The JV will be named Alliance Territory, or AT for short. The company will provide investor relations (IR) and financial communications services to Russian, foreign and international companies seeking to operate on the Russian capital market and engage with institutional and private investors.
Services to be provided by the new company will include IR, strategic and financial PR, financial marketing and digital promotion, analytics, as well as the full range of associated products and services.
The expertise and experience of Alliance Territory are tailored to the needs of both public companies with well-developed investor relations and financial communications practices, and new issuers considering conducting an IPO and entering capital markets, including through private placements.
The main goal of Alliance Territory is to support the development of Russia’s financial market by providing market players with world-class professional advisory services.
Alliance Territory will be headed by Vagan Amichba. Vagan has more than 20 years experience in investment and banking. Previously, he held executive positions in a number of investment companies and banks, including Troika Dialog, Renaissance Capital, MDM Bank, B&N Bank, LOCKO-Bank and Expobank. Vagan also has an extensive track record in business management in other sectors of the economy.
The AT team comprises seasoned investment banking, financial communications and investor relations professionals who are fluent in Russian, English, German and Chinese. The company’s employees have strong long-standing ties with Russian business media outlets, stock exchanges, the expert community in the financial market, rating agencies and research institutes.
Vagan Amichba, Managing Director of Alliance Territory:
“The Russian finance industry is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. We are witnessing a multitude of new phenomena that have an impact on all market players, from retail investors to the regulator: new types of business assets, new communication channels, new patterns of investor expectations. Essentially, the market is rediscovering itself.
“Our mission is to enable a successful transformation and promote market growth. To do so, we are building a talented and experienced team focused on taking the quality of financial communications and consultancy to a new level.”
Oleg Leonov, CEO of NW Advisors:
“The founders of AT have plenty of work experience both in Russia and in BRICS and Global South countries. One of our objectives is to attract capital from friendly countries for the Russian economy. More specifically, we will focus on developing high-technology industries and our country’s scientific research capabilities. I am confident that AT will help to develop new approaches to engaging with the investment community in a rapidly changing market environment.”
Andrey Bykasov, CEO of Mikhailov & Partners:
“Russia’s financial sector is a vast space with enormous potential for growth and value creation. AT has been established by the strongest players in the communications market to enable issuers as well as retail and professional investors to derive maximum benefits from engaging with each other in this territory.”