Bridging U.S. Capital and Companies with Next-Generation Projects in Central Asia & the South Caucasus
Central Asia and the South Caucasus – regions rich in opportunity for Western companies
BCP simplifies the path from idea to entry into a real project in Central Asia
The region is undergoing structural transformation:
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Governments are actively seeking Western investment
Infrastructure and energy systems require modernization
Global supply chains are shifting toward the Middle Corridor
Demand for critical minerals is rising worldwide
Digital transformation and AI adoption are accelerating
Critical Minerals & Mining
Support across the full lifecycle of strategic resource projects — from early-stage evaluations to JV structuring and investor engagement.
Sectors of Focus
But the region rewards those with deep local insight
Success here requires more than capital or expertise. It demands an understanding of how decisions are made, how institutions work, and how business is conducted across the region.
Logistics & the Middle Corridor
The Middle Corridor is rapidly expanding as an alternative Eurasian transit route. BCP helps Western companies participate in logistics, port, rail and digital-infrastructure projects linked to this growth.
Energy
BCP focuses on power system modernization and next-generation energy infrastructure, including the evaluation and integration of advanced nuclear solutions such as small modular reactors (SMR).
AI & Digital Economy
BCP supports the development and execution of national data-center strategies, facilitating the build-out of digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence platforms leveraging technologies from the U.S.
BCP Founder Ruslan Assimov has worked with Western corporations, investment funds, and technology companies across the region’s key markets
BCP works as a strategic partner throughout project development, rather than as a traditional consultant
The firm aligns its interests with those of its clients and often shares risk throughout the project lifecycle
In roles spanning founder, principal, strategic partner, and project sponsor — and, where appropriate, co-developer or general contractor
BCP supports partners across:
I work with Western investors and regional counterparts to bridge differences in governance, business practice, and decision-making. The focus is on practical execution, informed by an understanding of local institutional and operational realities.
Strategic Advisor Investment, Infrastructure & Regional Development
Ruslan draws on more than two decades of experience in structuring complex transactions
Details anonymized to preserve confidentiality
Energy Infrastructure Modernization
Supported the full-cycle modernization of a legacy power generation asset of national and regional significance, covering the entire project lifecycle - from feasibility studies, financing structuring, and securing government guarantees, through competitive tendering, preparation of the general contractor, commissioning, and turnkey handover as a national modernization project.
Major Infrastructure Reconstruction
Supported comprehensive preparatory and structuring work for a Western industrial partner’s participation in a long-term infrastructure modernization program, covering both equipment supply and construction-related scopes, including market entry, stakeholder alignment, and early implementation phases. The program is progressing successfully.
Strategic Resources Program
Illustrative Examples of Activities and Engagements from the Past Decade
Engaged in a long-term strategic resources initiative aligned with national development priorities, involving joint-venture frameworks, public-sector processes, technical partnerships, and coordination with relevant institutional stakeholders.
Nuclear & Advanced Energy
BCP maintains an active focus on advanced nuclear energy solutions, including small modular and next-generation reactor technologies, and supports early-stage investment and project-structuring discussions with Western technology holders and stakeholders.
Emerging Digital Infrastructure
Associated with early-stage digital infrastructure initiatives, focusing on strategy development, institutional context, and preparatory groundwork.
25 years
of experience across the region
have been co-founded with partners
18 companies
сombined gross revenue of these ventures
> $1 billion
Identify High Impact Projects
BCP provides insight into high-value opportunities long before they become public — through long-standing relationships with regional leaders, technical teams, ministries and diplomatic networks.
Enables access to frameworks compatible with U.S. and regional institutions
BCP builds project frameworks that integrate seamlessly with the broader ecosystem of international financial, regulatory and development institutions, enabling access to support mechanisms where relevant.
Forms Joint Ventures & Operational Teams
BCP builds project frameworks that integrate seamlessly with the broader ecosystem of international financial, regulatory and development institutions, enabling access to support mechanisms where relevant.
Engages with public-sector and diplomatic stakeholders
The firm collaborates with government agencies, diplomatic missions, trade offices and industry associations — giving clients direct access to decision-makers and reliable market intelligence.
Brings together the necessary expertise and resources to support viable investment, ownership, and governance structures
optimal ownership models
The region involves institutional complexity and elevated governance risks.
BCP supports clients with:
BCP supports clients with:
jurisdictional structuring
governance frameworks
investment models that minimize exposure
Identify High Impact Projects
BCP provides insight into high-value opportunities long before they become public — through long-standing relationships with regional leaders, technical teams, ministries and diplomatic networks.
Enables access to frameworks compatible with U.S. and regional institutions
BCP builds project frameworks that integrate seamlessly with the broader ecosystem of international financial, regulatory and development institutions, enabling access to support mechanisms where relevant.
Forms Joint Ventures & Operational Teams
BCP builds project frameworks that integrate seamlessly with the broader ecosystem of international financial, regulatory and development institutions, enabling access to support mechanisms where relevant.
Engages with public-sector and diplomatic stakeholders
The firm collaborates with government agencies, diplomatic missions, trade offices and industry associations — giving clients direct access to decision-makers and reliable market intelligence.
Brings together the necessary expertise and resources to support viable investment, ownership, and governance structures
optimal ownership models
The region involves institutional complexity and elevated governance risks.
BCP supports clients with:
BCP supports clients with:
jurisdictional structuring
governance frameworks
investment models that minimize exposure