And call them Myrmidons, from what they were.
You saw their persons, and they still retain
The thrift of ants, tho' now transform'd to men.
A frugal people, and inured to sweat,
Laboring to gain, and keeping what they get.

Book 7, Ovid, The Metamorphoses

The Myrmidon Group LLC is a small New York based consultancy that works with investors and corporations seeking entry into the complex but lucrative emerging markets of Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Established in 2007, Myrmidon also provides advisory services to Ukrainian and East European companies and businesses seeking access to capital and partners in North America and Europe.

Myrmidon is managed by Adrian Karatnycky, a former CEO of a major foreign policy research and advocacy organization and a leading authority on Ukraine who has worked on-the-ground with the country’s leading policy reformers since the late 1980s.

Our team includes a former high-ranking Canadian government official with strong knowledge of the transportation and technology sectors; a former internet strategies expert from American Express; and a well-connected MBA who worked as a legislative staff member for a prominent Ukrainian lawmaker.

Myrmidon’s multi-lingual and multi-national team has extensive knowledge of Ukraine’s political, economic, and business environments. We can serve clients in English, German, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and French.

Our range of relationships in the world of policy, government, and business and our on-the-ground knowledge enables us to offer significant value-added to clients who seek to make their initial forays into the emerging markets of Ukraine and the former Soviet bloc. Our network of contacts with North American and European investors and companies enables us to serve as an effective link for emerging Ukrainian and East European companies, seeking capital, know-how, technologies, and partnerships. In the time since it was launched, Myrmidon has worked with a wide array of clients in the industrial, financial, media, advisory, and legal fields.

Taking our name from the thrifty, frugal, and enterprising Myrmidons of the Iliad and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, we “labor to gain” for our clients and partners.