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Montagu sells Emitel to Alinda
Montagu Private Equity has sold Polish broadcasting infrastructure provider Emitel to Alinda Capital Partners, a US infrastructure investment company.
Deal in Focus: Horizon Capital reaps 3.2x on Platinum exit
Horizon Capital has sold Ukrainian consumer loan provider Platinum Bank to a consortium of financial investors, after a seven-year holding period that saw the bank re-branding and re-focusing its strategy.
EBRD commits €20m to BaltCap
BaltCap has received a €20m commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as it nears a first close on its second fund.
21 Partners raises €60m for Polish fund
21 Partners has expanded into Poland by establishing a local team and holding a first close on €60m for mid-market fund 21 Concordia.
Prostor and Flint invest $3m in Federal Finance
Prostor Capital and Flint Capital have jointly invested $3m in Holding Federal Finance Group, a group of Russian providers of remote online financial services.
Horizon Capital and East Capital exit Platinum
Horizon Capital and East Capital have sold retail lending bank Platinum to a consortium of investment funds and financial investors, including the European Infrastructure Investment Company.
PE-backed GTS goes to Deutsche Telekom for €546m
Deutsche Telekom has bought GTS Central Europe, a telecommunications company backed by a consortium of private equity firms including Bessemer Venture Partners and Oak Investment Partners, for €546m.
Prostor et al. back AdMoment
Prostor Capital and e.ventures have injected $3m into AdMoment, a Russian developer of a real-time bidding platform for mobile advertising.
Union Square invests $2m in Zemanta
Union Square Ventures has backed Slovenia-based Zemanta with a $2m investment alongside angel investment fund Social Starts.
Warsaw-listed Budimex Danwood sold to Enterprise Investors for €57m
Enterprise Investors has wholly acquired Polish timber-frame home builder Danwood.
RDIF, CDC launch €1bn Franco-Russian vehicle
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Caisse des Dépôts International (CDC) have joined forces to launch the €1bn Russia-France Investment Fund (RFIF).
Elbrus Capital acquires Intercomp
Russian private equity firm Elbrus Capital has acquired business support services provider Intercomp.
RDIF et al. invest in Alrosa IPO
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has backed the IPO of Alrosa, a diamond sourcing company, which listed on Moscow exchange subsidiary CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange, valuing the company at $8.135bn.
BaltCap invests €1.5m in Stenders
Baltic private equity firm BaltCap has backed Stenders, a Latvian cosmetics franchise, with a €1.5m investment.
Innova creates GWP for PLN 375m
Innova Capital has bought Polish internet portal Wirtualna Polska (WP) and merged it with Grupa o2 in a transaction totalling PLN 375m.
Mid Europa’s Diagnostyka buys Olympus Consilio
Mid Europa Partners-backed Diagnostyka has acquired Poland-based Olympus Consilio as part of the GP’s consolidation strategy of the laboratory market in the CEE region.
Prostor invests $2m in Smart Checkout
Prostor Capital has injected $2m into Smart Checkout, a Russian targeted promotion service provider for retailers.
Mid Europa's Alpha Medical buys Euromedic’s laboratories
Alpha Medical, a provider of laboratory testing services backed by Mid Europa Partners, has acquired the Czech laboratory business of medical services provider Euromedic.
RCIF buys 42% stake in RFP Group
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) has acquired a 42% stake in forestry holding company Russian Forest Products Group (RFP).
Uxpin secures $700,000 from IDG Ventures et al.
Polish user experience design tool provider Uxpin has raised $700,000 from IDG Ventures, Innovation Nest and a number of Silicon Valley-based angel investors.
Mid Europa exits SBB/Telemach to KKR for €1bn
Mid Europa Partners has divested Serbian pay TV provider SBB/Telemach Group to KKR, reaping a 3x return on its original investment.
Runa Capital expands US presence with new hire
Russian venture capital firm Runa Capital has appointed Peter Bauert as partner to strengthen the firm’s presence and activities in the US.