With several potential Russian IPOs on the horizon for 2011, the 2nd Russia - Capital Raising and Investment Summit examined opportunities and challenges faced by Asian investors interested in financing the Russian growth story. The case for Russia as an investment destination remains strong, with rebounding oil and commodity prices, rising domestic incomes and Russia’s recent privatisation plan creating opportunities.
• Sergey Gritsay, Consul-General of the Russian Federation in the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR • Julia Leung Fung-yee, under secretary for financial services and the treasury, The Government of Hong Kong SAR • Ronald Arculli, chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing • Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist, VTB Capital • Paulina McGroarty, head of EMEA listings, Singapore Exchange • Dimitry Bovykin, head of marketing and research, Brunswick Rail • Darius Daubaras, head of Russia, CIS and Central & Eastern Europe, BNP Paribas • Andrey Solovyev, global head of debt capital markets, VTB Capital • Viktor Maslov, head of fund management, Raiffeisenbank ZAO • Maxim Mitrokhin, director of operations, Kaspersky Lab APAC • Tanya Landwehr, chief financial officer, managing director, TKB BNP Paribas Investment Partners • Jivko Savov, deputy chief executive officer, En+ Group • Christine Lie, vice president, issuer marketing, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing • Timothy Krause, senior regional manager, financial markets, International Finance Corporation • Dominic Li, managing director, head of Hong Kong office, Rusal • Richard Hainsworth, general director, RusRating • Tim Demchenko, head of private equity & special situations, VTB Capital • Mark Cooke, director of marketing, Kazimir Partners • Alexey Klaptsov, director, Specialised Research and Investment Group • Dmitry Malykhin, chief investment adviser, Da Vinci CIS Opportunities Fund • Edwin Tham, global head of Russia/CIS practice group, managing partner, Moscow, Allen & Overy • Paul Forrest, director, Forrest Research • Maxim Alekseyev, co-founder, senior partner, ALRUD • Roman Gorzib, managing director, RISAM Investments • William Lowndes, freelance consultant • Sergio Men, managing partner, Eurasia Strategics
260+ corporates and market leaders attended the event, including representatives from:
Discussion topics at the 2011 Summit included: • Russia’s five year privatisation plan: what’s in store for 2011? • The link that Hong Kong will play between Russia and China • Capital raising opportunities in Asia for Russian companies: IPO outlook, bond financing, and private placements • M&A – outbound and inbound opportunities • Infrastructure (including railway and power opportunities) • Exit strategies and liquidity in Russian investments • Alternative investments in Russia: which asset classes or industry sectors present the greatest opportunity for private equity and hedge funds? • Real estate and hotel opportunities • Risk considerations: political, market, financial • The impact of the pending WTO application
Who will be there? • Asian institutional investors looking to put money to work in Russia • Deal facilitators – investment bankers, business brokers, etc. • Commercial banks • Alternative investment funds- private equity, hedge funds, etc. • Domestic fund managers • Sovereign wealth funds • Insurance companies • Central banks • Commodities investors • Service providers including consultants, law firms, accounting firms, etc. • Russian Corporations – companies looking to expand their businesses in Asia
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