2. Contents:
3 Introduction to Nova Capital Partners
4 A Focus on Leading Companies
5 Overview
9 Emerging Markets Investment Banking
11 Institutional Investors
13 Products & Services
17 Providing Access to Global Institutional Capital
19 Extensive Transaction Experience and Expertise
21 Investment Bankers to the World’s Emerging Markets
22 Transaction Case Study:
Blue Financial Services, Ltd./South Africa
23 Transaction Case Study:
Intercontinental Bank Plc/Nigeria
24 Contact Information
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3. Introduction to Nova Capital Partners
Nova Capital Partners, LLC is a
leading emerging markets investment
bank with offices in New York and
Johannesburg.
Our global scale, institutional
relationship and top-tier investment
banking professionals are among
the many reasons that Nova Capital
is the investment bank of choice for
growing companies throughout the
world’s emerging markets.
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4. A Focus on Leading Companies
Nova is a global firm with deep experience having led transactions
for clients in many growing economies around the world
Our professionals have significant investment and operating
experience throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
By combining sophisticated strategic corporate advisory with
access to capital and regional knowledge, Nova Capital Partners
can effectively address the diverse needs of our clients in these
markets.
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5. Overview
Nova offers a full range of investment banking products and services
to privately held and publicly traded companies.
We are focused on, and committed to, serving large and middle market
companies and have obtained a strong reputation for client dedication,
innovative and effective transaction execution and integrity.
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6. Overview (continued)
Nova Capital Partners’ clients receive access to sophisticated
strategic advice and a wide array of capital that historically has only
been available to the world’s largest companies. Services include:
n Raising Debt and Equity Capital
n Mergers & Acquisitions
n Strategic Divestitures
n Valuations
n Management Buyouts
n Leveraged Buyouts (LBO’s)
n Restructurings and Recapitalizations
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7. Emerging Market’s Diversity of Economic Growth
China
Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Georgia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Russia
Serbia
Turkey
Peru
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Venezuela, RB
Chile
Colombia
Brazil
Mexico
Jordan
Morocco
Tunisia
Libya
Maldives
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Sudan
Tanzania
Nigeria
South Africa
Kenya
Madagascar
0 3 6 9 12 15
East Asia Europe & Central Europe Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Average GDP Growth rate 2001-2006
Source: World Bank Development Indicators
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8. Overview (continued)
Nova has particular expertise in:
n Financial Services (banking, insurance, micro-credit)
n Telecommunications
n Manufacturing (diversified)
n Technology
n Energy
n Agriculture
n Services
Nova is highly selective in the engagements we lead which enables us
to focus on quality transactions while ensuring senior level attention to
each client throughout the assignment and beyond.
As a trusted advisor to our clients, Nova fosters long-term relationships
by helping them grow, identify and capitalize on opportunities, maximize
value and obtain their strategic and financial goals.
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9. Emerging Markets Investment Banking
Nova has a strong focus on companies in countries which have
traditionally been underserved by major financial institutions.
We believe these markets offer significant upside opportunity driven by
an increasing number of high-quality companies seeking access to U.S.
and global institutional capital, strategic advice and other services.
Emerging Markets Leader
Nova has been providing investment banking services in the worlds
emerging markets since the firm’s inception. We have a deep network
of relationships with business executives as well as local and national
political leaders throughout the continent.
Track Record of Success
By combining “best practices” investment banking with our knowledge
of – and experience in – developing economies, Nova has successfully
completed a variety of complex debt and equity transactions for our
clients. We work closely with our clients and prepare them to raise
capital from U.S. based investors as well as investors throughout
Europe and the Middle East.
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10. Private Capital is increasingly moving into
developing and emerging markets...
$300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Private Capital in US$ billions
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2007, 2007 & 2008
represent IMF estimates
GDP Percentage Increase
10%
8
6
4
2
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*
Emerging Economies Developed Economies
*2007 represents a forescast year
Source: IMF
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11. Institutional Investors
Our affiliate investors are comprised of leading global insurance
companies, hedge funds, pension funds and large international private
equity groups.
Accordingly, Nova is able to raise capital from highly sophisticated,
globally minded investors looking to deploy their capital outside the
United States and elsewhere ... and into leading companies around
the world.
Nova has the capacity to raise up to US$500 million in debt or equity
capital but we also lead transactions between US$25 million and
US$100 million. Companies seeking access to capital from the United
States and other countries around the world look to Nova Capital
Partners.
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12. “By bringing the talent and experience of the ”bulge-
bracket” investment banks to our clients, Nova
has created a new level of access to capital for growing
companies around the world.”
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13. Products & Services
Capital Raising and Financing
With expertise in forming diverse capital structures and a reputation for
outstanding execution, Nova Capital Partners has become the firm of
choice for large and middle market companies seeking financing. Nova
seeks to create an optimal, long-term capital structure that will meet our
client’s ongoing strategic, operational and financial needs.
Nova provides access to many forms of capital including:
n Equity
n Senior Debt
n Subordinated Debt
n Convertible Debt
n Mezzanine Financing
n Project Finance
Common uses of proceeds include:
n Expansion/Growth
n Financing acquisitions
n Refinancing existing debt
In each client engagement we examine a number of different financing
alternatives while assessing the applicable structural, cost and timing
considerations. Nova leverages our strong, global distribution capabilities
and our diverse group of institutional buyers who have come to
recognize the high quality transactions that Nova brings to the market.
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14. Products & Services (continued)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nova provides buy-side and sell-side advisory services to large and
middle-market companies whether privately held or publicly traded.
We are a full-service group with experience in mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures, strategic alternatives, recapitalizations, restructurings,
spin-offs, management buyouts, joint ventures, minority investments
and defensive assignments.
