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Листинг на площадке фондовой биржи Гонконга
Strikeforce идет по пути Русала. Вслед за удачным IPO Русала на Гонконгской бирже вскоре может разместиться еще одна металлургическая компания Олега Дерипаски — крупнейший в России производитель ферромолибдена Strikeforce Mining and Resources (SMR), которому, как и «Русалу», нужны деньги на погашение долгов. Аналитики оценивают компанию в $400-500 млн.
Заявку на листинг на площадке фондовой биржи Гонконга SMR планирует подать в марте, а уже в мае провести IPO, написала вчера гонконгская Hong Kong Economic Times. По данным издания, окончательное решение будет принято в феврале. Объем размещения и сумма, которую ожидает выручить в ходе IPO SMR, пока не раскрываются. Представитель компании ее IPO комментировать отказался.
SMR — дочерняя структура группы «Союзметаллресурс» (СМР), входит в холдинг «Базовый элемент» Олега Дерипаски. Занимается разведкой полезных ископаемых, добычей, обогащением и переработкой медного и молибденового концентратов. Монопольный производитель ферромолибдена в России, занимает 12,2% мирового рынка. Сплав используется в строительстве, производстве нержавеющей и сверхпрочной стали и химической промышленности. В SMR входят Сорский и Жирекенский ГОКи и ферромолибденовые заводы в Хакасии и Читинской области. В 2008 году производство ферромолибдена составило 5,8 тыс. тонн (за девять месяцев 2009 года — 4,9 тыс. тонн), производство медного концентрата — 11,9 тыс. тонн (9,7 тыс. тонн), выручка по МСФО — порядка 7 млрд руб.
В октябре 2008 года SMR уже планировала провести листинг в Гонконге. В ходе IPO компания рассчитывала получить порядка $200 млн за 25% своих акций. Организаторами должны были выступить Bank of China и Morgan Stanley. Но планам помешал кризис. Источник в «Базэле» подтвердил «Ъ», что тема листинга для SMR остается актуальной. «Компания уже сейчас соответствует требованиям инвесторов. А Гонконгская биржа была и остается одной из наиболее интересных площадок для размещения»,— добавил собеседник «Ъ».
Если SMR все же разместится в Гонконге, она станет вторым российским эмитентом, чьи акции будут торговаться на бирже Гонконга после «Русала», который 21 января продал на Гонконгской и Парижской биржах 10,64% акций «Русала» за $2,24 млрд. В первый же день торгов 27 января акции «Русала» обвалились примерно на 11%, но вчера, на второй день торгов, такого снижения уже не было: торги в Гонконге закрылись с падением всего в 0,5%.
Основная идея IPO SMR, как и у «Русала»,— снижение долговой нагрузки, считает аналитик ФК «Уралсиб» Дмитрий Смолин. Долг группы СМР — порядка $122 млн, в настоящий момент ведутся переговоры о его реструктуризации. Цены на ферромолибден восстанавливаются: с середины апреля 2009 года, когда он находился в нижней точке, цена выросла почти вдвое — с $20 до $37 за 1 кг (до кризиса — $80 за 1 кг). Аналитик «Уралсиба» Николай Сосновский считает, что сейчас компания может стоить $400-500 млн. Выбор Гонконга в качестве площадки для размещения объясняется близостью производственных активов к китайской границе и перспективой наращивания поставок в эту страну, отмечает Ленар Хафизов из «Prime-mark — Управление активами». К тому же Гонконгская биржа сейчас предоставляет условия для эмитентов вполне сравнимые с LSE с точки зрения издержек на размещение, говорит он.
— Добыча, обогащение и переработка медного и молибденового концентратов
— Производитель ферромолибдена в России. Она владеет Сорским ГОКом и ферромолибденовым заводом, Жирекенским ГОКом и ферромолибденовым заводом, киргизской «Жаны Жылдыз Голд Лимитед» и Batu Mining (Монголия). В 2006 году компания выпустила 7,7 млн т молибденового концентрата, 4,46 млн т ферромолибдена.
