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Private Equity World Middle East 2005
Russia and Eastern European markets: opportunities in the “new” European EconomiesKestutis Sasnauskas, East Capital Private equity
EAST CAPITAL
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EAST CAPITAL 2
East Capital in brief
• 2 billion USD under management in open ended mutual and private equity funds
• 60 employees
• Offices in Stockholm, Moscow and Paris
• 250.000+ investors
• 7 year track record
• Independently owned and managed
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EAST CAPITAL 3
Our Toolbox
UCITS funds
East CapitalEastern European Fund
East CapitalRussian Fund
East CapitalBaltic Fund
East CapitalBalkan Fund
Central EuropeBalkansBaltic StatesRussia & CIS
Offshore funds
East CapitalBering Russia Fund
Private Equity
East CapitalAmber Fund
East CapitalBering Ukraine Fund
Explorer Property Fund-Baltic States
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Average annual performance of the Funds versus benchmark index since inception
Performance in EUR
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• Economic Outlook: stable growth
• Scouting the Private Equity Landscape in Russia
• Investment Opportunities in Russian and Eastern European Private Equity
Suggested agenda
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Reasons to invest in Eastern Europe & Russian private equity
• Strong underlying economic growth
• Competitive advantages in the enlarged EU
• Attractive valuations
• The only way to access rapidly growing sectors of the economy
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Eastern Europe – Chinese-style economic growth
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What happened before?
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What happened later?GDP increase after entering EU
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Case study: Car industry in Slovakia
• A school-book study on how to attract FDI
• Slovakia may soon produce more cars per head of population than any other country in the world– Volkswagen: 300,000 cars/year– Peugeot-Citroën: 300,000 cars/year
(production to start in 2006)– Kia Motors: 200,000 cars/year (production
to start H2 2006)
• What made car manufacturers start production in Slovakia?– Tax reforms– Competitive cost structure– Full access to EU markets after May 1 2004
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Flat taxes in Eastern Europe – some examples
Personal income tax
Corporate income tax
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Latvia 25% 15%
Slovakia 19% 19%
Romania 16% 16%
Serbia 14% 14%
Russia 13% 24%
Ukraine 13% 25%
Georgia 12% 12%
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Wage differences between Eastern and Western Europe
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Suggested agenda
• Economic Outlook: stable growth
• Scouting the Private Equity Landscape in Russia
• Investment Opportunities in Russian and Eastern European Private Equity
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Why private equity in Russia?
the only way to access large part of economy is through private equity funds
• There are approximately 3 million registered private companies in Russia
• 250 companies are listed on RTS
• 75 companies have depository receipt programmes
• 90% of the index is in oil& gas, utilities and telecom
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Private equity in Russia
• Few private equity players on the market mainly distributed in two groups:– Local financial industrial groups– Institutional investors (foreign capital)
• Institutional funds are generally small: 15 – 400 MUSD in size.
• Debt financing is still expensive, but…
• …rapidly improving macroeconomic situation resulting in decreasing cost of financing
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IPO activity is picking up
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IPO volume in Russia 2000- 2005
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• Economic Outlook: stable growth
• Scouting the Private Equity Landscape in Russia
• Investment Opportunities in Russian and Eastern European Private Equity
Suggested agenda
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Investment opportunities
• Possibilities of privatisations of extremely undervalued assets are already exploited
• Focus on exposure to domestic economy– Consumer goods and retail– Financial sector– Real estate & construction material– Retail & logistics
• Strong cash flows
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Banking Assets in % of GDP (2004)
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EAST CAPITAL 21Source: CBR
Growth of corporate & retail market in Russia
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Property market opportunity in the Baltics
• The Baltic property market is still underdeveloped in a Western European context, characterized by limited size, low transparency and low liquidity…
• …but, the market offers:– attractive yield rates– low interest rates– high demand for modern properties– declining vacancy rates…
• ….and strong fundamentals for value growth for investors with local knowledge and relationships
Yield rates on A-type commercial property
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Property market opportunity (cont.)
• Significant gap (5-7%) between yield rates and mortgage rates
• Opportunity to make 15-25% annual equity returns based on yield only
• In addition, market fundamentals indicate good potential for value growth as well:– Strong economic development– Limited availability of office and retail space– Conversion process to Western European
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• Furthermore, low correlation with equities, provides an attractive diversification possibility
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Contacting East Capital
Head officeEast CapitalKungsgatan 30, Norra Kungstornet – Box 1364SE-111 93 Stockholm, SWEDENTelephone: +46 8 505 88 500, Telefax: +46 8 505 88
508www.eastcapital.com
Kestutis Sasnauskas, CEO, East Capital Private EquityDirect phone: +46 8 505 88 515Email: [email protected]
Carl Meurling, East Capital Asset Management ABDirect phone: +46 8 505 88 519Email: [email protected]