Russia
Essedel takes part in $20m Zvooq round
Round led by Russian Amazon counterpart Ulmart
Capman's Maykor bolts on BTE
Company will use funds from $100m round last year
Advice Wallet raises $1.5m in funding round
Target's focus fits Russian fund's fintech profile
MCI and EBRD invest $7m in Travelata.ru
New backer EBRD joins existing investor MCI
Intel Capital appoints investment director
Kirill Cehoval, Intel Capital
Runa Capital holds first close for fund II
Fund has target of $200m
Kinnevik invests in Yell.ru
Two funds injected $11m into the business
Split in CEE dealflow leaves Russia trailing
CEE divide
InVenture leads $1m investment in CrowdSystems
CrowdSystems provides retail analytics
UFG Private Equity invests in Santens
GP plans on investing more than $30m in company
Inventure Partners invests in Netology series-A
VC secures minority stake in Russian business
Deal in focus: Guard Capital et al. invest $3m in Doktor na Rabote
Russian venture continues apace depsite political tensions in Crimea
Guard Capital et al. invest $3m in Doktor na Rabote
Capital injection values company at $16.5m
Ukraine crisis threatens Russian FDI
Crimea crisis
TPG reaps $479m in Lenta IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta raised $952m in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, with a market cap of $4.3bn and an enterprise value of $5.4bn.
Russia Partners launches RP IV fund
Russia Partners is fundraising for its new Russia Partners IV (RP IV) vehicle with a target of $750m and a commitment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
TPG's Lenta to raise up to $1bn in IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta, backed by TPG Capital and VTB Capital Private Equity, plans on raising up to $1bn in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange.
Elbrus hits $550m hard-cap
Russian buyout house Elbrus Capital has held a final close for Elbrus Capital Fund II on its $550m hard-cap.
Intel invests $10m in Mango Telecom
Intel Capital has injected $10m into Mango Telecom, a Russian provider of a business communications software-as-a-service (SaaS).
DVCM acquires IT Invest
Da Vinci Capital Management (DVCM) has acquired a 63% stake in Russian online broker IT Invest and increased the company’s capital to RUB 350m.
VIYM invests in Semeiny Doktor
Russian firm Venture Investments & Yield Management (VIYM) has acquired a significant stake in Semeiny Doktor, a Russian chain of family medical clinics.
VC-backed Blablacar.com buys Podorozhniki
Accel Partners- and Isai-backed Comuto, the operator of French carpooling site Blablacar.com, has acquired Ukraine-based Podorozhniki as part of its services launch in Ukraine and Russia.
RDIF and EBRD back Cotton Way
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have invested RUB 3.6bn ($109m) in Cotton Way, a Russian textile and laundry rental company.