CapMan Russia fund exits Russian Baltic Pork Invest ASA to international agro-food conglomerate

GlobeNewswire | 12 December 2013
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CapMan Russia fund sells large scale pork farm in Russia to Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods.

CapMan Russia fund exits Russian Baltic Pork Invest ASA to international agro-food conglomerate

CapMan Russia fund has sold its holdings in Russian Baltic Pork Invest ASA to Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, a SET-listed large agro-food company based in Thailand  with operations in several countries. The exit is the first trade sale of the 2008 vintage fund.

The Russian Baltic Pork Invest ASA (RBPI) is a large scale pork producer based in Kaliningrad. The company currently has 6,200 sows and produces 190,000 slaughter pigs per year. RBPI has outperformed its European peers in terms of efficiency benefitting from Danish know-how. RBPI is expanding its operations to mainland Russia and is planning to establish three additional pig farms in 2015-2018.

"RBPI was a greenfield investment for CapMan Russia. Danish and Norwegian pig producers led by Bonus Gruppen allowed us to copy best western know-how and practices into Russia enabling us to create one of the most efficient large scale pig farms in the world. Further, the company has developed environmental processes and risk management standards under our ownership in order to support sustainable growth in the future. We are confident that RBPI will continue growing profitably under the new ownership," says Kåre Wessel, Investment Director at CapMan Russia and responsible for the investment.

"CapMan Russia proved to be an excellent partner for RBPI. In addition to assisting with securing additional financing from Russian and international banks, CapMan Russia acted as a door opener for us in Russia by opening sales channels and identifying several opportunities for further expansion," says Thomas Nørgård CEO of RBPI.

CapMan Russia fund made its initial investment in RBPI in 2008. Prior to the transaction, CapMan Russia owned 24.2% of RBPI's shares. The exit does not impact CapMan Plc's result for 2013 as the selling fund is not in carry.

The CapMan Russia team is currently investing from the CapMan Russia II fund in fast-growing consumer sectors that benefit from Russia's expanding middle class, as well as business-to-business services. The fund's focus is on transforming Russian SMEs in provincial growth centres into domestic leaders and selling them to Russian and international trade buyers.

For further information:

Kåre Wessel, Investment Director, CapMan Russia, tel. +7 495 620 48 85

Thomas Nørgård, CEO, Russia Baltic Pork ASA, tel. +45 288 777 11

Russia Baltic Pork Invest ASA www.rbpi.no

Established in 2004, Russia Baltic Pork Invest is a large scale grain and pork producer in the Kaliningrad region. The company is targeting to expand its operations into mainland Russia, and is producing approx. 190,000 slaughter pigs per year. Russia Baltic Pork Invest currently employs approx 200 people.

CapMan www.capman.com

CapMan Russia is a leading Russian private equity manager focused on small to mid-cap Russian growth companies. The team has made 41 investments and 29 exits since 1996. The latest fund held a first closing of €97 million in 2013. The team includes 12 people in Moscow. CapMan Russia is part of CapMan Group, a leading private equity firm in the Nordic countries and Russia, with assets under management of €3.2 billion. CapMan has five key investment partnerships - CapMan Buyout, CapMan Russia, CapMan Credit, CapMan Public Market and CapMan Real Estate - each of which has its own dedicated investment team and funds. Altogether, CapMan employs 105 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Moscow and Luxembourg.

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc www.cpfworldwide.com

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc has a leading position in the agro-industrial and food industry. The company is dedicated to providing high quality, nutritious, hygienic and safe products to satisfy consumers' needs in many markets around the world.

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