OREANDA-NEWS. June 23, 2008. We are pleased to present you the new survey Shelter from the storm. Private equity investment in Russia, that looks at the current state of the private equity sector in Russia. Prospects for the Russian economy in the next three to five years are very promising, and risk is seen as manageable.

Increasingly, investors are turning to Russia as a shelter from the global financial storm. The experts expect to see the existing volume of private equity investments in Russian companies more then double over the next three years. Russian private equity houses will also become more active. The implications for private equity investment in Russia are clear. More foreign money, bigger deals, better access to debt funding and more IPO exit possibilities.

This overview looks at the current state of the private equity sector in Russia, examining the two key issues of due diligence and tax structuring of deals, as well as highlighting how private equity investors and Russian targets can ensure smooth and mutually profitable transactions.