Выручка в 2006 году составила $234 млн. Данные за 2007 год компания не раскрывает. Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by Scott Coker and Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, operators of the HP Pavilion and the San Jose Sharks. Its live events and fights are currently shown on Showtime in the US and on Super Channel in Canada. The promotion debuted on CBS on November 7, 2009 with Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
History
Strikeforce was founded in 1985 as a kickboxing organization. It became involved with MMA in 2006 with the Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie event on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.[1] The event was California's first regulated MMA event and broke the previous record for largest audience at a MMA event in the United States, with its 18,265 in attendance. The record was since broken by K-1 HERO'S Dynamite!! USA, although Shamrock vs. Gracie still retains the paid attendance record of 17,465.
In February 2008, Strikeforce held its first event outside California with Strikeforce: At The Dome at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. Since then it has held four additional events outside California: October 2008 in Broomfield, Colorado, two during June 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri and Kent, Washington, and in November of 2009 in Chicago, Illinois
In March 2008, Strikeforce partnered with NBC to broadcast weekly highlight and fighter-profile series, Strikeforce on NBC from April 12.[3] In February 2009, Strikeforce purchased several assets, including a video library and several fighter-contracts, including Nick Diaz, Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith from ProElite, owner of the defunct EliteXC promotion. Days later it also announced it had agreed to a three-year broadcast deal with Showtime for up to 16 events per year, as well as a deal with CBS for an option to produce up to four events for them.[4] In addition to Strikeforce's primary events being broadcast on Showtime, it also announced it would produce ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers, a event-series similar to ShoXC and ShoBox, where they would highlight up-and-coming fighters.[5]
During August 2009, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced that they had signed formal alliances with Japanese MMA-promotion Dream and Russian promotion M-1 Global. Coker said the partnership would allow for co-promotion and fighter exchanges for events both in the US and Japan, and he mentioned Shinya Aoki versus Josh Thompson or Gilbert Melendez as well as Melvin Manhoef versus Robbie Lawler creating the best match ups possible that wouldn't have existed before.[6]
On August 15, 2009, Strikeforce was available to be viewed online through the Showtime website. For a small cost «Strikeforce: All Access» is an online interactive event for the fans that streams simultaneously with the live event enabling the user multiple camera angles of the fights such as the «cage cam» exclusively offered by Showtime. A small camera is attached to the referee and fans are able to see from their perspective in real time. «Strikeforce: All Access» adds other features such as pause and instant replay. This was not the first time Strikeforce events were streamed on the Showtime website but was the first time the live stream was available to audiences and internet users outside the United States such as in Europe, Japan, Brazil, and Canada.[7]
Strikeforce has major sponsorship deals, Rockstar Energy Drink is the official energy drink of Strikeforce. This in addition to having sponsors from Electronic Arts Video Games, Bodog and Full Tilt Poker. Strikeforce is also expected to air events live on prime time television on CBS starting in 2009. Their collaboration with Dream will soon lead to Strikeforce events being held in Japan.[8]
Some notable fighters signed by Strikeforce in 2009 include Fedor Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Dan Henderson, Marius Žaromskis, Muhammed Lawal, Melvin Manhoef, KJ Noons, and Bobby Lashley.
First female championship
See also: Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
In June 2009, Strikeforce announced its August 15 bout between Gina Carano and Cris «Cyborg» Santos would be for its newly-created female MMA 145 pounds (66 kg) championship. The bout would also historically be the first womens' match to headline a card by a major U.S. organization. It was aired on the Showtime premium cable channel where Santos won the fight by TKO with one second left in the first round.[9]
After the events CEO Scott Coker said he was looking at holding eight-fighter female tournaments at both 145 and 135 pounds (61 kg) possibly as early as before the end of 2009. The winner at 145 lb. would then become the number one contender for Santos.[10]
It was announced in late November that Strikeforce would debut in Florida for their first event in 2010 (Strikeforce: Miami on January 30 in Sunrise, Florida). It was also announced that the event would be headlined by Santos' first defense of her championship, as she is set to take on Dutch fighter Marloes Coenen.
