PROSPECTS FOR BOLSTERING PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT IN RUSSIA
Although private equity funds have existed in Russia since the 1990s, as a whole the market has largely failed to live up to expectations, both in terms of size and growth rates. What has held back the expansion of private equity investing in Russia and what steps can be taken to spur its development? What can be done to stimulate private equity growth in the hi-tech and other key industries? What are the prospects for pension fund money to be channelled into this investment sector?
Moderator:
Pavel Teplukhin ,
Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Russia
Panellists
Kirill Androsov ,
Managing Director, Altera Investment Fund; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aeroflot
Drew Guff ,
Managing Director, Founding Partner, Siguler Guff & Company
Nicholas Jordan ,
Co-Head, Goldman Sachs Russia and the CIS
Michael Calvey ,
Senior Partner, Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Dmitry Krukov ,
Managing Partner, Elbrus Capital
Denis Morozov ,
Executive Director for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Tajikistan, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Anatoliy Chubais ,
Chairman of the Executive Board, RUSNANO Corporation
Oleg Konev ,
Managing Partner, Da Vinci Capital
Andrey Neverov ,
President, Non-state Pension Fund ‘Savings Fund RESO’
Boris Titov ,
Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights
Natan Shklyar ,
Partner, Bain & Company Russia