Because we view Mergers and Acquisitions as an important
part of a client’s overall growth strategy, we provide firm-wide
commitment and senior-level attention across the organization to
effect successful transactions.
We develop and implement integrated M&A solutions by
coordinating and leveraging our execution skills, structuring
expertise, comprehensive financing capabilities and insight into
capital markets.
The firm applies its transaction experience, technical expertise,
and extensive industry research throughout the process, including
the valuation of potential targets, developing bidding strategies,
structuring the offer and executing the transaction.
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15. “Nova undertakes each client engagement with the
goal of minimizing our clients cost of capital
while providing certainty of execution.”
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16. Products & Services (continued)
Strategic Advisory Services
Nova Capital Partners excels at assisting companies in unlocking
and maximizing their value by providing strategic advice through
transformational events such as mergers and acquisitions and
complex equity raises.
We advise clients through all stages of their development and provide
expert guidance in buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions,
divestitures and corporate restructurings and project finance.
Nova’s senior bankers are highly experienced and advise our clients
in critical areas such as company positioning, valuation, investor
presentations, deal strategy/negotiation and tactics.
Access to potential strategic buyers, financial buyers and investors
is provided and managed by Nova. Nova has expertise across
several industry groups and helps clients to identify and capitalize
on opportunities.
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17. Providing Access to Global Institutional Capital
The ability to offer strategic advice while seamlessly providing capital
raising and financing enables Nova to fully address the needs of our
clients.
Nova excels at providing leading companies with access to multiple
forms of U.S. based and global institutional capital.
Our investors are comprised of globally-minded Insurance Companies,
Hedge Funds, Pension Funds, and large international Private Equity
Funds.
By utilizing our deep relationships with our institutional investors, Nova
is able to raise capital from sophisticated, globally minded investors
looking to deploy their capital outside the United States.
Companies seeking access to capital from the United States and other
international sources look to Nova Capital Partners.
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18. “Nova’s ability to leverage its experience throughout the world in
order to generate effective results has made it the investment
bank of choice for the most complex assignments.”
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19. Extensive Transaction Experience and Expertise
Bankers at Nova Capital average over 20 years of experience in
investment banking, private equity, research and buy-side fund raising.
Nova’s professionals have served at some of the world’s largest
investment banks and financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley,
Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and American Capital Strategies.
Our clients are given a tailored approach and customized solution as our
bankers expertly manage the transaction process from inception
to closing.
Nova Capital provides solutions to growing companies seeking to bring
world-class investors and capital to their organizations.
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20. Nova Capital Partners Investment Banking Clients
“Nova has clients around the world including
the United States, Latin America, Africa, Australia, Asia and
Central and Eastern Europe.”
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21. Investment Bankers
to the World’s Emerging Markets
Nova offers our clients the same high quality strategic guidance and
access to capital that historically has only been available to the world’s
largest corporations.
By leveraging Nova’s deep institutional distribution capabilities, we
provide access to a significant number of global investors looking
to deploy their capital into leading companies making Nova Capital
Partners ... the premier Investment Bank to the world’s emerging
markets.
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22. Transaction Case Study:
Blue Financial Services, Ltd. South Africa
The Company firm AIG was a perfect match for Blue and
Blue Financial Services, Ltd. (“Blue”), based in invested the first US$15 million of equity.
South Africa, is a leading multinational provider Nova advised Blue through the entire process,
of innovative micro-lending credit solutions to from the initial deal structuring to negotiating
citizens in South Africa, Botswana, Uganda the final term sheet. The company, through
and Zambia. Blue’s strategy is to partner Nova, has since raised over US$80 million in
with corporations to provide their employees aggregate.
with a wide range of financial services such
as personal and home improvement loans,
mortgages and other products.
June 2006
The Mandate
Blue engaged Nova Capital Partners as the
sole lead manager and advisor on raising an $80,000,000
Convertible
initial US$15 million of equity to fund the Preference Shares
expansion of Blue’s product offerings and its Sole Arranger
office and branch network in existing markets Nova Capital Partners, LLC
as well as into new markets including Tanzania Investor Consortium
AIG Global Emerging Market Fund
and Cameroon. This represented a first stage
FMO
of financing for Blue. IFC
OPIC
Execution
Nova worked with a select group of
sophisticated global investors that specialized
in the emerging markets and had the capacity
to fund Blue’s expansion goals. Global financial
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23. Transaction Case Study:
Intercontinental Bank Plc. Nigeria
The Company and strategic investors. Nova received
Founded in 1989, Intercontinental Bank commitments from five leading international
Plc has grown to be one of the largest and investors including AIG Capital Partners
most successful banks in Nigeria with over (United States), EMP Africa (United States),
1,000,000 accounts. With 200 branches Vectis Capital (Greece), Rand Merchant Bank
located throughout Nigeria, Intercontinental’s (South Africa) and The Al-Rashed Group
business is driven by corporate banking, retail (Saudi Arabia). Nova advised Intercontinental
and commercial banking, investment banking, throughout the entire process, from the initial
project finance and trade finance. deal structuring to negotiating the term sheet
and the final Subscription Agreement.
The Mandate
Intercontinental desired to increase their
equity capital base and was specifically July 2007
focused on obtaining capital from
sophisticated international equity providers
that could add strategic value to their
enterprise. Intercontinental engaged Nova
$161,000,000
Convertible
Capital Partners as the sole lead manager and Preference Shares
advisor to raise approximately US$150 million Sole Arranger
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of preferred equity.
Investor Consortium
Vectis Capital
Execution EMP Africa
Nova used a balanced and efficient AIG Capital Partners
Rand Merchant Bank
distribution process that focused on a select Al Rashed Group
group of sophisticated global private equity
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24. Contact Information
New York
122 East 42nd Street
50th Floor
New York, New York 10168
1-212-321-7093
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