Russian Renaissance Capital's plans for the Romanian capital market
Steven Jennings, the CEO and main shareholder in Russia's
Renaissance Capital investment bank, plans to strongly tap into the
Romanian capital market, which he expects to become a regional
leader in the following years.
Renaissance Capital, one of Russia's largest investment banks, is
currently trying to forge a team to open an office in Bucharest
that should provide brokerage, M&A consulting services and
private equity-type funding, as well as consulting services for the
stock and eurobond offerings carried out by the state.
"We've registered with CNVM (National Securities Commission) and
we're considering entering (the Romanian capital market i.e.) with
a sales team and a trading platform. We're interested in putting
our expertise in funding developing economies to work to assist the
Romanian Government with eurobond issues," stated Steven Jennings
in an interview with ZF.
Renaissance Capital has been looking at the Romanian market for
around eight months, but the first visible move was joining the
race for the mandate to handle the offering through which the state
wants to sell 9.84% in Petrom.