Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire the entire Romanian business of international energy company Sterling Resources in a transaction worth a reported US$43 million and structured as a corporate acquisition of Sterling’s wholly-owned subsidiary Midia Resources. The acquisition will include four license blocks in the… Read More
Horizon Capital, a private equity fund manager that focuses on investments in mid-cap companies in the CEE and CIS region, and Belarus-focused private equity fund manager Zubr Capital, have exited Belarus-based lender MTBank. The two private equity firms exited their stakes to Belarusian businessman Alyaksey Aleksin and his wife Iryna… Read More
Global Capital Management, the alternative asset management arm of Global Investment House, has acquired a 70 percent stake in Olgarlar Group, a Turkey-based retailer of sports clothing and equipment, which operates under the name SPX. The investment was structured through Global Capital Management’s GMFA Fund. SPX will use the new… Read More
ARX Equity Partners, a private equity investor focused on mid-sized companies in Central and Eastern Europe, has acquired a 100 percent stake in Slovenia-based healthcare services provider Diagnostični Center Bled (DCB). ARX Equity Partners acquired the company with the intention to consolidate and grow DCB’s position in Slovenia’s diagnostics sector. Read More
NBK Capital Partners, a firm focused on private equity and mezzanine investments in the Middle East and North Africa, has completed the realization of its mezzanine investment in Turkey-based pharmaceuticals company Dem Pharmaceutical. The transaction was structured through NBK Capital Mezzanine Fund I. NBK Capital initially invested in Dem Pharmaceutical… Read More
Global growth markets investor The Abraaj Group has acquired a 25 percent stake in Turkey-based online retailer Hepsiburada for a reported US$100 million. Hepsiburada intends to use the fresh capital to expand its e-commerce operations in Turkey, relocate to a new fulfillment center, improve its IT infrastructure and strengthen its… Read More
Over the last six months, crude oil prices have fallen from over US$100 to less than US$50 per barrel. While the macroeconomic effects of this decline—falling commodity prices, currency volatility, trimmed economic growth forecasts and more—are far-reaching and varied, particularly in emerging markets, the effect of this drop on the private… Read More
Mike Calvey, Founder and Senior Partner, Baring Vostok Capital Partners Today’s crisis in Russia is not only about oil, but Russia is clearly one of the countries most impacted by the falling oil price, since crude oil exports represent approximately one-third of total exports, and taxes on oil represent almost… Read More
RoboCV, a Russia-based developer of vehicle autopilot systems used in commercial vehicles, has received a US$3 million investment from asset manager VTB Capital, venture capital firms I2BF Global Ventures and Almaz Capital, corporate venture fund LETA Capital and global investment company Columbus Nova. The company will use the new funds… Read More
BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Baltic countries, has acquired a 25 percent stake in Lithuania-based waste management company Ecoservice for EUR3.5 million (approximately US$4 million). The transaction was structured through BaltCap Private Equity Fund II. BaltCap, which now controls 100 percent of Ecoservice, intends… Read More
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