Renaissance Capital (www.rencap.com) is the leading independent investment bank operating on the Russian and CIS financial markets, serving both domestic and international clients. Since its founding in 1995, the company has raised over USD14 billion for Russian companies – more than any other financial institution – and has completed many high profile deals.
In 2003, 2004 and 2005 Renaissance Capital was voted the No.1 research house in Russia in Institutional Investor’s “All-Europe Research Team” survey. Year 2003 was the first time that a Russia- and CIS-focused firm had won this distinction in Russia. In addition, we dominated the 2004 and 2005 Institutional Investor magazine’s “All-Russia Research Team” survey being voted No.1 in 8 (2004) and 9 (2005) out of a total of 11 industry categories.
Renaissance Capital companies acted as joint financial advisor on the sale of Ivan Taranov Breweries to Heineken NV (November, 2005); the exclusive financial advisor on Gazprom’s accumulation of a 51% stake in OAO Northgas (September, 2005); the exclusive financial advisor on the sale of a 75%-1 share stake in KMB-Bank to Banca Intesa and a put-call option for the remaining interest – USD120 mln for 100% (September, 2005); a joint advisor on the Evraz Holding IPO – USD 422 mln (June 2005); as a joint financial advisor to South Africa’s Gold Fields against a USD 8.1 billion takeover bid by Harmony Gold (May, 2005); as a joint financial advisor to InBev on the acquisition of stakes of SUN Trade and Alfa Eco in SUN Interbrew (2005); the sole bookrunner on the sale of a 5% stake in Kalina to international investors on behalf of the EBRD (2005); sole financial advisor to Gazprom on its accumulation of a 51% stake in Stimul and subsequently its acquisition of the remaining 49% (2004-2005); the exclusive financial advisor on the sale of a 74% stake in Uzbekistan's biggest mobile phone company Uzdunrobita to MTS in a transaction valued at USD121 million (2004); global coordinator, bookrunner and placement agent for Kalina’s IPO valued at USD53 million (2004); the exclusive financial advisor and sole placement agent for Wimm-Bill-Dann in its secondary Regulation-S placement of 1,760,000 GDRs (2003); the sole financial advisor to Kuban GSM on its sale of a 47.3% stake to MTS in a transaction valued at USD107 million (2003); the exclusive financial advisor on the merger of VNK and YUKOS (2003); and the sole arranger of a financial consortium that purchased a 34% stake in Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (2002).
Renaissance Capital acted as joint arranger of Gazprom’s RUB5 billion four-year bond issue (2005); joint arranger of MegaFon’s RUB3 billion three-year bond issue (2005); co-arranger of TMK’s RUB3 billion four-year bond issue (2005); arranger of Gazprom’s RUB5 billion five-year bond issue (2005); lead manager of a RUB5 billion LUKOIL placement which set a historic low yield to return coupon rate; manager of Gazprom’s RUB5 billion three-year bond issue (2004); the joint arranger of Gazprom’s RUB10 billion bond issue, the largest rouble-denominated issue to date in the Russian Federation (2004); the arranger of MegaFon’s RUB1.5 billion bond issue (2004); the joint arranger of Gazprom’s RUB5 billion bond issue (2002); and the joint arranger of UralSvyazInform’s RUB1 billion bond issue (2002).
A Renaissance Capital company acted as underwriter in IUD’s (Industrial Union of Donbass) USD150 million LPN placement, in Gazprom’s USD1.7 billion eurobond placement (2003), and in MTS’ USD400 million eurobond placement (2003).
RenCap Securities, Inc., a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), is a US-based subsidiary of Renaissance Capital Holdings Limited and forms a part of a group of companies operating outside of the United States as Renaissance Capital. RenCap Securities, Inc. is authorised by the NASD to carry out broker-dealer activities in the US.
Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited is located in the Republic of Cyprus and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. It increases the company’s transparency and gives it greater access to the European Union.
Renaissance Capital Limited, a member of Renaissance Capital, was the first Russia-focused UK investment firm to be authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom as a 'Category A' firm, and was the first Russia-focused investment institution to become a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Established in the second half of 2004, Renaissance Capital’s Ukrainian office – Renaissance Capital Ukraine LLC – this year secured the No. 1 position in terms of volume and number of deals on Ukraine’s stock market, the First Stock Trading System (PFTS).
