A1 Group’s partnership with other financial investors is usually aimed at: firstly, division of risk in big deals; secondly, enhancement of professional competence and resources required in the context of the project; and thirdly, equity management on behalf of another investor.

The professional competence of every financial investor is unique and limited by the specific history of his projects. The particular competence of the A1 Group is vested in its wide experience in investment business under Russian conditions, the resolution of corporate conflicts, investments in specific sectors of the Russian economy and in certain types of project. Co-investment with financial investors whose experience and professionalism complement the competence of the A1 Group, help in the reduction of risk and enhance control of the projects. The best example is in A1 Group’s cooperation with western investors, when their industrial and international experience is combined with the skills and experience of the Russian team attracted by A1 Group.

A1 Group is an active investor in all of its projects; it also undertakes capital management for investors who are not able to run a project independently. These investors can be direct investment funds or their clients (pension funds, savings institutions, insurance companies, private persons, etc.). For them, working with A1 Group gives the required level of integration and control in a project.