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Russian-ArmenianVenture Capital Fund
Fund Concept
Russian-Armenian Venture Capital Fund is being established as an initiative of Russian and Armenian government Commission for economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia
Armenian government is attracting investments in the country via venture funds and free economic zones including those focused on innovations
Russian-Armenian Venture Capital Fund will be funded by Armenian governmental development institutions, international finance organizations and private investors
Prospective anchor investor Russian company SITRONICS intends to co-invest into the Fund as well as to render part of its RAO MARS site to high tech companies & their production facilities and may acquire successful companies eventually at exit stages
Armenian government intends to grant special economic zone status to RAO MARS site
Russian-Armenian Venture Fund will invest into Armenian and Russian companies that run innovative business within the generic framework of priority lines for technology development of both countries and are interested to establish production in Armenia
The Fund will also invest into foreign companies that are seeking venture financing and are willing to bring their technologies to Armenia and place manufacturing facilities for high tech products in Armenia thus establishing high tech business in Armenia
The size of the Fund is expected to be $70-80 million and will be formed in two stages
The first closing of the Fund will be done at ~$40M level. SITRONICS and Armenian government intend to become anchor investors, and international finance organizations are expected to join and co-invest at this first stage as it’s extremely difficult to commit private investor money for the first closing of the Fund in current economic environment. However prospective Fund managers will use best efforts to attract interested specific groups of private investors, particularly international Armenian diaspora at this stage too
The Fund managers will allow 12-18 months for the second closing of the Fund, and at this stage Fund size is expected to reach $70-80M, and prospective Fund managers expect to commit other investors including but not limited to
governmental high tech investors and fund of funds like Russian Corporation Rosnanotech, Russian Venture Company and others
international finance organizations like EBRD, IFC and others
private investors from Russia, Armenia and other countries
Prospective Fund managers will seek co-investors particularly international venture funds to co-invest on the deal level, especially when foreign innovative companies will plan to place production facilities and establish high tech business in Armenia
Fund Concept (cont’d)
Fund Strategy
Priority science & technology development lines:
Security and counterterrorism
Life sciences Nano systems
and new materials
Information and telecommunication systems
Environment conservation
Transport, air and space systems
Energy and power saving
Maximum potential is in technologies of overlapping areas
• Alternative energy sources• Energy efficiency• Environmentally friendly manufacturing
processes - raw materials, fuel and water processing
• New materials• Nanotechnology• IT
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Fund Management Team
Sergei BubnovManaging GeneralPartner
• More than 25-year long experience in high-tech industry
• Lead venture investments at Renaissance Investment Management
• Established small technology companies in early 1990th
• Over ten years with General Electric, established large engineering and technology center for GE in Russia
• Commercialized Russian-origin technologies in America, Europe and Asia
• Invested in companies developing Russian-origin technologies on international markets in the frame of establishing venture capital fund Islands of Excellence
• Established and developed Russian high-tech company and built its presence in international markets
•6 patents• PhD• Moscow State University
Boris MislavskyManaging GeneralPartner
• More than 15 years in banking & investments• Managing director for alternative investments at
Renaissance Investment Management• Portfolio Manager for RenShares Utilities Fund
(offshore closed end fund investing into CIS energy companies)
• Invested in companies developing Russian-origin technologies on international markets in the frame of establishing venture capital fund Islands of Excellence
• Principal banker with the Power & Energy Utilities Dept of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in London
• VP Emerging Markets Equity Research Dept of Merrill Lynch in London
• VP Equity Research Dept of Credit Suisse First Boston• CFA, 1998• MBA/Chicago University• Moscow University for Foreign AffairsPrincipals worked together to establish venture capital fund
and to invest into high tech companies
Fund Management Team
Unique combination of experienced principals
Building effective business with high ethical standards
High tech innovative projects management
Finding prospective technologies and hi-tech companies
Long time experience in technology due diligence and business & technical teams competence check
IP protection management
Development of strategic plans for company growth
Management for on time & on budget execution
Six Sigma quality methodology
Negotiation skills and experience in licensing technologies and buy/sell of high tech companies
Fund Prospective Advisers & Partners
• More than 35 years in international energy business
• Managing partner of UK-based Investment Fund
• Headed $270M Fund engaged in development and commercialization of new technologies in energy industry
• Worked in oil and gas sector of Shell in Europe, Australia and Venezuela
• Headed diversified energy and transportation company Natomas
• Headed Thermal Power - the most profitable geothermal company in the world at that time
• MBA
• Has got 20-year-long experience in Russia and region in technology transfer business and intellectual property protection
• Senior partner with the global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, heads the firm's CIS practice
• Served as a director of two venture capital funds with investments in Russia and the CIS
• Bears the global Squire Sanders network including operations in Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America, has got extensive contacts in both technology and investment communities
• Harvard College and Georgetown University Law School
• Member of Russian Academy of Science
• More than 50 years in energy industry
• The head of energy section for energy and mechanical engineering of Russian Academy of Science
• The Chairman of scientific Council for energy industry development in Russia
• The Chairman of United scientific Council for thermal physics and heat engineering
• over 60 inventions, 6 books, more than 250 scientific articles
SarahCareySquire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
TonyAmorPulsar Energy Capital LLP
OlegFavorskyRussian Academy of Science - UK-based Investment
Fund
- American venture Capital Fund
- International consulting firm in energy & energy technologies
- Assistance to start-ups, commercialization aid
- American incubator for start-ups from different countries
Fund Investment Policy
Key selection criteria: Team + Company + Technology
Unique technology with well protected IP, good market potential on large existing and rapidly growing new markets
Good standing company with transparent ownership structure and finances, with well stated business idea, adequate assessment of technical, financial, marketing and other risks, realistic strategy for high profitability and high return on investments, good potential for market cap growth
Solid management team well tuned to collective work and partnership with Fund managers for implementing growth strategy and building company with high market cap
Fund Investment Policy (cont’d)
Existing prototypes Established IP protection for technologies and products and/or any other
means of securing competitive advantages Transparent financial structure and company’s ownership allowing for
sufficient control for investors Internal rate of return (IRR) higher than 45% and potential for company
growth higher than 5 times Maximum investments in one industry will not exceed 30% of the total Fund
size Expected time to exit from individual investee companies – 3-5 years Minimum volume of investments into one company – $3M Maximum volume of investments into one company will not exceed 15% of
the Fund size Well developed exit strategy for the Fund (M&A, MBO/MBI, Recapitalization,
IPO, etc.)
