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Blue Sea Capital acquires Dom Zdavlja Dr Ristic
Blue Sea Capital has acquired Serbian private healthcare clinic Dom Zdravlja Dr Ristic.
Highlander buys ProService AT from Enterprise Investors
Highlander Partners has acquired Polish transfer agent ProService Agent Transferowy from Skarbiec Holding, a portfolio company of Enterprise Investors.
Elbrus Capital invests in SPSR-Express
Elbrus Capital has taken a stake in Russian delivery business SPSR-Express, leading to a partial exit of the Russian Retail Growth Fund.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
CMS restructures UK & CEE private equity team
CMS Cameron McKenna has restructured the leadership of its private equity teams for the UK and Central and Eastern Europe.
Enterprise Investors to sell stake in Zelmer
Enterprise Investors has agreed to sell its 49% stake in listed Polish small appliances manufacturer Zelmer to trade player Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH) for PLN 298m.
VTB-led consortium buys controlling stake in Vivacom
A consortium led by VTB Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom.
CEE unquote" November 2012
It’s no secret that fundraising is top of GPs’ worry list. Save for top-decile funds, GPs will find the trail ahead rockier, thornier, and quite possibly much longer than last time they ventured out.
Southern Italian VCs shaping the industry's future
Southern Italy
Listed PE yields results
The investment landscape is rapidly transforming, reshaping itself almost beyond recognition as past follies take their toll on institutional investment powerhouses and new investors arise to take their roles in this new world. But will the much maligned...
The irrelevance of fees
Fees: irrelevant?
AXA PE opens Beijing office
AXA Private Equity has opened an office in Beijing, its first in China.
Turkey rises to the challenge
Turkey is slowly but surely establishing itself as a prominent market for private equity in Central and Eastern Europe along with Russia and Poland.
Special Report: Italy
Special Report: Italy
Horizon invests $40m in bank TCS
Horizon Capital has invested $40m in Russian online bank Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS).
DACH leads quiet Europe in Q3
DACH on top
Virgin and Rusnano launch emerging markets fund
Virgin Group, Virgin Green Fund and Russian nanotechnology investor Rusnano Capital have launched an emerging markets fund with commitments exceeding $200m.
Advent readies for EKO take-private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for a total of 97.98% of shares in Polish supermarket chain EKO Holding Group, following the acquisition of a controlling stake in the company last month.
Mid Europa appoints Michelle Capiod to partner
CEE-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has promoted Michelle Capiod to partner.
Intel Capital leads $4m financing round for Eruditor
Intel Capital and Runa Capital have invested $4m in Russian e-commerce business Eruditor Group.
Advent takes Eko private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for 97.98% of Polish supermarket chain Eko Holding Group in its bid to take the company private.
Abris Capital buys Cargus
The Romanian division of Abris Capital has bought Romanian parcel service company Cargus from Deutsche Post (DHL).
CEE unquote" October 2012
A recent EVCA study reveals a 50% uptick in fundraising last year compared to 2010, and forecasts local fundraising efforts to reach €941m in 2012.
World Bank commits $15m to Mediterra Capital fund
Mediterra Capital Fund I has received a $15m commitment from World Bank's investment unit International Finance Corporation (IFC).