Rules
Strikeforce employs the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Ordinary matches consist of three five-minute rounds, while championship matches are five five-minute rounds. All rounds have a one-minute break between them. They do however deviate slightly from the formula laid out by the Unified rules (the rules state that organisations may opt for additional rules as long as they abide by the overall ruleset) by not allowing elbows on the ground.
Previous to June 2009, all womens' bouts in Strikeforce consisted of three three-minute rounds as opposed to the men's five-minute rounds. However, on June 16, 2009, Strikeforce announced that it had received approval from the Washington- and California State Athletic Commissions to use five-minute rounds for all womens' bouts, including five five-minute rounds for its championship bouts.[11]
Rounds
Every men's and women's round competition is five minutes in duration. Title matches have five such rounds, non-title matches have three, and all rounds have a one-minute break between them.
Weight divisions
See also: Mixed martial arts weight classes
— Featherweight: 135.0 to 145.0 pounds (61.2 to 65.8 kg)
— Lightweight: 145.0 to 155.0 pounds (65.8 to 70.3 kg)
— Welterweight:155.0 to 170.0 pounds (70.3 to 77.1 kg)
— Middleweight: 170.0 to 185.0 pounds (77.1 to 83.9 kg)
— Light heavyweight: 185.0 to 205.0 pounds (83.9 to 93.0 kg)
— Heavyweight: 205.0 to 265.0 pounds (93.0 to 120.2 kg)
Match outcome
Matches usually end via:
— Submission: a fighter clearly taps on the mat or his opponent or verbally submits.
— Knockout: a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.
— Technical Knockout (TKO): If a fighter cannot continue, the fight is ended as a technical knockout. Technical knockouts can be classified into three categories:
o referee stoppage: (the referee determines a fighter cannot «intelligently defend» himself; if warnings to the fighter to improve his position or defense go unanswered—generally, two warnings are given, about 5 seconds apart)
o doctor stoppage (a ringside doctor due to injury or impending injury, as when blood flows into the eyes and blinds a fighter)
o corner stoppage (a fighter's own cornerman signals defeat for their own fighter)
— Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:
o unanimous decision (all three judges score a win for fighter A)
o majority decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a draw)
o split decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B)
o unanimous draw (all three judges score a draw)
o majority draw (two judges score a draw, one judge scoring a win)
o split draw (one judge scores a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B, and one judge scores a draw)
o disqualification (outcome can be overturned due to testing positive for banned substances)
Note: In the event of a draw, it is not necessary that the fighters' total points be equal. However, in a unanimous or split draw, each fighter does score an equal number of win judgments from the three judges (0 or 1, respectively).
A fight can also end in a technical decision, disqualification, forfeit, technical draw, or no contest. The latter two outcomes have no winners.
Judging criteria
The ten-point must system is in effect for all fights; three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or fewer. If the round is even, both fighters receive ten points. In New Jersey, the fewest points a fighter can receive is 7, and in other states by custom no fighter receives fewer than 8.
Fouls
The Nevada State Athletic Commission currently lists the following as fouls:[12]
1. Butting with the head
2. Eye gouging of any kind
3. Biting
4. Hair pulling
5. Fish hooking
6. Groin attacks of any kind
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent. (see Gouging)
8. Small joint manipulation.
9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see Rabbit punch)
10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see Elbow (strike))
11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13. Grabbing the clavicle.
14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see piledriver)
19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21. Spitting at an opponent.
22. Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Holding the ropes or the fence.
24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27. Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round.
28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30. Interference by the corner.
31. Throwing in the towel during competition.
When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.
Match conduct
— After a verbal warning the referee can stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground (where neither are in a dominant position or working towards one). This rule is codified in Nevada as the stand-up rule.
— If the referee pauses the match, it is resumed with the fighters in their prior positions.
— Grabbing the cage brings a verbal warning, followed by an attempt by the referee to release the grab by pulling on the grabbing hand. If that attempt fails or if the fighter continues to hold the cage, the referee may charge a foul.
— Under unified rules, antics are permitted before events to add to excitement and allow fighters to express themselves, but abusive language during combat is prohibited.
Notable Strikeforce fighters/ The following fighters have either headlined an event in Strikeforce's main event-series (Including Young Guns and ShoMMA), held a Strikeforce World Championship or are newly signed to the organization.
