Baring Vostok launches new $1.5 billion fund

East-West Digital News 9 October 2012 Baring Vostok Capital Partners announced last week that it has put together a new $1.5 billion private equity fund – Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V, or BVPEF V – which now stands as the largest in Russia’s private equity...

Rosneft Said to Have Deal for BP’s Russian Venture

NY Times 17 October 2012 KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia — One way or the other, Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, is poised to significantly expand its oil and gas holdings in Russia. And BP, its latest Western partner, could benefit from whatever move Rosneft makes....