Global private equity firm Summit Partners, American industrial group Access Industries and German conglomerate Tengelmann Group have collectively invested US$130 million in Russian online shopping service Lamoda. The investment is intended to increase Lamoda’s brand portfolio as well as expand its Russia-focused home delivery service, Lamoda Express. Lamoda was… Read More
BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Baltic countries, has invested EUR1.5 million (approximately US$2 million) in PostService Group, a privately owned postal operator in Latvia. PostService Group operates forty parcel delivery and shipment terminals under the Mana Pasta Stacija brand name. BaltCap structured the… Read More
The findings of this Survey are based on data collected from 112 LPs from over 30 countries. Representing public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, banks, asset managers, endowments, foundations, family offices, development finance institutions, multilateral organizations and funds of funds, these institutional investors collectively represent disclosed… Read More
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, has agreed to purchase a 100 percent stake in Polskie Koleje Linowe (PKL), a Polish mountain tourism firm. PKL operates skiing services in six locations in Poland, and intends to use the funding to expand its… Read More
Staffan Jåfs, Head of Private Equity at eQ Asset Management, shares his thoughts on notable private equity trends developing across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and discusses which factors are most important to his firm in the fund selection process. eQ Group… Read More
Russia-based infrastructure buyout fund Unicorn Capital Partners has held a first close on its maiden fund with US$100 million in commitments. The fund, which is targeting a maximum fund size of US$500 million, will focus on investments in small- and medium-sized enterprises in Russia and abroad. Sectors targeted by… Read More
Darby Private Equity, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has exited its investment in Turkish bottled water and beverage manufacturer Sirma, selling the company to French food and beverage manufacturer Danone. Darby originally structured a mezzanine investment in Sirma through its Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund in 2010,… Read More
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has acquired a minority stake in INEA, a Polish telecommunications operator. The investment is intended to fund the expansion of INEA’s Next Generation Access (NGA) network of cable television and high speed internet offerings throughout western Poland, as well as support consolidation of… Read More
Poland-based private equity and venture capital firm Enterprise Investors (EI) has exited its investment in Kruk, a Polish debt collection agency. EI sold shares equivalent to a 24.8 percent stake in the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, reportedly achieving a 9x cash-on-cash return multiple. EI originally invested in… Read More
VTB Capital, the investment arm of Russia’s VTB Bank, has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in National Satellite Company, a Russian satellite television operator. National Satellite Company operates under the brand name Tricolor TV and has 9.12 million paid subscribers. The investment is intended to help the… Read More
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