Men
Heavyweight
— Netherlands Alistair Overeem, headliner at Strikeforce: Revenge, first and current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion.
— Russia Fedor Emelianenko, headliner at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
— United States Brett Rogers, headliner at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
— United States Bob Sapp, headliner at Strikeforce: At The Dome.
— South Africa Jan Nortje, headliner at Strikeforce: At The Dome.
— Brazil Fabricio Werdum
— Brazil Antonio Silva
— England James Thompson
— United States Bobby Lashley
— United States Mike Kyle
— United States Daniel Cormier
— United States Herschel Walker
Light Heavyweight
— Armenia Gegard Mousasi, current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
— Brazil Renato Sobral, held the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship. Headliner at Strikeforce: Destruction.
— United States Bobby Southworth, held the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship. Headliner at Strikeforce: Destruction.
— United States Mike Whitehead
— United States Muhammed Lawal
— United States Kevin Randleman
— Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
— Brazil Rafael Cavalcante
Middleweight
— Brazil Cesar Gracie, headliner at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie.
— United States Cung Le, headliner at Strikeforce: Triple Threat, Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le and Strikeforce: Evolution. Held the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.
— Japan Kazuo Misaki, headliner at Strikeforce: At The Mansion II.
— United States Robbie Lawler, headlined Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields.
— United States Frank Shamrock, headliner at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le and Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. First Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
— Brazil Jorge Santiago, won Strikeforce's middleweight tournament at Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives.
— United States Joey Villasenor, headliner at ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg
— United States Jason Von Flue, headliner at Strikeforce: Triple Threat
— United States Dan Henderson, UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner, Pride FC Middleweight championship, Pride FC Welterweight championship, 2005 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner
— United States Jake Shields, headliner at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields and current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
— United States Matt Lindland
— Brazil Evangelista Santos, headliner at ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg
— Netherlands Melvin Manhoef
— Brazil Ronaldo Souza
— United States Scott Smith, headliner at Strikeforce: Evolution
— United States Luke Rockhold
— South Africa Trevor Prangley
— United States Benji Radach
— United States Jason Miller
— United States Tim Kennedy, headliner at ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings
— Brazil Murilo Rua
— United States Travis Lutter
— United States Zak Cummings, headliner at ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings
Welterweight
— United States Nick Diaz, headliner at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz.
— United States Jake Shields, headliner at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields and current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
— United States Duane Ludwig, headliner at Strikeforce: Payback.
— United States Sammy Morgan, headliner at Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives and Strikeforce: Payback.
— United States Joe Riggs, headliner at Strikeforce: At The Mansion II.
— United States Phil Baroni, headliner at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni
— Lithuania Marius Zaromskis
— United States Jay Hieron
— United States Tyron Woodley, headliner at ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears
— United States Rudy Bears, headliner at ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears
Lightweight
— United States Josh Thomson, headliner at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson.
— United States Gilbert Melendez, Interim Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, headliner at Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson. Current Strikeforce Lightweight Champion.
— Japan Tetsuji Kato, headliner at Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion.
— United States Mike Aina, headliner at ShoMMA 1: Aina vs. Evangelista
— United States K.J. Noons
— Brazil Jorge Gurgel, headliner at ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista
— United States Billy Evangelista, headliner at ShoMMA 1: Aina vs. Evangelista and ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista
Women
— United States Gina Carano, headliner at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg.
— Brazil Cristiane Santos, first Strikeforce 145 lb. Women's Champion. Headliner at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg.
— United States Kim Couture
— Canada Sarah Kaufman
— United States Kerry Vera
— United States Shayna Baszler
— Netherlands Marloes Coenen
In other media
Video games
— EA Sports MMA will be released in 2010 featuring Strikeforce along with global MMA enterprises.
Action figures
Figures are available from the company Round 5.[14] A series of their figures includes Cung Le and Gina Carano. The Cung Le figure was released at the 2009 San Diego Comic Convention. An exclusive special version of the Cung Le figurine was released thereafter in which he has different colored shorts and design.
See also
— Mixed Martial Arts
