Rusnano
RUSNANO Group is a Russian innovation development institution created in the frame of Presidential Initiative termed "Strategy for Development of Nanotechnology Industry". The RUSNANO Group's mission is to create a competitive nanotechnology-based hi-tech industry in Russia. RUSNANO invests directly and through indirect funds into all major knowledge-based areas where nanotechnology is widely implemented: electronics, optics, telecom, classic and renewable energy, healthcare and biotechnology, materials and metallurgy, engineering and chemistry.
History and structure
The Group was founded in 2011 by reorganizing Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology, and currently comprises RUSNANO JSC, RUSNANO Management Company LLC and a non-profit Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs.- RUSNANO JSC is a holder of Group's assets and is governed by the Board of Directors appointed by Russian Government.
- RUSNANO Management Company that was created in 2013, is managing all JSC RUSNANO's assets, leading business development and investment activities. RUSNANO Management Company is governed by the Executive Board and Board of Directors.
- Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs was founded in 2013 as a non-profit organization managing various projects targeting creation of innovative nanotechnology-related ecosystem in Russia. All non-profit activities aimed at development of innovative Nano-industry ecosystem were segregated from business units to develope governance and structure of the Group.
RUSNANO Management Company
RUSNANO Management Company is a leading Russian private equity investor in technology-enabled businesses. RUSNANO Management Company is a spin-off of the largest Russian sovereign high-tech fund RUSNANO JSC, a part of the RUSNANO GROUP, and was created in 2013 to separate ownership and management of RUSNANO JSC assets.Assets Under Management
RUSNANO Management Company started in 2013 with combined value of assets under management at ~$3 billion and 107 tech portfolio companies, operating in Russia, US, Western Europe, and Israel. Currently RUSNANO Management Company AUM exceed $4 billion, as of December 31, 2018.
Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds
The company manages 8 Growth Capital and Venture Capital Funds and raised over $1,5 billion from Russian and international private and governmental investors with leverage ratio 1:3 from RUSNANO JSC to third-party investors, respectively. These funds are highly diversified by stage, sector, and geography diversifying risks and potentially creating additional value for investors.
| Fund | Target size | Vintage | Strategy | Geography | Status |
| USD 160 M | 2016 | Investing in innovative Israeli venture firms | Israel, Russia, China | Investment period | |
| USD 100 M | 2016 | Investing in venture and growing projects in microelectronics, clean tech, energy efficiency and robotics | Global focus with localization in Russia | Investment period | |
| Rusnano SINTEZ | RUR 21 BN | 2018 | Investing in venture and growing projects in chemistry and petrol-chemistry | Russia | Investment period |
| Wind Energy Development Investment Fund | RUR 30 BN | 2017 | Investing in wind energy and other renewable energy projects | Russia | Investment period |
| First Ecological Fund | RUR 21 BN | 2017 | Investing in construction and modernization of thermal neutralization and processing companies for municipal waste | Russia | Investment period |
| Far Eastern High Technologies Fund | RUR 10 BN | 2018 | Hi-tech investments in Far East | Russia | Investment period |
| Russian-Chinese Growth fund | USD 25 M | 2016 | Investing in growing projects in nanotechnology-based materials | Global focus with localization in Russia | Investment period |
Investment Strategy
RUSNANO Management Company invests in projects with high potential in the real economy sector in Russia and abroad with subsequent expansion to Russia or Russian technology transfer to foreign companies.
Basing on significant investment experience and advanced technical expertise RUSNANO Management Company acquires equity in innovative ventures and growth-oriented companies with scalable business models and significant growth potential.
The following hi-tech fields are of primary interest to RUSNANO Management Company:
- New Materials
- Nanoelectronics and Photonics
- Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
- Coatings and Surface Modification
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Nuclear Medicine and Medical Devices/Instrumentation
New Materials:
- OCSiAl is the first Russian Unicorn, listed on Crunchbase Unicorn Leaderboard with a $1 billion valuation. The company's core product is TUBALL, high-purity graphene nanotubes that can be used as a universal additive for a wide range of materials.
- Monocrystal PLC is the leader in the world market of synthetic sapphires used in light emitting diodes, smartphones, tablet PCs and smart watches, for glasses of cameras, sensors of fingerprints as well as displays.
- RUSNANO, together with the Finnish public power company Fortum on a matching funds basis, created the Wind Energy Development Fund, with a legal status of an investment partnership, and capital of $520 million. Ninety percent of Fund's investments are aimed at construction of wind parks in Russia and in projects for localizing production of wind power equipment.
- Hevel Solar is one of RUSNANO's portfolio companies in renewable energy sector. In 2009, RUSNANO invested nearly $400 million in the company. Now Hevel markets itself as Russian largest integrated solar energy company. Its key activities are focused on manufacturing of solar modules, construction, and operation of solar power plants and research in the field of solar energy.
- Novomet Group is recognized as a leader in production of oil-submersible equipment, which is highly reliable and is intended for use in challenging conditions. Novomet's pumps owe their competitive advantage to their nanocoating—the result of the use of powder metallurgy technology.
- The national network of nuclear medicine, PET-Technology, founded 11 operational diagnostic PET/CT centers in the regions of central Russia. PET-Technology network has a 50% share of the Russian PET/CT diagnostic market and is a leader in providing diagnostic services among private players.
RUSNANO Management Company has solid expertise in growth and venture capital investments. Anatoly Chubais is the CEO of RUSNANO Management Company.
In early 2019 Russian government extended the power of RUSNANO Management Company to manage the assets of RUSNANO JSC for a new 10-year term.
Offices
RUSNANO headquarters is located in Moscow, with additional US and Israeli sub-offices.
RUSNANO JSC
RUSNANO JSC is the major backbone of RUSNANO Group, is part of Russian system of developmental institutions. The company was established in 2011 during reorganization of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology. RUSNANO JSC main objective is to becoming a global Russian technology investor specializing in investment in competitive Russian and foreign companies implementing promising nanotechnology-based innovations in various fields.Development role
By late 2018, over a 100 portfolio companies including 97 high-tech enterprises have been put into action in the real sector of Russian economy, leading to creation of approximately 39 000 jobs in various high-tech fields. Moreover, RUSNANO's portfolio companies have contributed 132 billion rubles to Russian budget. These payments have already exceeded initial investments made by the Russian government to create the RUSNANO Group.
RUSNANO portfolio companies invested 42,5 billion rubles into R&D. Over the years, around 6000 inventions, prototypes, IPs and trademarks were created by RUSNANO-funded companies.
Financial results
Based on the consolidated financial statements of RUSNANO, based on International Financial Reporting Standards in 2018, the company generated a record net profit of 5,6 billion rubles which was achieved due to an increase of 14,9 billion rubles in the fair value of the investment portfolio, almost two times greater than in 2017.
RUSNANO's total assets by the end of 2018 amounted to 185,5 billion rubles, which represents 17,1 billion rubles increase compared to 2017.
Governing Bodies
JSC RUSNANO is governed by the Board of Directors appointed by Russian Government. JSC RUSNANO's Board of Directors appoints Science and Technology Council carrying out preliminary assessment of projects and providing recommendations on their financing by RUSNANO, and reviewing reports on supported portfolio projects. RUSNANO's Strategic Committee is also appointed by the Board of Directors. RUSNANO Management Company is managing all JSC RUSNANO's assets.