Belarus-focused fund manager Zubr Capital has completed a close for Zubr Capital Fund I with US$50 million in capital commitments. Development finance institution European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is the anchor investor of the fund and has committed US$12.5 million, an amount which may increase in the coming… Read More
By Cindy Valentine and Ravi Chopra, King & Wood Mallesons Although permanent capital structures have been used in Europe and the US for many years in various forms, emerging markets have trailed developed markets when it comes to alternative structures. While managers in emerging markets have been talking about,… Read More
Da Vinci Capital, an independent asset manager focusing on mid-market private equity investments in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, has acquired a minority stake in Russia-based IT solutions and services provider Softline for a reported US$40 million. Da Vinci invested through Da Vinci Private Equity Fund II and… Read More
Russia- and CIS-focused private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners has sold its stake in Russia-based cinema chain Karo to UFG Private Equity, the buyout and growth capital arm of Russia-based alternative investment group UFG Asset Management. Both Baring Vostok and UFG were part of a consortium of investors that… Read More
An update and summary provided by EMPEA Member Owen Lysak of Clifford Chance ESMA published Advice to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the application of the AIFMD passport to non-EU AIFMs in July, 2015. On July 18, 2016, ESMA published its further Advice addressing the… Read More
Russia and CIS-focused private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners has led a US$5.5 million funding round for Russia-based Doc+, a company that allows people to call doctors to their homes via a mobile application. Russia-based internet services company Yandex also participated in the round. Doc+ will use the capital… Read More
ARX Equity Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-sized companies in Central Europe, has reached a first close for ARX CEE IV at EUR54 million (approximately US$60 million), with total subscribed commitments of EUR66 million (approximately US$73 million). Investors in the fund included the development finance institution European… Read More
CEE and CIS-focused mid-market private equity firm Abris Capital Partners has agreed to sell Poland-based waste management platform Novago to China Everbright International, the Hong Kong-listed industrial subsidiary of China Everbright Group. Abris Capital Partners originally acquired a majority stake in Novago in 2013. Financial details of the transaction, which… Read More
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, has agreed to increase its stake in Hungary-based road freight transportation company Waberer's International from 56.8 percent to 97.1 percent. Mid Europa originally invested in Waberer’s in 2011. Financial details of the transaction, which is… Read More
Bulgaria-focused growth private equity firm BlackPeak Capital and venture capital group PostScriptum Ventures have acquired a minority stake in Software Group, a Bulgaria-based IT vendor for microfinance institutions, credit unions and banks. Software Group plans to use the new capital to support its global expansion, facilitate research and development, and… Read More
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