M&A Advisor | Investment Analysis | Business Strategy

Valeriya Chumachenko

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Education: Master's degree, International Economics and Marketing. Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

Valeriya Chumachenko specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment analysis and strategic business development. Her expertise covers company valuation, technology market analysis, the search for investment opportunities and the assessment of deal synergies.

In her work Valeriya combines financial analysis with a deep understanding of market dynamics and business models. She assesses companies' competitive positions, growth potential and opportunities for creating additional value, helping to identify development prospects and to ground strategic decisions.

Her experience includes buy-side M&A engagements, the search for potential acquisition targets and analysis of the investment attractiveness of businesses. Valeriya also led an international team of 20 analysts on two continents, building research processes and raising the team's efficiency.

At PERETZ.agency Valeriya serves as a strategic advisor to the leadership, bringing expertise in investment, business analytics and the assessment of strategic opportunities. Her approach makes it possible to look at digital initiatives and business development through the lens of economic feasibility, long-term growth and value creation.

Valeriya holds a Master's degree in International Economics and Marketing. She speaks Ukrainian, English, French and Russian.

14: years of experience
14: articles
4: languages
4: markets: US, Europe, Middle East, Asia

Experience

M&A: M&A Associate at Corum Group, Seattle, since 2021. Buy-side consulting and deal origination: candidate research and acquisition synergy analysis, M&A engagements in technology sectors.
Business analysis: Senior Business Analyst at Corum Group, 2019 to 2021: industry analysis, go-to-market positioning, analysis of potential partners.
Team leadership: Analyst Team Lead for Corum Group, 2012 to 2018: a team of 20 analysts on two continents. M&A synergy analysis, business valuation, market positioning and executive summaries, global tech market analysis for monthly webcasts, automated research.
Operations and risk: Process Management Lead and Operations Project Manager at Dev-Pro, 2018 to 2019: digitalization, GDPR compliance, internal audits, risk management, business continuity, benchmarking.
Investment: Investment Manager at Avantazh Capital Investment Group, 2012: business research, presenting Ukrainian companies to foreign investors, the annual almanac of investment-attractive industries in Ukraine.
Board advisory: Advisor to the Board of PERETZ.agency since 2020: budgeting and business advising.