Jun 14, 2012 | News
Wall Street Journal India Google Inc. dominates India’s nascent Internet advertising industry – so much so, that the country’s antitrust regulators are investigating the company for anti-competitive practices. But the U.S. tech giant isn’t the only option for Indian...
Jun 14, 2012 | News
InvestIQ 6 June 2012 Prolific Russian PE investment firm Runa Capital has provisioned a USD 5 mln funding for domestic social education network company Dnevnik.ru. The news was disclosed at the May 29 DLD Moscow event. The funding will allow the online school service...
Jun 14, 2012 | News
Emerging Markets.ME 14 May 2012 AGC Equity Partners has acquired $175m interest in a major Russian generating company in what is seen as the largest-ever Middle East investment in Russia. The London-headquartered firm with a team in the Middle East is part of an...
Jun 14, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 11 June 2012 AFK Sistema, a Russian LSE-listed holding, announced last week that it has invested in Stream.ru, a paid video content portal formerly known as Omlet.ru. Stream.ru was launched in 2009 by MTS, a Sistema subsidiary and a leading...
Jun 11, 2012 | News
The Moscow Times 7 June 2012 Burger King announced Tuesday that it plans to open several hundred new restaurants in Russia with the help of its franchise operators. The deal is another confirmation of the vitality of franchising in Russia, which has seen the number of...
Jun 10, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 8 June 2012 MirVracha.ru, a major Internet portal for physicians and medical students, has completed its first round of financing, totaling $1.4 million. The round was led by Japanese fund UMJ Russia, which received a majority stake, with the...