Russia’s Polyplast to hold IPO

Prime Business News Agency 11 October 2012 The Russian chemical producer Polyplast plans to hold its initial public offering (IPO) in 2012 on the Moscow merged exchange MICEX-RTS and a secondary public offering (SPO) in 2016-2017, the company said in a statement...

MegaFon Confirms London IPO

Moscow Times 9 October 2012 The country’s second-largest mobile phone operator, MegaFon, said Tuesday that it plans to launch an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. The IPO, to be completed in the fourth quarter, will give investors the chance...
China’s secretive networking giant Huawei weighs an IPO

China’s secretive networking giant Huawei weighs an IPO

Gigaom 5 October 2012 Huawei is reportedly giving some serious thought to listing itself on a US or international exchange, exposing its books and ownership structure to the world. An IPO won’t silence all of Huawei’s critics, but it would help the company close...
Urban life services – Series A round

Urban life services – Series A round

Positioning itself on the very young but fast growing Russian market for online food delivery and urban life services, Daytoday.ru aims to become a leader in a market estimated to reach $3.9 billion by 2016. A genuine household assistant, Daytoday.ru offers web-based,...

XSML unlocks the Congo river with investment in SOGETRA

African Venture Capital Association 2 October 2012 Kinshasa: XSML announced today its investment in SOGETRA SPRL, through its Central Africa SME Fund. The investment in SOGETRA, involved in river and road transport in Congo, will be used for the construction of new...

Dentist appointment startup launches with $5 million in funding

East-West Digital News Muscovites can now locate a dentist and book dental appointments online. Launched earlier last week, ‘Timetovisit.ru’ has already selected 400 Moscow dentistry practitioners to add to its database and plans to serve all of Russia’s major cities...