| At the office of Pravdinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition (Gornopravdinsk, KMAO, Russia) negotiations were carried out between shareholders of the Expedition, representatives of the International Corporation “SMOLENTSEV & Partners” and an investment fund CapMan. Goal of the negotiations were to determine mutual interest in developing business of PGPE via directly investing and enhance business development through implementing modern techniques of production and management. These actions will allow stable and long-term growth of the company, increase business’s efficiency and strengthen the strategic leadership of PGPE on the market of geological prospecting and services in the oil sphere. The parties have decided on continuation of mutual consultations to develop an agreement position. CapMan is one of the leading alternative asset managers in the Nordic countries and Russia and manages funds with approximately ˆ3.6 billion in total capital. The CapMan team comprises 150 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and Moscow. The B shares of CapMan Plc are listed on Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001. CapMan manages altogether 20 private equity funds, out of which 14 equity funds, three mezzanine funds and three real estate funds. Creation and search engine optimization of the website for “Pravdinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition” Ltd. have been complete. A powerful, modern design to remember has been developed and realized, with additional flash animations, which reflect the ideology of the company and is positively accepted by Russian and foreign auditoriums in Russian and English languages. Serious work has been carried out on collecting and retouching photographs and documents, which were used for the website’s creation. The analysis of the structure and enterprise’s activity, interviews of the directors and specialists, photo-session in the client’s region (Khanty-Mansiysk region), planning of the website’s structure and accumulation of other useful information have been carried out. Accepting that a website is not only the “face” of the company, but also means for business development, rich functional opportunities were created to facilitate usage. From the realized elements on the website, attention should be paid to news and the system of context search within the website. Worked through structure of the information allows the user to easily navigate through the website, and system of context search – to rapidly find necessary information, if the user doesn’t know in which exact division to look for it. Professionally made flash-animation on the website’s main page presents a mini-presentation, which allows to show in a nutshell the scale and direction of the company’s activities. “Pradvinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition” Ltd. has finished a complex of works for the company’s preparation to attract a strategic investor. The general agent role to attract a strategic investor for PGPE is carried out by the International Corporation “SMOLENTSEV and Partners”. Presentations for the potential investors of Pravdinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition, IC “SMOLENTSEV and Partners” is starting a road-show around Europe and North America. Using the road-show instrument, IC “SMOLENTSEV and Partners” goal is to show potential foreign investors an opportunity of partnership with one of the key Russian geological prospecting companies, as well as to show broad opportunities and big perspectives of conducting business in Russia, which remains one of the most attractive world markets. An Informational memorandum has been formed. Session on negotiating interests of shareholders and session on strategic development of the company have been carried out. An Informational Teaser and a financial model have been formed. A session on strategic planning has been carried out. Among participants of the session were owners, top-management and leading specialists of the organization. Stage of diagnosis inspection has been carried out. Diagnosis stage has consisted of management, financial-economical, legal, personnel, property, ecological, informational and technological inspection of the business. International corporation “SMOLENTSEV and Partners” is an organizer and project leaders on attracting a strategy investor in “Pravdinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition” Ltd. The project is being realized in partnership with several Russian and foreign corporations. “Pravdinskaya Geological Prospecting Expedition” Ltd. (http://geopravdinsk.com/) – is one of the largest Russian geology-research expeditions with rich history.
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