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June 2010
Executive Summary
Objective: Invest in selected undervalued financial services companies, typically obscure due to
their small size, or operating in emerging/frontier markets
Acquisition of 91% of Liberty Bank was completed within one month from incorporation,
in September 2009
Exit/Liquidity Event: Raise additional capital from institutional and HNW investors and list the Company on the
London Stock Exchange within three years from inception
Liberty Bank is listed on the GSE (ticker code: BANK; Bloomberg ticker code: BANK.GG)
How do we intend to make a difference? We believe we can contribute in the following ways:
Strategic re-engineering. Small financial services companies, whether public or private, typically lack the resources
to embark upon business models which require aggressive scale. As such, they often engage in “strategic self-
censorship” and pursue less ambitious strategies, thus leaving much low-hanging fruit untouched. We think we can
add a much-needed fresh look and genuinely international dimension to our investee companies’ strategic thinking
Scaling up the business. Even with resources available, the objective of scaling up the business over a 2-3 year
timeframe typically entails a set of operational challenges. This is particularly true for the financial services industry,
and more so now than before the crisis. Having led one of the most successful (and rapid) independent scaling-up
efforts in universal banking in CEE, we believe we can meaningfully contribute in helping the incumbent
management teams to scale up their business 3x-5x in the medium term – in their traditional markets and beyond
Innovation. In some cases, we may bring to bear our experience in designing innovative products and, in particular,
innovative approaches to developing alternative distribution and service delivery channels. This experience would
be applicable primarily – but not exclusively – in the frontier markets
Synergistic growth. Where appropriate, we will seek to convince the investee banks to systemically realign their
businesses with one another to take full advantage of cross-referral and other revenue opportunities. Such
realignments may or may not result in cross-shareholding or mergers, although we will pursue such opportunities
when appropriate
Access to funding. Some of the prospective investee companies may benefit from our experience in raising equity
and debt capital, and from our wide-ranging relationships with the buy-side (especially with the GEM-and-EMEA-
focused hedge funds and real-money accounts)
Corporate governance. In almost all cases we will actively seek board representation. Occasionally, we will resort to
shareholder activism if we are convinced that our efforts in this direction will help extract value and set the
companies on the right path. And in case of companies with attractive “platform” characteristics or in
demonstrable need of a turnaround, we will seek voting and managerial control
The countries where we are currently invested are shown in red font. The countries in which we have looked at specific opportunities in 2009-2010 are shown in italics.
The countries where we are currently invested are shown in red font. The countries in which we have looked at specific opportunities in 2009-2010 are shown in italics.
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Corporate Broker In progress Established in October 2009
Subject to regulatory approval
November 2009
Capital Increase
Corporate Broker
February 2010
As of 31 May 2010
Leading Retail Footprint A Turnaround in Progress
Shares outstanding* 3,060,446,927 A new experienced team running the bank since October 2009, comprising Lado Gurgenidze and 20
The leading bank by number of clients, serving approximately 1.2 million individuals and over 20,000 experienced professionals
Shares owned by Liberty legal entities
Capital 2,409,047,026 Risk controls & procedures have been established
The largest retail network comprising 179 branches and sales outlets 1,350 mobile sales force ALCO has been established
% owned by Liberty Capital 78.7% Sixth largest bank by total assets, with a 4.8% market share* Aggressive credit risk management efforts are underway
Treasury shares 9.1% Exclusive provider of state pension services Adequate provisioning of legacy exposures – provisions of GEL 5.6 mln and write-offs of GEL 8.5 mln
ESOP 5.7% Sole provider of welfare payment services made since the acquisition
Providing payroll services to approximately 100,000 individuals employed at over 2,900 organisations Corporate Banking and Private Banking have been enhanced and re-launched and integrated client
Free Float* 6.4%
Robust in-house card processing platform, servicing 1.2 mln cards, with estimated capacity of over 5 coverage introduced
Exchange GSE mln cards RB product lineup redesign underway
Ticker Code BANK Branch footprint normalisation effort underway
Share price GEL 0.034 Consolidated Total Assets, Net Loans and Client Deposits grew 11.3%, 20.4% and 14.4% q-o-q,
MCap** GEL 94.7 mln respectively, in Q1 2010
*As of 31 May 2010 Standalone Total Assets, Net Loans and Client Deposits grew 30.6%, 39.9% and 49.9% , respectively,
* including treasury shares Source: the National Bank of Georgia
YTD 2010 (May)
** net of treasury shares
June ’10 Mar ‘10 Dec ‘09 Sep ‘09 YE 2008 YE 2007 Client Deposits Growth May '10-September ‘09
Liberty Bank (Standalone) 95.2%
Number of debit cards outstanding 1,202,647 1,189,421 885,938 N/A N/A N/A The Georgian Banking Sector 20.1%
Number of ATMs 171 137 136 134 135 N/A
Number of employees , of which 3,765 3,857 3,804 3,700 3,880 4,121
Full-time employees 1,860 1,946 1,890 1,790 1,907 2,162
Number of POS terminals 533 491 510 503 548 N/A
*Not audited or reviewed (except for 2007 and 2008 figures), IFRS-based. Audited IFRS results may vary significantly from these preliminary figures
Dinu Patriciu is a Romanian citizen who began his career as an architect. Over the last twenty years he has been at the forefront of regional
business and political life, becoming one of the leading advocates of free market principles and classical liberal values in Romania and South
Eastern Europe.
