OREANDA-NEWS. RusRating has assigned a rating of “BBB” (stable outlook) to the 01 bond series scheduled for placement by OOO Region-Invest (Moscow). The rating is based on the support of a major Russian financial-industrial group and its beneficiary owners, as well as stable operations.

Constraining factors include the issuers's negligible size and an anticipated rise in its debt burden following the planned debt issue.

About the bond series:

Interest-bearing documentary non-convertible series 01 bonds issued by OOO Region-Invest with a five-year maturity.

OOO Region-Invest is a private-sector Russian limited liability company set up on 6 December 2010 and affiliated with a major Russian financial-industrial group with more than R0.5trn in assets. The group's business centres mainly on the production and sale of oil, construction and real estate, finance and credit. The Company itself is not active at this time but is preparing to issue bonds, acting as an SPV.

Assets are insignificant and consist mainly of loans. External funding is also minimal; capital accounts for the bulk of liabilities. Liquidity is sufficient. Risk sensitivity is elevated.