OREANDA-NEWS. July 27, 2015. RusRating has lowered the credit rating to assigned to the BO-01 bond series issued by Promnefteservis, from "BB-" to “B” on the international scale and from "BBB-" to “BB” on the national scale, in both cases with a negative outlook.

According to the agency, the rating cut reflects the cancellation of the banking license of the bonds’ primary guarantor and reduced capacity for support from the parent financial-industrial group.

The negative outlook is based on high regulatory risks affecting that same group.

The rating is based on backing in the form of a public put option provided by Tekhnomark covering the entire bond series together with coupon revenues, plus backing in the form of a capital stake in the real estate developer whose project was financed by the bonds.

Constraining factors include high risks associated with an investment project in its early stages, uncertainty in the residential property market and the lack of additional backing for the bonds.

About the Issue

The five million non-convertible interest-bearing centrally-held documentary bearer exchange bonds (series BO-01) have a nominal value of one thousand roubles each and are due for redemption 1820 days after the start of placement (on 21 November 2019). Distribution took place by open subscription. The bonds include both put and call options. The issue was organised by IK Ronin.

The funds have been invested in a 100 000 m2 low-rise comfort-class residential complex (Bolshoi Rogachevski Kvartal) near the city of Lobnya in Moscow region. The general contractor on the project is “Investitsionno-Stroitelnaya Kompania BRK” [trs. BRK Investment-Construction Company LLC], which has close business ties to a major financial-industrial group.

The Issuer had previously placed a R3bn bond series (4-01-36376-R dated 17 November 2009). All coupon obligations were met in full and on schedule. The bonds were redeemed on 5 December 2014.

About the Issuer

 “Promnefteservis” is a Russian SPV company registered in 2009 that issues bonds on behalf of the above-mentioned financial-industrial group. It conducts no other business activity. Viktor Ivanovich Dzyuba has been General Director of the Company since February 2015. The Company's owner is Legion-A, acting on behalf of the above-mentioned financial-industrial group.

The group centres on Bank Rossiiski Kredit, where A.L. Motylev is President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Its operations are shaped mainly by a consortium of investors that (in addition to Motylev) includes V.V. Lukoyanov, G.V. Gens, V.P. Fayerovich, B.G. Khait and Y.V. Vikhoreva, who control assets in finance, construction, real estate development, retail and other sectors.