Azulis Capital has sold its stake in the Domidep group

Nov 21, 2012 | France, News, Western Europe

11 November 2012 MMF III, managed by Azulis Capital, has sold its stake in the Domidep group. In just five years, it has become one of the leading operators of private homes for dependent seniors in France, with capacity now exceeding 2,000 beds. Since 2007, Azulis...

Almaz Capital’s Vyatta sold to US industry player

Nov 21, 2012 | News

East-West Digital News Leading Russian venture fund Almaz Capital announced earlier this week that its portfolio company Vyatta, a Belmont, California-based publisher of software security and networking solutions, has been sold to Brocade, a major provider of network...

Hollande’s Carry Tax Could Mean ‘The Death Of Private Equity In France’

Nov 21, 2012 | France, News, Western Europe

Business Insider 12 October 2012 French private-equity fund managers are predicting their own exile if lawmakers back President Francois Hollande’s proposed tax increases on the profit the industry makes from investments. Hollande, who released his first annual budget...

Russia’s Onexim to consider RenCap non-core assets sale

Nov 21, 2012 | News

Reuters 21 November 2012 Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group may sell Renaissance Capital’s non-core assets as part of its plan to return the emerging markets investment bank to profit, the group’s chief executive said. Onexim’s CEO...

Director: Crowdfunding Marks a New Era for Artists

Nov 21, 2012 | News

Moscow Times 21 November 2012 Independent American film director Gary Huswit spoke to a packed audience at the Polytechnic Institute on Monday about “crowdfunding,” the Internet phenomenon that is revolutionizing the media industry. Huswit used...

Ivanishvili Sells Real Estate to Bin Group

Nov 20, 2012 | News

Moscow Times 20 November 2012 Bin Group has closed a deal to buy high-end properties in the city center from Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, a report said Monday. Bin is owned by a group of Moscow-based real estate investors, including Mikhail Gutseriyev...