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February 2003 |
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Lancaster Group was formed as a private equity group by Nurlan
Kapparov, Berik Kaniyev and Yuriy Pak. The three shareholders who have
been close friends for more than 20 years, have joined their efforts in
the establishment of the group by pooling their assets and bringing
substantial experience and expertise. Lancaster Group's primary
objective was to create value by expanding the scope of its businesses
and building portfolio of legacy assets.
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March 2003 |
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Lancaster
Group purchased a tin mining company, Syrymbet JSC and started
exploration works and researches for cost-effective tin processing
technology.
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April 2003 |
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Lancaster Group
acquires IPNet JSC, one of the leading VSAT satellite network operators
in the Russian Federation. Founded in 2000, IPNet operates its own
Central Control Satellite Station in Moscow. A certified provider and
integrator of the Hughes Network Systems (HNS), IPNet offers a wide
range of services in telephone communications and corporate data
transmission systems. It provides access to the Internet and multiple
IP-applications, creates multi-media systems and supplies
telecommunication equipment. IPNet also designs, builds and effectively
administers communication gateways.
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May 2003 |
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IPNet participated
in the international exhibition of telecommunications and computers
SVIAZ-EXPOCOMM. The company also provided connection services to its
first customers through on-line data transmission system PES5000,
telephone communication systems TES Quantum-Direct and hybrid
multi-service systems HES. IPNet’s services have now reached 69 regions
of Russia.
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September 2003 |
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ERSAI Caspian
Contractor LLC was formed as a joint venture between local company ERC
Holdings and Italian Saipem. Early works on the construction of a yard
have begun with the yard investment totaling $6 million.
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October 2003 |
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KazInvestBank
(KIB) is acquired by new shareholders and appoints Erkeblan Okaev as
Chief Executive Officer. A new strategy is set to develop a commercial
bank rendering a full range of services to corporate clients throughout
Kazakhstan.
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Nurlan Kapparov has been appointed Minister of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Lancaster Group’s GazMunaiOnim LLP has successfully closed sale of 100% of shares in JSC Karpovskiy Severnyi...
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