Deal Flow & Fund Financial Indexes
Project Sources
Contacts of Fund managing partners and Fund Advisory Board both in Armenia and Russia and outside, particularly in US and European high tech communities and venture funds
Community of Armenian high tech companies Companies-participants of Innovation Contests
(Boris Mislavsky, Managing partner has been a member of the Russian Innovation Contest’s expert panel from 2001)
Companies-grantees with various government programs to support innovation business such as International Science & Technology Center (ISTC), First/Next Steps to Market of US Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF), European and other programs
Companies participating venture fairs Associations of venture investors and business-
angels of Armenia and Russia Other investment funds and investment companies
that work mainly with start-ups on pre-seed and seed stages in Armenia, Russia, USA and Europe
Innovation companies from technology incubators and technoparks in Armenia and Russia
Special web-site
Sample Projects Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) conversion by
plasma technology Mobile social network Continuous basalt fiber technology &
products Terminal access to remote servers for
small and medium size businesses Triple junction solar cells & concentrator
PV power plant Multiphase oil flow meter Scintillation and laser single crystals
production
Fund’s financial indexesAverage IRR, % 45%
ROI 4
Value / EBITDA 1.69
Value / Sales 1.01
Deal Flow
IRR, % 101%
ROI 3.7
Value / EBITDA 1.6
Value / Sales 1.3
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) conversionby plasma technologyKintech LLC Summary: company developed new prospective
technology for oil refining industry
Category: energy efficiency, environment protection
Innovation: developed technology is novel in the market; oil refineries worldwide use conventional steam reforming of methane for hydrogen production and Claus-process for hydrogen sulphide into commodity sulfur
Uniqueness: technology allows for more efficient use of methane in both processes and therefore significantly reduces CO2 emissions
Project’s financial indexes
Continuous basalt fiber technology& productsKamenny vek LLC Summary: company developed new basalt fiber
production technology for various markets – wind energy, construction, automotive industry
Category: nanosystems, material industry
Innovation: developed technology allows for using natural basalt as raw materials leading to cost reduction and environmental friendliness
Uniqueness: The material shows the best price/properties ratio as compared to competitors and easy disposal at the end of life cycle
Project’s financial indexes
IRR, % 90.23%
ROI 1.24
Value / EBITDA 1.79
Value / Sales 0.89
IRR, % 126%
ROI 3.4
Value / EBITDA 2
Value / Sales 1
Multiphase oil flow meterLLC «Aktel»
Summary: company developed new type of multiphase flow meters for oil recovery industry
Category: process efficiency, environment protection
Innovation: unique new gages and signal processing algorithms allow for real time monitoring of oil well output at significantly lower cost and with no radioactive components
Uniqueness: new low cost oil flow meter makes it cost-efficient to install equipment on every individual oil well and thus increase oil well efficiency respectively
Project’s financial indexes
Deal Flow (cont’d)
IRR, % 72%
ROI 1.0
Value / EBITDA 1.46
Value / Sales 0.66
Single crystals productiontechnology & scintillatorsand laser components Summary: new low gradient technology of oxide
single crystals growth
Category: material industry
Innovation: developed technology allows for higher
quality and better properties, higher productivity at
lower cost
Uniqueness: These crystals have best price-to-quality
ratio in comparison with any other products available
in the market
Project’s financial indexes
Fund Management Company
Renaissance Investment Management (RIM) is a leading independent investment management company established in 2003 as a 100% owned subsidiary of the Renaissance Group with offices in Moscow, London and Geneva and with presence in Almaty, Kiev, Kenya and Dubai
RIM has grown to over $3.4 billion in assets with approximately 150 employees
A market leader in providing asset and wealth management services in high opportunity emerging markets
Largest non-captive asset manager in Russia and one of the largest managers of the biggest Russian pension fund assets
Largest non-captive player in the Russian real estate market and manages the biggest in Russia land fund
In-depth experience and a track record in managing high opportunity emerging markets
Delivering consistent superior performance by employing world-class investment management professionals
Fund Management Company (cont’d)
Renaissance Group has now expanded its offerings and services throughout the CIS, Africa and Middle East and will continue to expand in high-opportunity
emerging markets throughout the world
LondonLondon
MoscowMoscow
KievKiev
CyprusCyprus
AlmatyAlmaty
GenevaGeneva
NairobiNairobi
LagosLagos
New YorkNew York
London
Moscow
Kiev
Nicosia
Almaty
Nairobi
Lagos
Dubai
Harare
Geneva
Lusaka
Accra
Johannesburg
Abuja
Note: Renaissance Group has a presence in the cities shown
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