EBRD Strengthens Presence In Russia by Investing in Belaya Dacha

Invest IQ 22 June 2012 Speaking of Russia, year 2012 seems to be the “Year of Health” at EBRD. Two of their investments targeted the area of healthcare, which is taken here in its broadest sense: as meaning medical services and products but also as a preventive,...

KupiVip raises $38 million from leading Western funds

East-West Digital News 21 June 2012 KupiVip Holding, the owner of the largest online fashion shopping club in Russia, has raised $38 million in a Series D funding deal led by Intel Capital, with new investment from Acton Capital Partners and the European Bank of...

PE investors bet big on Indian FMCG companies

Business Standard 14 June 2012 The consumer story in India makes fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) space an attractive destination for private equity and venture capital investors. Compared to the typical $20-50 million deals that took place in the past few years,...

Kaizen Management invests Rs 20 cr in a pre-school company

Business Standard 14 June 2012 Kaizen Management Advisors Private Limited, an education focused Private Equity fund has invested Rs 20 crore in Your Kids ‘R’ Our Kids (India) Private Limited (YKROK). YKROK is a pre-school providing child care services also. It has...

Investors Look to Putin for Direction

Moscow Times 21 June 2012 Nearly 5,000 investors leaned forward in their seats during Dmitry Medvedev’s keynote address at the annual economic forum in St. Petersburg last year, eagerly waiting to hear whether he would run for a second term as president. But...