Sep 11, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News
TechCrunch Sept 11 Russia is a booming market for startups as the county’s Internet access and 4G networks ramp up. It’s now the biggest single market in Europe, passing Germany a year ago. At the same time the government realises it needs to ween the economy off its...
Sep 5, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News
New York Times Deal Book LONDON – More than a year after Facebook’s botched initial public offering, investors are now reaping rewards. On Thursday, the Russian Internet company Mail.ru, which is partly owned by the billionaire Alisher Usmanov, announced that it had...
Aug 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News
The Moscow Times Three Russian tycoons are bidding against each other for the lucrative project to redevelop Sheremetyevo Airport’s Northern Terminal Complex, a news report said Tuesday. Applications have been submitted by Transstroi, Renova and TPS Avia Group,...
Aug 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News
Moscow Times The Russian Direct Investment Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the CapMan Russia II fund have signed an agreement to invest $100 million in Maykor — a Russian IT outsourcing service provider, with a view to list the company...
Aug 27, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association 15 August 2013 Horizon Capital, a private equity fund manager that focuses on investments in mid-cap companies in the CEE and CIS region, has invested US$2.7 million in Moldova-based winemaker Bostavan Wineries Group. The...
Aug 27, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, Global
As emerging markets continue providing investors with impressive investment returns, FT Live and the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) return to London for their annual Private Equity in Emerging Markets conference. Join us at this one day event to...
