Investment banking

• Advising clients on buying and selling a business (M&A)
• Organizational and legal support of agreements
• Attracting a financial or strategic investor
• Export financing
• Organization of debt financing
• Convertible loan
• Mezzanine funding

Strategic consulting

• Development of optimal business or project development strategies
• Selection of the best funding mechanisms for the implementation of plans
• Advising on trade in goods or services
• Strategic planning of company development

Startup financing

• Development of strategy and organization of financing from idea to MVP (minimum viable product)
• Attracting grant funding
• Accompaniment during acceleration
• Assistance in due diligence
• Attracting angelic or venture funding
• Development of a strategy to increase capitalization

Project development

• Preparation of a project action plan (roadmap)
• Organization of all necessary participants and project team
• Development of an optimal financing plan
• Organization of financing
• Development of marketing strategy
• Sales organization
• Selling business or scaling

Yaroslav Khariy, Founder

Director and founder of BFS LLC with more than 20 years of experience.

He has experience in M&A transactions in Ukraine and attracting large loans ($ 100 million) for Ukrainian companies in international banks.

He has advised foreign investors on commercial projects in Ukraine and Poland and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in Ukraine.

Since 2019 he has been cooperating with the Polish Ukrainian Startup Bridge program. https://www.startupbridge.eu

Has successful experience in obtaining grant funding in Poland for programs to support innovative foreign business from EUR 220 thousand to EUR 2 million and cooperation with Investment Funds of Poland and the European Union.

He began his career in 2000 at the investment fund Euroventures Ukraine as an intern and then worked as an assistant investment manager.
Since 2001, he has advised Ukrainian companies on business planning and financial modeling to obtain credit and share capital. 
Since 2003 he has worked in the International Credit Line Management Group of the EBRD and the World Bank at the National Bank of Ukraine.
Since 2005 - Director of the Investment and Securities Department of Khreschatyk Bank.
Since 2007 he has been the Managing Director of EXIM-Capital Asset Management Company and a partner of EXIM-Consulting, responsible for investment banking.
Since 2011 Director and founder of BFS LLC

Education:
1998-2003 - National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,” Faculty of Economics, Economic Theory, Economics and Entrepreneurship. 
2015 - University of California, Berkeley - Center for Leadership Training, Haas School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Program.