Between 1990 and 1998 Dinu was the President of ALPHA Construction and Real Estate Investments SA, the first private company founded in
Romania after the collapse of Communism. During this period, he acquired land and developed over 40,000 square meters of high-end
commercial and residential properties in Bucharest.
In 1998 he led an investor buyout of the Romanian company Rompetrol SA, served on the Supervisory Board of the new company from its
establishment, and took over as full time CEO in 2001. Dinu led Rompetrol from a state-owned Romanian oil services company into one of the
top 25 oil operators in the European Union through a program of strategic acquisitions and organic growth. He took control of Rompetrol in
1998 when it was a money-losing asset that had been declared unsalvageable by the World Bank. After several acquisitions in Romania,
Rompetrol embarked on an international expansion program in the Balkan region and beyond, including Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine, and in
2005 acquired Dyneff Group SA, the largest independent distributor of oil products in France. In August 2007, Dinu Patriciu sold 75% of
Rompetrol to Kazakhstan’s KazMunayGas (KMG). In June 2009, Dinu Patriciu sold his remaining 25% equity stake to KMG while remaining a
Member of the Board of The Rompetrol Group.
Over the past year, Dinu has focused his attention on the European commercial real estate market with the purchases of AIM-listed Fabian
Romania, which owns GBP 138 million of Romanian assets, and 73.6% of LSE-listed Rutley European Property Limited. Dinu is also Chairman of
the Board of Adevarul Holding, a media group (since 2006), and President of the Dinu Patriciu Foundation, which provides educational
scholarships for promising Romanian students. Forbes ranks Dinu Patriciu the richest man in Romania and the 397th richest person in the world
with assets of US$1.8 billion.
Lado Gurgenidze is a career banker who after a decade spent at several investment banks in Eastern Europe and London returned to his native Georgia in 2004 and
spearheaded, as Executive Chairman and CEO, a turnaround of Bank of Georgia (LSE: BGEO). During Lado’s three-year tenure, the bank’s total assets and net
income grew 760% and 1,563%, respectively. As its market share grew from 18% to 34%, Bank of Georgia became the leading universal bank in Georgia and the
region with market capitalisation exceeding US$900 million at the time of Lado’s departure (up from US$30 million at the time of his arrival). Prior to taking the
helm at Bank of Georgia, Lado served as Head of Europe at Putnam Lovell (now part of Jefferies) and as Head of Technology Corporate Finance and Head of M&A,
Emerging Europe at ABN Amro advising such clients as SWIFT, Reuters, Moneyline Telerate, Wirtualna Polska, Marconi, Andrew Corporation, Merloni
Elettrodomestici, News Corp, Global One, Golden Telecom, UPC and Philips.
In 2007-2008, Lado served as Prime Minister of Georgia, leading the Georgian economy through the final stage of free-market reforms, including tax cuts, financial
Current Commitments services sector reform as well as aggressive privatisation and liberalisation policies. In the aftermath of the August 2008 conflict with Russia, Lado was instrumental
in stabilising the Georgian economy and its financial sector, as well as securing a US$750 million IMF stand-by arrangement and a $4.5 billion multi-donor aid
Liberty Capital package.
Lado put Georgia on the global institutional investor map, leading the first-ever international equity and debt capital markets issues by Bank of Georgia and the
Georgian government as well as the country’s first-ever domestic IPOs. He is responsible for bringing in approximately US$1 billion of portfolio investments and
close to US$500 million of FDI. Lado is the only person to have been awarded St George’s Victory Order (in 2008) and the Presidential Order of Excellence (in 2010)
– the two highest civilian honours in Georgia.
Since he stepped down as Prime Minister, Lado has been a frequent public speaker on issues of economic liberty and free-market reforms in developing countries
and co-chairs the Emory Center for Alternative Investments. In October 2009, he was invited to join, as Chairman, the supervisory board of Bank of Kigali, the
largest bank in Rwanda.
