KBC Securities Baltic Investment Company

KBC Securities Baltic Investment Company (KBCS/BIC) is a leading corporate finance advisory firm acting mainly in Russia, Ukraine and the Baltics

KBCS/BIC is a part of KBC Securities (www.kbcsecurities.com), the investment banking arm of leading European integrated bancassurance group KBC (www.kbc.com), which has market capitalisation ca. EUR 34.2 bn (as of 01.01.2008) and 50,000 employees in Europe and other regions

Through our network and contacts we are well positioned to execute domestic and cross border transactions, primarily in mergers & acquisitions, in our core markets as well as in other countries of Europe and CIS

Core markets:

Russian Federation

Ukraine

Baltic States – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

Scandinavian Countries

Other markets (also through KBC Securities network):

Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Switzerland

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia

Other selected Eastern European and CIS countries



KBC Securities advised the owners of Smotri, leading Russian optics retail chain, in the debt restructuring process 26/10/2009 The shareholders of Smotri and two major Russian banks today successfully finalised first phase of bank debt restructuring process by agreeing on the business plan that would allow Smotri to stabilize its positions and demonstrate healthy growth. Read more
From June 1, 2009 the location of KBCS/BIC Moscow office has been changed 05/06/2009 From June 1, 2009 the new location of KBCS/BIC Moscow office is: Business Center „Northern Tower”, 10 Testovskaya street, 1st entrance, 19th floor, Moscow 123317, Russia; phone/ fax number: + 7 495 662 63 73 Read more
KBCS/BIC advised the owners of Latvian road construction company Giče in the sale of business to Estonian road construction group TREV-2 Grupp 08/10/2008 The controlling shareholders of Giče and the leading Estonian road construction group TREV-2 Grupp today finalised the transaction of 100% stake acquisition for undisclosed consideration... Read more
KBCS/BIC advised FleetCor in establishing Strategic Partnership with Petrol Plus Region, Russia’s Market Leading Fuel Card Company 28/07/2008 Atlanta, U.S.A. - July 28, 2008 - FleetCor, the Global Fleet Card Company, announced today that it has established a strategic partnership with Moscow-based Petrol Plus Region (PPR), Russia's leading independent fuel card company... Read more
KBCS/BIC advised the listed German pharmaceuticals distribution group Andreae-Noris Zahn AG in the acquisition of Lithuanian same sector company UAB Armila 16/07/2008 Andreae-Noris Zahn AG (ANZAG) yesterday signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 92% stake in Lithuanian pharmaceutical wholesaler JSC Armila... Read more
KBCS/BIC advised the leading Nordic insurance group If P&C in the acquisition of Russian insurer SOAO Region 13/03/2008 Today, If P&C Insurance has reached the agreement concerning the acquisition of Russian insurance company SOAO Region... Read more
KBCS/BIC advised the owners of PRAVEX-BANK (Ukraine), in the disposal of 100% of the share capital to Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy) 04/02/2008 The controlling shareholders of JSC PRAVEX-BANK have signed today an agreement for the disposal of 100% of the share capital of Pravex to Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. ... Read more