Jun 4, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, China, East Asia, News, Russia
Moscow Times 31 May 2013 A fishing company co-owned by the brother of Moscow region acting Governor Andrei Vorobyov has purchased two smaller rivals in a $190 million deal that will make its pollock catch the biggest in the country, a news report said Friday. Maxim...
Jun 4, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times 4 June 2013 Hulking, bleakly grey and occasionally claustrophobia-inducing, Soviet-era hotels are ready to be spruced up — if investors will have them. Many Soviet-era hotels in Moscow and other cities have undergone large-scale reconstruction in recent...
Jun 4, 2013 | Asia, China, East Asia, News, North America
Reuters 03 June 2013 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs has joined Alibaba Group’s $8 billion loan with $500 million in financing as the Chinese e-commerce giant prepares for a massive initial public offering expected to come as early as the fourth quarter of this...
Jun 4, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
MOSCOW May 30 (Reuters) – The naming of a former chief executive of Russia’s state-controlled telecoms company Rostelecom to run Tele2-Russia has increased expectations of a merger between the pair, analysts said on Thursday. Such a deal would create a...
Jun 4, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – Private equity firm ChrysCapital has invested about $44.01 million in Indian consumer products maker CavinKare, the companies said in a statement late on Monday. The investment will be used to strengthen and expand the brand portfolio...
Jun 4, 2013 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (Reuters) – Jason Calacanis, the entrepreneur behind Launch, a series of technology conferences that introduce startups to potential investors, is raising a $10 million venture fund, a U.S. regulatory filing showed. Investors in the fund...
