Fitch присвоило владельцам АО "БАНК "КАСПИЙСКИЙ" (Казахстан) рейтинг "ВВВ"

/REUTERS, 11.10.06/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Fitch Ratings присвоило во вторник вечером рейтинг дефолта эмитента на уровне "ВВВ" базирующейся в Нидерландах компании Caspian Group B.V., ее прямому владельцу - Overseas Capital B.V., и прямому владельцу последней - Caspian Holding B.V.. Прогноз изменения рейтинга - стабильный, говорится в сообщении агентства. Все данные SPV-компании созданы для покупки как минимум 93 процентов акций казахстанского банка Каспийский (рейтинг "В+"). SPV-компании принадлежат на 51 процент фонду Baring Vostok Capital Partners и на 49 процентов одному из нынешних акционеров Каспийского - Вячеславу Киму. Планируется, что во втором полугодии 2006 года Caspian Group B.V. приобретет как минимум 93 процента Каспийского. Ниже приводится оригинальный текст сообщения агентства Fitch Ratings. Fitch Rates Caspian Group B.V. and Parents 'BBB' Fitch Ratings-London/Moscow-10 October 2006: Fitch Ratings has assigned Netherlands-incorporated Caspian Group B.V., its direct 100% owner Overseas Capital B.V., and the latter's direct 100% owner, Caspian Holding B.V. (collectively, the special purpose vehicles, or SPVs) each an Issuer Default rating (IDR) of 'BBB'. The Rating Outlook on all of the IDRs is Stable. The SPVs have been established to facilitate the purchase of a stake of at least 93% in Kazakhstan's Bank Caspian (rated with an IDR of 'B+' by Fitch). The SPVs will ultimately be owned by Baring Vostok Capital Partners (BVCP; 51% stake) and Vyacheslav Kim, one of the current shareholders of Bank Caspian (49% stake). BVCP is a leading private equity investor in the Commonwealth of Independent States region with approximately US$800 million of funds under management. It is planned that in the second half of 2006, Caspian Group B.V. will, subject to regulatory approvals, acquire a direct ownership of at least 93% in Bank Caspian. The ratings reflect the guarantees issued by Russia's Vneshtorgbank (VTB; IDR of 'BBB+', with a Stable Outlook) in respect to the financial indebtedness of each of the SPVs. The guarantees were received by the SPVs from VTB to facilitate the acquisition of the stake in Bank Caspian by the SPVs. The ratings also take into consideration the current and expected future absence of, or negligible amounts of debt on the balance sheets of the SPVs. Under the terms of both the guarantees and their own constitutional documents, the SPVs undertake not to incur any financial indebtedness without the prior consent of VTB. In Fitch's view, it is highly unlikely that VTB would give such consent to any of the SPVs. VTB and BVCP have also made representations to Fitch that during the three-year period to October 2009 they do not intend to terminate the guarantees. Contact: James Watson +7-495-956-9901, Moscow. Media Relations: Kenneth Reed, New York, Tel: +1 212-908-0540. [2006-10-11]