particular, over the past two years we have significantly expanded our activities in international markets. We have strengthened our Fixed Income business and have further enhanced our number one position in Equity Trading in Ukraine. Our Investment Banking division has on behalf of our corporate clients successfully completed several of Ukraine’s first post-crisis capital raising transactions in diverse sectors such as agriculture, banking, pharmaceuticals, retail and media. We will continue to make every effort to provide our clients with world-class service and a wide range of investment opportunities."

Dragon Capital is the largest investment company in Ukraine, offering a full range of investment banking and brokerage services for corporate and private clients. More than a third of trading on the Ukrainian Stock Exchange (UX) is conducted with the participation of Dragon Capital, which rendered the company the leader in trading volume on the Ukrainian stock market in 2010.

Previously, Dragon Capital was also awarded "Best Research on the Stock Market" and "Best Trader in the Stock Market" in the 2010 Cbonds Awards. The Ukrainian Stock Exchange has also awarded Dragon Capital the title of "Leader of the Ukrainian Stock Market" and "Best Online Broker on the Results of 2010”.