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Hermes-Sojitz investment foundation is an international alliance of Asian and European shareholders focusing on direct investments into Asia, Africa and Russia.
The foundation focuses on the emerging markets and makes investments into the development of deposits of useful minerals in gas, oil and metallurgy industries, property development and food industry. In Asia fund invests in commercial real estate – hotels and business centers. Investments in African continent are directed on mining, food industry and development, basically in the construction of shopping malls. In Russia fund invests in food industry and consider possibility to enter Russian market of real estate (hotel and shopping malls).
The foundation operates according to principles of green investing that includes creation of suitable social basis for project development, environmental protection and concern for priorities of local populations.
In order to expand activities in Russia a representative office of Hermes-Sojitz foundation was opened in Moscow in 2013 under the direction of Oleg Yantovsky. The main European office was moved to Italy in 2015.