BEB New Leader Business Get Ready

Why does this matter to business? Tsyvinskyi represents a generation of detectives who no longer rely on outdated tools like endless interrogations or formal document requests. His style includes:

• Covert Investigative Actions: wiretaps, surveillance, tracking of fund transfers, and real-time documentation of collusion.
• Deals with Investigators: actively engaging suspects to cooperate in exchange for leniency — a method that helps gather evidence against the masterminds of schemes and high-level corruption.

NABU and SAP, where Tsyvinskyi previously worked, strongly support legislative changes enabling plea deals in corruption cases. These mechanisms enable real cooperation with investigators and restitution of state losses — not just payoffs. This is likely to become the dominant approach at BEB under his leadership.

Big Business in the Spotlight

Notably, most cases supervised by Tsyvinskyi involved not small entrepreneurs but large business groups, high-ranking officials, and multi-million-dollar schemes damaging the state budget. This indicates BEB may begin with similarly resonant, high-stakes cases.

What This Means for the Market:

• Large businesses must prepare for a new wave of scrutiny from BEB — not just formal audits, but deep documentation using advanced investigative tools.
• Top management risks are rising. What used to be “manageable” could now turn into real criminal cases backed by solid evidence.
• Plea deals may become the only option for some suspects. Those who cooperate early may benefit from reduced penalties — but may also become witnesses against their colleagues or leadership.

Signals to Business: What to Do Now

1. Review internal compliance procedures. Identifying and eliminating risks proactively can prevent issues.
2. Prepare for potential covert investigations. Keep all communications, transactions, and meetings transparent and legal.
3. Develop a legal response strategy in case of investigation, search, detention, or charges — including preparation for possible plea deals by close associates.

Forecast: What’s Next

Tsyvinskyi’s appointment isn’t just a reshuffle — it’s a paradigm shift: from formalities to real economic crime prosecution. Under his leadership, BEB is likely to resemble NABU more closely — focusing on high-profile cases, modern tools, and large businesses.

“Tsyvinskyi is someone who knows how to document complex economic crimes, handle vast data, and build cases against top-level officials and businessmen.”

Conclusions:

• Businesses — especially large ones — must prepare for the new reality.
• BEB under Tsyvinskyi means modern investigations, solid evidence, and real verdicts.
• The first to be targeted: big companies and high-profile cases. Time to prepare.

Tsyvinskyi is a challenge for big business — but as always, most entrepreneurs assume “this doesn’t apply to us.” Better fasten your compliance seatbelts now!

👉 Below is a video lecture by Ihor Yasko, PhD in Law, Head of Business Security Practice and Managing Partner at WINNER Law Firm.