Implementation of investment projects requires skills in various areas of professional competence: industrial, financial and economic, technological, country-specific, legal, and operating. A1 Group has complete competence for successfully running investment projects in Russia and in CIS countries. A1 Group competence is distinguished by comprehensive and high-quality analysis of projects, making rational investment decisions, efficient completion of deals, and by practiced strategic management of portfolio companies. These competencies also constitute the basic stages of the investment process for any of the projects. As a rule, all other activities are performed with the assistance of contract project managers, advisers, and partners. A1 Group possesses unique business experience under Russian conditions. This provides for the required level of control over specific risk in the home market and is one of its key competitive advantages.

Success factors in the field of direct investments have evolved, not only are deal execution and financing skills required but also a much higher level of competence – the ability to identify and extract the hidden potential for growth in the value of a company. Therefore, A1 Group pays particular attention to the development of a rational investment decision and to efficient management of a portfolio company rather than just trying to get a bargain.