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A Brief Timeline
2008
December
- Head of METROPOL Group of companies M.V. Slipenchuk held a
working meetings with the President of the Democratic Republic of
Congo J. Kabila and the Ambassador of Luxembourg in the Russian
Federation G. Stronk
- METROPOL Group of Companies employees took part in the
International Nanotechnologies Forum
- METROPOL Group of companies sponsored the Fifth Superiority of
Russia on Kiokushin-kan karate-do.
- Head of METROPOL Group of companies M. V. Slipenchuk was
decorated with an order “For Achievements in Ensuring National
Security” F.Dzerzhinsky medal, and a medal issued in honor of the
75th anniversary of the Northern Fleet.
November
- National Rating Agency Confirms IFC METROPOL Individual
Reliability Rating AAA - maximal reliability
- Delegation from METROPOL Group Led By Mikhail Slipenchuk Takes
Part in Russia Investment Roadshow in Dubai
- IFC METROPOL is the Official Partner of 5th Federal
Investment Forum
- National League of Managers Ranks Metropol Golden Fleece and
Metropol Athena Open Mutual Funds in Top 3 mutual Funds by
Performance
- Specialists from Russian Idea Accumulator Venture Fund Take
Part in 7th Intellectual Property Forum in Moscow
- Head of METROPOL Group Mikhail Slipenchuk takes Part in
International Meeting of Experts Devoted to Raising Schooner Frau
Maria
- Exhibition Titled “Lake Baikal and the History of the Russian
Fleet—Part 1: Buryatia and the Fleet,” Organized by Lake Baikal
Preservation Foundation and the Charity Foundation “Cruiser
“Varyag” with the Support of METROPOL Group, Acknowledged Best
Museum Project of 2008 in Republic of Buryatia
October
- Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk took part in EurAsEC
summit in Bishkek, Russian-Vietnamese Business Forum in Moscow and
Moscow-Invest 2008 11th International Investment Forum in
Vienna.
- METROPOL Group management conducted negotiations with Deputy
Minister of Natural Resource of Canada
- IFC METROPOL took part in the organization and realization of a
road-show for Dalsvyaz Company in Japan
- IFC METROPOL achieved leading positions in a number of ratings:
3rd place in the Thompson Reuters’ rating of M&A deals in
Eastern Europe over the first nine months of 2008; 3rd place in the
Kommersant Money magazine’s rating of Russian investment companies
based on first half-year of 2008 results and 5th place in the
rating of leading operators on the RTS Classical Market for Q3
2008
- M. Slipenchuk became the new METROPOL Asset Management Director
General
- I. Okhtyrsky became the new Director General MBC
Corporation
- METROPOL Group provided organizational and financial support
for the 70th anniversary celebration of the Faculty of Geography of
Lomonosov Moscow State University
- METROPOL Group became the partner of Professional Media Awards
2008
September
- M. V. Slipenchuk joins the list of Russia’s best financial
sector senior executives, according to a ranking compiled by the
Russian Managers Association and the Kommersant newspaper
- METROPOL Group of Companies delegation headed by M. V.
Slipenchuk takes part in the Real Estate Investment Forum (Tokyo),
the 3rd Russian-Japanese Investment Forum (Saint Petersburg), and
the 5th Baikal Economic Forum (Irkutsk)
- The Head of METROPOL Group of companies M. V. Slipenchuk is
received by the Prince and Princess of Serbia, Alexander II and
Katarina, during his visit to the Republic of Serbia
- The Obibank Commercial Bank comes in 176th in a ranking of
Russian banks’ net asset values for the first half-year of
2008
- The Moscow Martial Arts Center, a project developed by Metropol
Development LLC, holds its official opening
- METROPOL Group of companies acts as the General Sponsor of the
2nd Open European Championship in Kyokushin-kan Karate-do, which
was held in Moscow
- METROPOL Group of companies provides organizational and
financial support for the United Nations’ Planet for the Planet:
Billion Tree Campaign
August
- The National Rating Agency raises individual reliability rating
of METROPOL Asset Management to AA (very high reliability, level
two)
- IFC METROPOL enters the Top-10 list of Russian companies quoted
by federal and specialized press in July 2008
- The conversion of shares in the Grocery Factories of Maxim
Antonov JSC (JSC Bakaleinye Fabriki Maksima Antonova) began on
August 6, 2008 within the frameworks of its preparation for an IPO
on the MICEX Stock Exchange. IFC METROPOL is acting as the
financial consultant and organizers of the IPO
- Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk took part in the ceremony
to award the winners of the International yachting regatta on Lake
Baikal “Windswept”
July
- Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk makes first deep
submersion in Lake Baikal with the crew of manned submersible
“Mir-1”
- Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk took part in the III
International conference “Priorities and peculiarities of
development of the Baikal region” and the in the opening of
“Buryatia and the history of Russian Navy” exhibition
(Ulan-Ude).
- Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk and MBC Corporation
Director General O. Mikhaylenko took part in ceremonial opening of
sanctuary of Zandan Zhoo sanctity in Republic of Buryatia.
- IFC METROPOL joined the best investment banks on the M&A
market of Eastern Europe by the results of the first six months of
2008 (according to Thomson Reuters and Dealogic)
- IFC METROPOL acted as General sponsor of the Caspian Energy
Forum “Caspian Energy — Energy of the World”
- The representatives of METROPOL Group took part in the 18th
International business conference of RBC on Cyprus
June
- Delegation of METROPOL Group headed by M. Slipenchuk took part
on the XII International economic forum in Saint Petersburg
- Delegation of METROPOL Group headed by M. Slipenchuk took part
in the celebration of 85th anniversary of travel agency Putnik
- Representatives of IFC METROPOL took part in the IX
International Grain Round (Turkey) and II International investment
forum (St. Petersburg)
- Specialists of IFC Metropol Research Department reached leading
positions in Thomson Extel Survey — Focus Russia 2008 rating.
