OREANDA-NEWS. October 6, 2011. A1 investment company acted as general partner for the conference: Undervalued and Toxic Assets. Strategies for Acquisition, Management and Sale, which was held in conjunction with the Vedomosti newspaper on 30 September 2011.

In his words of welcome for participants, Salavat Khalilov, managing director of А1, underlined the great relevance of toxic assets against a background of high volatility on the financial and commodities markets and instability of the world economy. “This conference is the first significant forum dedicated to working with toxic and undervalued assets over the past several years. The number and importance of its participants indicates the importance of this matter and the increased interest taken in it by the leading players on the Russian market”, said Mr Khalilov.

Directors of the largest Russian and international banks, consulting companies, investment funds, and also the leading representatives of Russian business, took part in the conference.

A1 is a leading investment company in Russia, a key investment division of Alfa Group Consortium. At present, A1 manages a portfolio of various assets, including the leading Russian AVIANOVA discount air carrier, the largest Independence company selling and servicing cars in the Russian Federation, the Kronverk Cinema company which is among the five largest federal networks of cinemas, the Systematic company which is a leading Russian supplier of IT solutions and services, the largest supermarket chain in Belarus – BelMarket, etc.