VTB Capital (www.vtbcapital.com), the Investment Business of VTB Group, is one of the three strategic business arms of VTB Group, along with the corporate and retail businesses. Since its foundation in 2008, VTB Capital has taken part in more than 164 ECM and DCM deals, which were instrumental in attracting more than USD 87.8bn worth of investments into Russia.

VTB Capital has become a national leader in global investment banking. League tables for the first 6 months of 2011 show VTB Capital as #1 Eurobond bookrunner in Russia by Dealogic, #1 local bonds bookrunner by Bloomberg and #1 ECM bookrunner in Russia and the CIS by Dealogic and Bloomberg. In 2010, VTB Capital became #1 M&A Adviser in Russia by mergermarket.

In 2011 VTB Capital research team has been ranked #1 in Thomson Reuters Extel Survey and Institutional Investor All-Russia Investor Survey. Also, the company won the Cbonds Awards in several nominations.

In 2010, VTB Capital was named Best Russian Equity House and Best Russian Debt House at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence. In October 2010, VTB Capital has won The Banker magazine's annual Investment Banking Award, in the 'Most Innovative Investment Bank from Central and Eastern Europe 2010' category.

VTB Capital offers a full range of investment banking products and services, focusing on arranging operations in the debt, equity, global commodities markets, developing investment management, advising clients on M&A and ECM deals in Russia and abroad.

In 2010, VTB Capital pre-tax profit amounted to RUB 25,5bn demonstrating a 55,5% growth year-on-year.

VTB Capital operates in Moscow, London, Singapore and Dubai, with headquarters in Moscow.