U.S. – Russia Business Council
Russia Agribusiness Forum
Omaha, Nebraska
December 12, 2011
Burlington International Group Overview
– Background
– Russian Agribusiness Experience
Background
− Burlington Capital Group (Burlington International Group’s parent
company) is an Investment management firm founded in 1984
focused on Real Estate, International and Financial Advisory
Services
− Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
− Established and managed 21 public and private partnerships
− Raised, financed and managed total assets of nearly $5 billion
serving more than 100,000 investors
− Extensive International experience in agriculture/agribusiness,
finance, investment and project management
− Over +75 years of combined experience in working with US and
foreign governments
Background
Burlington International Group
– Focused on creating investment and economic development
opportunities in emerging and developing markets.
– Successfully structured and participated in the investment and
management of a wide range of businesses in the agriculture,
agribusiness, technology and real estate sectors.
– Offers financial advisor services to its partners
− Broad geographic experience with particular focus in the Former
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
− Affiliates: Agribusiness Management Company and Cantera
Partners.
− www.burlingtonig.com
Burlington International Group’s Affiliates
Cantera Partners, LLC
– Provides a range of services to its for-profit and not-for-profit
partners in developing and executing economic development
initiatives in emerging and developing markets.
– Secured over $90 million of funding for it's not-for-profit and forprofit partners through US government initiatives (ie: USDA,
USAID, OPIC, DoD)
– Extensive experience working with U.S and Foreign Governments
– International experience in Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia
and Former Soviet Union
– Offices in Omaha and Washington, DC, with in-country
representation in Liberia, Afghanistan and Pakistan
– www.canterapartners.com
Burlington International Group’s Affiliates
Agribusiness Management Company
– Leading global private equity investment firm that is focused on
investing in agribusiness and ancillary businesses in the
emerging markets, with primary focus on the Former Soviet
Union (“FSU”) and Eastern European countries.
– Agribusiness Partners International I & II (“API”), $100M
agribusiness fund (with an OPIC guarantee) focused in FSU and
Eastern Europe.
– API invested in eight food and agribusiness sector companies
with operations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova and
Ukraine. These investments were primarily early-stage
investments or start-ups.
– www.amc-api.com
Burlington International Group’s Affiliates
API I & II Project Locations Map
 The first agribusiness sector funds
Agribusiness Partners International I
& II (“API I & II”) were formed in
1996 and successfully closed in
2008
 API I & II invested in 8 portfolio
companies in the region, employed
in excess of 8,000 people, and
achieved steady growth and
development in a substantial number
of those companies prior to exit
 Majority of API I & II portfolio
companies were able to attain
leading market share in their
respective markets
 Established a wide network of
contacts throughout the Target
Region enabling efficient deal
execution
Contact Information
Michael Jung
Chief Executive Officer and President, Burlington International Group, LLC
1004 Farnam Street, Suite 400
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Office: 402-930-3049
Fax: 402-930-3066
Email: mjung@burlingtonig.com