Unicorn Capital Partners, a Russia-based infrastructure sector buyout fund, has acquired a controlling interest in Constanta Group, a designer and manufacturer of glass façade systems in Russia. Constanta was formed in 2011 through a merger of three Russian manufacturers. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
İş Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on Turkish small- and medium-sized enterprises, has agreed to sell a 20 percent stake in Aras Cargo, a Turkey-based shipping and packaging company, to Austria Post for TRY100 million (US$53 million). Austria Post is a logistics and postal services provider in… Read More
ADM Capital, an investment firm focused primarily on recovery, special situations and event-driven opportunities in emerging markets, has completed a follow-on investment in Labnet Holding, a Kazakhstan-based company that owns and operates medical laboratories and service centers across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The investment is structured through ADM Capital’s… Read More
Polish private equity firm Tar Heel Capital has acquired a 60 percent stake in Polish hydraulic oil systems manufacturer Rockfin. The investment, which marks the first from the EUR50 million Tar Heel Capital II fund, is intended to finance the development of Rockfin’s production plant as well as potential… Read More
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
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