- The President — Chairman of the Government of Republic of
Buryatia V. Nagovitsin and the Head of METROPOL Group M. Slipenchuk
held a working meeting
- Within the frameworks of the press-conference in Russian news
& information agency Novosti the presentation of Fund for
protection of Lake Baikal took place.
May
- The delegation of METROPOL Group headed by M. Slipenchuk
presented their largest projects at the International property
investment and development event Cityscape 2008 in Abu Dhabi
- The delegation of METROPOL Group headed by M. Slipenchuk took
part in the 2nd International Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic
Partnership” in Sochi
- IFC METROPOL took part in the IV Professional Conference
“Infrastructure of securities market” in Veliky Novgorod
- Equities IFC METROPOL presented Ukrproduct Group to the
representatives of Russian and foreign companies
- METROPOL Asset Management obtained the termless licence for
investment funds, share investment funds and not state pension
funds management.
April
- IFC METROPOL became the Winner of “Financial Elite” Annual
Awards in the nomination “Efficiency and profitability”
- The Head of METROPOL Group of companies M.V. Slipenchuk is
elected as the Chairman of the board of directors of JSC
Zapsibgazprom
- President of Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila signed
the Decree on creation of the Mining Bank of Congo
- Representatives of METROPOL Group of companies took part in a
number of large events: 4th International Russian Power Forum
(London); International conference “Oil and Gas in Turkmenistan –
2008” (Ashkhabad); II Annual conference "The Company-emitter 2008.
Financial strategy of development. The fair prices of business"
(Moscow); IV Russian IPO Congress (Moscow).
- The presentation of “Metropoliya” project for representatives
of the major Japanese development and architectonic companies took
place in Tokyo
- IFC METROPOL stepped forth as the organizer of sale of JSC RAO
UES of Russia owned and existing in state share TGK-4 shares
(together with ABN Amro) and as the financial consultant in the
sale of a blocking stake in Granit JSC.
- IFC METROPOL will step forth as a financial consultant and
organizer of IPO OJSC “Maksim Antonov grocery factories” conduction
and as the financial consultant and organizer of an
over-the-counter flotation of O2TV television channel shares
- METROPOL (Cyprus) Ltd is accepted as a member of the Russian
Business Association in Cyprus
- The presentation of the venture capital fund "Russian
Accumulator of Ideas" took place at the XI Moscow international
industrial property exposition "Archimedes — 2008" and at the 9th
International Forum “High Technologies of the 21st Century”
March
- Delegation of METROPOL Group of companies headed by M.V.
Slipenchuk has presented big developing projects “Metropoliya” and
“Saint Mark Island” at the XIX International Investing Real-estate
Exhibition MIPIM-2008 in Cannes, France.
- Leader of METROPOL Group of companies M.V. Slipenchuk is
elected to be a president of Association “EurAsEC Business
Council”.
- IFC METROPOL Vietnamese and Russian bank have signed the
memorandum of cooperation.
- IFC METROPOL is acknowledged to be a winner of the opened
competition for the right of contract making on rendering of
consultation service on working out a Complex program that
increases OJSC “Mosenergosbut” market capitalization.
- IFC METROPOL representatives have taken part at the exit
session of the Committee on the questions of SCO and CICS countries
that was held in Bishkek.
- IFC METROPOL stock analysts have gone into the number of
leaders according to the rate results of the magazine
“Finance”.
- The company Metropol (UK) Limited is appointed to be a joint
broker of Ukrproduct Group Limited at AIM London Stock Market.
- During the science sporting climbing expedition
“Russia-Antarctica-2008” flags of METROPOL Group of companies and
Corporation of Transbaikalia development were placed on one of
Antarctica mountain top.
February
- Delegation of METROPOL Group of companies headed by M.V.
Slipenchuk took part in the 5th Economic Forum of Krasnoyarsk
«Russia 2008-2020. Management of growth»
- Delegation of METROPOL Group headed by M.V. Slipenchuk took
part in the opening of the early production facilities of GOK
Ozerniy in the Republic of Buryatia.
- «Bistrinskoe» LLC, an affiliated company of IFC METROPOL won
the auction to develop Bistrinski field of marmorized limestone in
Irkutsk region.
- IFC METROPOL became Golden Sponsor of the Investment Forum
«Railway sector of Russia»
- Chairperson of the Board of Directors of MBC Corporation I.А.
Okhtyrsky was elected Chairperson of the Russian side of Russian
Turkmenian Business Council.
January
- Dealogic ratings show that IFC METROPOL holds the M&A lead
in Russian financial consultant market in 2007.
- Thomson Financial ratings show that IFC METROPOL holds the
M&A lead in Eastern Europe financial consultant market in
2007.
- IFC METROPOL provided agency support on the first deals, made
online by Japanese broker company on Russian MICEX exchange.
- METROPOL Group mission headed by М.V. Slipenchuk visited the
United Arab Emirates. The negotiations with Ras-el-Heim Emirate
administration were maintained during the visit.
- A joint press-conference on “Metropoliya” project cooperation
was held by the representatives of METROPOL Group and Japanese
architectural-engineering company Nikken Sekkei in RIA
Novosti.
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