26 Aug 2009 07:00
VTB to obtain controlling share of ZAO DON-Stroy Invest
On August 25, 2009 VTB Bank and the shareholders of DON-Stroy group signed a memorandum of agreement, which provides the Bank with the right to acquire 50% plus one share of ZAO DON-Stroy Invest, after receiving preliminary consent from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia.
Upon completion of the transaction, ZAO DON-Stroy Invest will be the holding company of the group companies carrying out residential development projects. As the main creditor and financial partner, VTB will restructure the current debts of DON-Stroy to the Bank, and may also provide additional project financing.
The transaction is expected to be completed by January 15, 2010.
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JSC VTB Bank and its subsidiaries (the VTB Group or the Group) is a leading Russian banking group, offering a wide range of banking services and products across Russia, certain CIS countries and in selected countries of Western Europe, Asia and Africa.
As of March 31, 2009 the Group had a network of 980 branches located across Russia, CIS and Europe, of which VTB24 retail branches totaled 480.
Today outside of Russia, the Group operates through six subsidiary banks located in the CIS (Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan), five banks located in Europe (Austria, Germany, France, UK and Cyprus), one subsidiary bank and one financial company in Africa (Angola, Namibia), and an associated bank in Vietnam. VTB also has a presence in Singapore through a branch of its UK subsidiary as well as branches in India and China. VTB has operated under a full banking license №1,000 from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation since 1990.
The Group`s business franchise is in the areas of corporate, retail and investment banking. In corporate banking, the Group provides a broad range of commercial banking services and products including corporate lending, foreign trade transactions, syndicated loans, deposit and settlement services, as well as custody services, leasing and treasury services to large- and medium-sized corporations and financial institutions. In retail banking, VTB offers financial services, including deposit accounts, lending and certain ancillary services, to individuals and small-sized corporations. In investment banking it provides debt capital markets underwriting, project financing, merger and acquisition financing, advisory services, asset management and venture funds.
The Group had 41,427 employees as of March 31, 2009. The Government of the Russian Federation is VTB`s main shareholder and owns, through the Federal Property Management Agency, 77.5 % of its registered share capital.
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