Investing with AIC

Benefits of co-investing with AIC

• Extensive knowledge of local economy
• Experience in investing of projects of different scale
• In-depth knowledge of local legal framework
• Value-added investing approach for maximum returns
• Joint due diligence and cost sharing pertaining to investment evaluation
• Attraction of additional co-investors from the list of prominent international financial institutions
• Extensive network within public and private sectors

AIC s investment principles

• Investments into commercially effective projects or investment funds
• Investments in all sectors excluding oil and gas production and processing
• Equity investments in the existing companies or green-fields
• Minority shareholding in the invested projects
• Competitiveness of products and their export oriented or import substitute nature
• Compliance or strong commitment to implement financial reporting in line with IFRS
• Verification of financial reports by an independent auditor
• Application of the best corporate governance practices, protection of rights of investors
• AIC representation in the Supervisory Board (Board of Directors)

Establishment of joint funds

AIC also aims to become a “fund of funds” and made progress in this regard as it had co-established “Caspian International Investment Company” (CIIC) together with prominent international institutional investors. In CIIC, AIC owns 24.1% and the rest belongs to Islamic Development Bank, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector and other prominent investors from the Middle East. AIC, being a state owned equity fund, can serve as the best investment partner for those who is willing to penetrate Azerbaijan market. AIC would like to invite potential co-investors to join AIC in establishing equity funds in order to benefit from investment opportunities presented by rapidly developing non-oil sector in Azerbaijan.

 

Submission of projects for potential investors

In order for AIC to consider the projects for the potential investment, please provide the following (in Azerbaijani, or English, or Russian): 


a) detailed information about the potential co-investor (legal entity or private individual):
        1. If the initiator of the project is the legal entity:
            i) Name of the company and its legal form
            ii) Date of incorporation
            iii) Location
            iv) Address and other contact information, contact person information
            v) Information on company shareholders
            vi) Legal documents (incorporation documents, registration documents, etc.)
            vii) Field of operation
            viii) Market achievements and competitive advantages
            ix) Financial information (financial reports for last 3 years)
        2. If the initiator is the private individual:
            i) Copy of the passport
            ii) Detailed CV
            iii) Work record card

b) detailed business plan with the following information:
        1. Purpose of the project
        2. Summary of the project
        3. Information on produced products /provided services
            i) Product/services lines
            ii) Physical and chemical structure of the product/description of the service
            iii) Usage field of the produced product/services
        4. Illustration of production and services process (drawings, photos, layouts
            and etc.)
        5. Investment plan
            i) Total capital expenditure
            ii) Structure of capital expenditure
            iii) Information on land to be used
                  (1) Location of the land
                  (2) Legal documents of the land (owned or leased)
                  (3) Price of land
            iv) Information on equipment to be used
                  (1) Name, model, and technical specifications of equipment
                  (2) Supplier country and companies (at least 2 alternative company
                       should be provided for each equipment)
                  (3) Price of equipment (at least 2 alternative company price
                       should be provided)
                  (4) Delivery and installation terms
                  (5) Payment terms
            v) Information on construction expenditure
                  (1) Building and construction area
                  (2) Building and construction drawings
                  (3) Construction budget
                  (4) Construction company (if determined)
                  (5) Information on infrastructure
                  (6) Required infrastructure works
                  (7) Estimates of infrastructure construction
             vi) Transportation means to be used
                  (1) Brands and technical details of vehicles
                  (2) Vehicles’ country and company of purchase
                  (3) Prices of vehicles
             vii) Working capital
                  (1) Breakdown of working capital
        6. Financing Structure
              i) Shareholders capital and structure
              ii) The sources, terms and structures of considered debt capital
        7. Operational plan of project (execution schedule) in schedule form
        8. Market research
              i) Trends on usage of world products
              ii) Sales markets of considered products (as to countries)
              iii) According to the sales markets of considered products
                    (1) Demand
                          (a) Demand volume in last 5 years
                          (b) Demand volume forecasts for next 5 years
                    (2) Local production and import
                           (a) Local production and import volume in last 5 years
                           (b) Local production and import volume forecasts for next 5 years
                           (c) Price
                           (d) Local and import prices in last 5 years
                           (e) Local and import prices forecasts for next 5 years
                    (3) According to existing and potential competitors
                           (a) Production capacity and usage of production capacity
                           (b) Prices
                           (c) Strength and weakness sides
              iv) Potential customers
                     (1) Names of potential customers
                     (2) Demand volume of potential customers
                     (3) Long-term purchasing contracts or agreements, if any,
                          with potential customers
        9. Raw materials
               i) Names and annual usage
               ii) Raw materials quantity usage as to each product unit
               iii) Countries and companies of supply
               iv) Supply prices
        10. Organizational structure and working staff
               i) Organizational structure
               ii) Management information
               iii) Recruitment sources of working staff
               iv) Payments/salary to working staff
               v) Trainings
        11. Production plan
                i) Production capacity usage
                ii) Annual production
                iii) Products’ defects percentage in production
                iv) Annual energy usage (gas, energy, fuel and etc)
                v) Production costs
        12. Sales plan
                 i) Annual sales quantity
                 ii) Sales costs
        13. Financial plans and forecasts
                 i) Major assumptions
                 ii) Income statement (for 5 years)
                 iii) Balance sheet (for 5 years)
                 iv) Cash flow statement (for 5 years)
        14. Risk analysis of project
                  i) Major risks
                  ii) Elimination directions of risks
         15. Legal affairs of project
         16. Advantages of investment and expected results
                  i) Advantages of investment
                  ii) Expected results


Additional information may be requested.

Please submit aforementioned to info@aic.az or by mail to 11 H.Abdullayev str., Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1001.

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Submission of projects for potential investors