Hungarian venture capital firm Primus Capital Management has invested HUF400 million (approximately US$1.8 million) in Hungarian biotechnology company HYD. HYD specializes in developing products for the prevention and treatment of tumors. The investment was made through the Primus Capital III fund. Read More
Netherlands-based investment and finance group PPF Group has sold its stake in Russia’s NOMOS Bank to Russian banking group Otkritie Financial Group in a share swap deal. In exchange, PPF Group received shares in Russian fertilizer company Uralkali, plus an additional equity investment. The total value of the transaction… Read More
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced an agreement to act as a cornerstone investor in Elbrus Capital Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Russia-based Elbrus Capital. The EBRD has agreed to invest up to US$50 million in the fund, with the caveat that… Read More
BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Baltic States, has invested in the 18-megawatt Mäli & Tamba wind energy project in Estonia. The Mäli & Tamba wind farm, which will utilize 3-megawatt Enercon turbines and be operational as of September 2013, is BaltCap’s second energy-related… Read More
Central Europe and Turkey-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has announced an agreement to purchase a 50 percent stake in Walmark, an e-retailer of vitamins and nutritional supplements based in the Czech Republic. Financial terms of the transaction, which is pending regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Read More
In this issue Articles Anti-Corruption: Guidance for EM PE Practitioners Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts: Lessons from EMPEA’s Inaugural Fundraising Masterclass Highlights from the 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference Guest Commentary: Emerging Market Secondaries Come of Age: An Analysis by Pomona Capital Inside Perspectives: An… Read More
Despite the shadows cast by Europe’s economic troubles and concerns of slowing economic growth in many emerging markets, most of the 875 participants attending the 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference, co-hosted by EMPEA and IFC, were upbeat as they shared strategies and ideas on how to prevail as… Read More
Investment management company NBK Capital, an affiliate of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), has announced the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Turkish animal pharmaceuticals distributor Bavet. The investment was made through NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund I, a private equity fund focused on the MENA region. Read More
BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Baltic States, has invested in two Lithuanian companies through its Lithuania SME Fund. The Lithuania SME Fund is part of the European Investment Fund’s JEREMIE initiative, which aims to provide funding to small- and medium-size enterprises in Europe. Read More
Poland-based financial services group IDMSA Brokerage House has sold a 45 percent stake in Polski Bank Przedsiębiorczości (PBP Bank) to Eastern Europe-focused private equity firm Abris Capital Partners for PLN95 million (approximately US$28 million). PBP Bank, also based in Poland, specializes in corporate banking services. As a result of… Read More
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