Meest to attract strategic investor to develop business in Europe
The Meest postal and logistics group plans to attract a strategic investor to build a stable business in Europe, Meest China shareholder Viacheslav Lysenko said in a blitz interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
"We are preparing the company to go public, and we have attracted powerful investments for its development - a powerful foreign investor who values our developments and experience, is interested in a stable business that our company will build in Europe," Lysenko said.
We are talking about a strategic investor, the company shareholder clarified.
He declined to name the size of the share package that the group is ready to offer to the "strategist".
At the same time, the Meest China shareholder confirmed that the potential investor is a company from the logistics sector.
The deal could be closed in 2025, Lysenko said.
The Meest Group delivers to 90 countries around the world, has been operating in the postal services market in the C2C and B2C segments for over 30 years. The company was founded by entrepreneur Rostyslav Kisil, who remains its beneficiary and is responsible for the strategic direction of work. The group of companies includes the divisions Meest China, Meest USA, Meest Europe and Meest Ukraine.
Meest China has been a leader in the delivery of postal parcels from China for over 15 years. It also delivers large cargo from China with customs clearance. It has its own warehouse of 5,000 square meters in Guangzhou.
In May 2024, Meest International launched a new logistics center near the city of Debica in Poland, 170 km from the border. The company plans to expand its network of hubs in Eastern and Central Europe.