Past Engagements In September 2009, Lado established, together with Dinu Patriciu, Liberty Investments, an investment company focusing on financial services institutions in frontier
markets with low corruption, low taxes and open economies. In the same month, Liberty Investments announced the acquisition of a controlling equity interest in
Liberty Bank, which has the largest client base in Georgia, serving some 1.2 million clients through 179 branches. By June 2010, the first phase of the turnaround
has been completed, with the rebranded bank returning to profitability and growing much faster than the Georgian banking sector.
Lado is married with four sons. He is a Georgian and British citizen and received his MBA from Goizueta Business School of Emory University in 1993, following
undergraduate studies at Middlebury College and Tbilisi State University. In 2006 Lado hosted the licensed Georgian version of The Apprentice TV show.
Executive Chairman, CEO of JSC Bank of Georgia (“BoG”) October 2004-November 2007
Transformed BoG from an obscure, loss-making local commercial bank with US$25 mln MCap (GSE), 18% market share and narrow business model into the undisputed
domestic leader universal bank with US$900 mln Mcap (LSE at the time of his departure, 91% free float, 85% institutionally owned), 33% market share, emerging
international footprint and US$47 mln net income (2007)
The first Georgian company to list on the LSE – US$160 mln IPO in November 2006, 100+ bids
The first Georgian entity to issue Eurobonds – US$200 mln 9% 2012 issued in February 2007, 100+ bids
Assembled a team of experienced professionals, including alumni of ABN Amro, Credit Suisse, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Nomura, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Raiffeisen,
UniCredit, JP Morgan, IFC, EBRD, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, PwC etc
Acquired and developed Galt & Taggart Securities into the undisputed domestic leader (60%+ market share) with significant institutional client base and high
profitability (9M 2007 net income US$6.6 mln, 21.9% of the group net income for the period, US$189 mln client assets as at 30 September 2007)
Developed organically the market-leading wealth management business (1,000+ local and international clients, US$50.5 mln client assets as at 30 September 2007)
Developed organically the country’s sole asset management business (Galt & Taggart Asset Management, US$65 mln AUM as at 30 September 2007)
Built, through three acquisitions, an insurance market leader with c. 25% market share
Built a leading card processing centre serving 1 mln cards
US$ mln, unless otherwise noted 30 September ‘04 30 September ‘07 Growth
* 4 October 2004 GSE price of GEL 4.0, converted at GEL/US$ of 1.82; Closing price on the LSE on 16 November 2007 , the day Lado’s resignation was announced
**The new team had to provision heavily immediately upon assuming operational control in October 2004, which resulted in full-year 2004 loss of GEL 9.2 mln
Rebranding
Executive Chairman & CEO of JSC Liberty Bank September 2009-present
Turned, in eight short months, a heavily loss-making insolvent bank with Cost-Income ratio exceeding 100% into
a profitable and rapidly modernising institution by Q1 2010, and currently trending to a run-rate monthly pre-
provisioning profit of US$ 1 million
Rebranded the bank
Launched several new products
Started branch network modernisation
New Products Launched
Completed the central branch/headquarters renovation
Launched a GDR programme with BNY Mellon
GEL mln, unless otherwise noted 30 September ‘09 31 May '10 Growth
Share price, GEL 0.0176 0.0340 93%
Liberty Bank Before The Renovation Assets 279 425 52%
Market share by total assets, % 3.5% 4.8%
Net Loan Book 78 118 51%
NPLs, % of Loan Book 17.5% 8.3%
Market share by net loans, % 1.7% 2.4%
Deposits 156 304 95%
Market share by client deposits, % 5.8% 8.1%
2010 Equity 16 35 113%
2007 Book value per share, GEL 0.010 0.013 21%
Liberty Bank After The Renovation Revenue , YTD 31 21 NMF
Net Income, YTD (7) 1 NMF
ROAA -3.4% 0.8% NMF
ROAE -51.2% 10.6% NMF
Cost/Income ratio 100.3% 83.2%
Employees, FTE 1,790 1,854 4%
Branches 177 179 1%
June 2010 ATMs 136 166 22%
Accounts, ‘000* 2,990 2,320 -22%
June 2010
Cards, ‘000 1,176 1,199 2%
GEL/US$ (e-o-p) 1.677 1.785
Note: unaudited, IFRS-based , standalone
* Due to database cleanup and closure of inactive accounts
Lado Gurgenidze
Chief Executive Officer
Dmitry Kasatkin
Chief Operating Officer
Tamuna Gunia
Head of Investor Relations
ir@libertybank.ge
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