marcus evans presents a new project from the Corporate Golden Series dedicated to corporate development strategies in Russian and CIS companies. This conference focuses on restructuring and holding architecture as the most effective means of increasing your company’s capitalisation.

Rates of growth of CIS companies differ dramatically from those of Europe especially in such industries as food manufacture, retail, finance services and real estate. The companies in these spheres thus demand more and more capital inflow for development. Though in mining and resources governmental position has strengthened for the last few years, private investment is still welcomed there. Following the protection policy of governments in CIS for the focus transmission from traditional row materials sector and diversification of economy new large investors enter the market. But the investors’ interest in CIS assets demands a more efficient and transparent structure of business.

Almost 100 companies in Russia were planning IPO for 2008. But in the first quarter there were no Russian and only 2 companies from CIS listing. If IPO goes out of fashion companies in Russia and CIS will search for new ways of development and capital increase. This conference will also present the best practices of development without going public.