INVESTOR

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

TYPE OF BUSINESS

TOTAL INVESTMENT USD m

TIME SPAN

NAME OF CZECH SUBSIDIARY OR PARTNER

National Power

U.K.

Energy

200

1997-1998

Elektrárny Opatovice

Bass International Brewers plc

U.K.

Beer

143

1993-1998

Praské pivovary a.s. (55%)

Pivovar Radegast a.s. (33%)

Nomura Europe

U.K. /Japan

Banking

82

1998

Investiční a Poštovní banka, a.s.

Nomura bought a 36% stake and committed itself to arranging a USD 170 mil. bond issue for IPB and injecting an additional USD 170 mil. in additional equity

Tesco

U.K.

Retail

64

1996

AVX (Kyocera)

U.K., USA

Electronics

50

1993-1997

AVX Česká republika s.r.o.

Japan

Anglian Water

U.K.

Water supply

50

1997-1999

Vodovody a kanalizace Jižní Čechy

Severomoravské vodovody a kanalizace

Rigips

U.K.

Plasterboard

29.4

1999

Rigips, a.s.

(subsidiary of BPB Gypsum Industries)

Shell Czech republic

The Neth. /U.K.

Timber

29.4

1997-1999

Welsh Water

U.K.

Health care

21

1993

Hartmann-Rico

Metzeler

U.K./ Germany

Car components

7

1995-1997

Rieter Elitex a.s.

Textile engineering

Rieter Automotive

Magnolia Group PLC

U.K.

Mining & ore processing

7

1992-1994

Provodínské písky a.s.

E&M Manufacturing Ltd

U.K.

Heating

6.7

1998

Příbramské teplárny a.s.

Bundy International

U.K.

Auto parts

2

1994

Metzeler, s.r.o.

Eastern Electricity

U.K.

Cotton and polyester fibres

NA

NA

Sponit, a.s.

Générale des Eaux (Vivendi) + Hyder Investments

France / U.K.

Energy

NA

NA

Západočeská Energetika a.s.

Jihočeská Energetika a.s.

Jihomoravská Energetika a.s.