VALENTINE SMIRNYAGIN
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor with over 20 years of global experience in corporate finance, M&A, private equity, and project finance. He has led and executed transactions totaling approximately $3 billion, including syndicated loans, Eurobonds, and public offerings across sectors such as metals & mining, energy, hospitality, and AgTech. With a strong track record in financial modeling, deal structuring, and capital raising, Valentyn has held leadership roles in Ukraine, USA, Indonesia, Australia.
Notable achievements include structuring a $270M clean energy project financing in Ukraine and facilitating a sale of mining project with 3.1x over initial investment which later achieved $2B IPO valuation in Indonesia. He holds an MBA in Finance from Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. Valentyn offers deep expertise in accessing capital and corporate networks, particularly in Ukraine, and is fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian, with intermediate German proficiency.
Notable achievements include structuring a $270M clean energy project financing in Ukraine and facilitating a sale of mining project with 3.1x over initial investment which later achieved $2B IPO valuation in Indonesia. He holds an MBA in Finance from Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. Valentyn offers deep expertise in accessing capital and corporate networks, particularly in Ukraine, and is fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian, with intermediate German proficiency.
Education
Master of Business Administration (Finance and Valuation)
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Pittsburgh, USA
Master (Specialist) in International Information
Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National University, Ukraine
Bachelor in International Relations
Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National University, Ukraine
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Pittsburgh, USA
Master (Specialist) in International Information
Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National University, Ukraine
Bachelor in International Relations
Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National University, Ukraine
Experience
Finance Director DrillTech Ltd.
Encon Inc – Financial Advisor
Project Manager – Corporate Finance Industrial Group Consortium (IG) – ISD Metals Group
Director, Member of the Board of Directors - Cape Alumina, Brisbane, Australia
Finance Director Asmin Koalindo Tuhup, Jakarta, Indonesia
Finance Director, Member of the Board – Hyatt Regency Kyiv
Finance Manager, Ukrindustry Consortium
Analyst, Alcoa, Inc., Pittsburgh, USA
Intern, Chromalox, Pittsburgh, USA
Business Development, Scania CV AB
Encon Inc – Financial Advisor
Project Manager – Corporate Finance Industrial Group Consortium (IG) – ISD Metals Group
Director, Member of the Board of Directors - Cape Alumina, Brisbane, Australia
Finance Director Asmin Koalindo Tuhup, Jakarta, Indonesia
Finance Director, Member of the Board – Hyatt Regency Kyiv
Finance Manager, Ukrindustry Consortium
Analyst, Alcoa, Inc., Pittsburgh, USA
Intern, Chromalox, Pittsburgh, USA
Business Development, Scania CV AB
Track Record
Financial (board) advisor & investment professional with extensive trackrecord in various roles such as:
corporate finance
fundraisor
investor
PE/VC
M&A
Wealth / Asset Management, portfolio manager
offer Aaccess to capital and corporate networks in Ukraine.
Directly involved insyndicated, pre-export, multilateral IFI, project finance loans, Eurobond as well as M&A, PE, VC, carbon trading and public offering transactions.
corporate finance
fundraisor
investor
PE/VC
M&A
Wealth / Asset Management, portfolio manager
offer Aaccess to capital and corporate networks in Ukraine.
Directly involved insyndicated, pre-export, multilateral IFI, project finance loans, Eurobond as well as M&A, PE, VC, carbon trading and public offering transactions.
International Experience
Austria (AT)
Australia (AU)
Hungary (HU)
Indonesia (ID)
Ukraine (UA)
United States of America (US)
Australia (AU)
Hungary (HU)
Indonesia (ID)
Ukraine (UA)
United States of America (US)
Sector Expertise
Agriculture
Construction
Construction of buildings
Accommodation services
Other manufacturing industries
Energy
Petroleum
Steam and air conditioning supply
Mining of metal ores
Real Estate Activities
Land transport
Construction
Construction of buildings
Accommodation services
Other manufacturing industries
Energy
Petroleum
Steam and air conditioning supply
Mining of metal ores
Real Estate Activities
Land transport
Keywords
Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Project Finance, Capital Raising, Deal Structuring, Metals & Mining, Energy Oil & Gas, Renewables, Carbon Trading ESG, Hospitality, AgTech, Automotive, Logistics, Real Estate, Wealth Management, Investment Advisory, Due Diligence, Valuation, Syndicated Loans, Eurobonds




