Mar 5, 2012 | News
Moscow Times 5 Mar 2012, by Dieter Wermuth As Russians voted for a new president on Sunday, their country was back in fashion with foreign investors. The ruble has gained 12.2 percent against the dollar-euro basket since this fall and is not far from its post-2008...
Mar 5, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 2 Mar 2012 TimePad, a startup offering a range of online tools for event organizers, announced on Wednesday that it had received an investment of undisclosed size from the Rambler-Afisha group. TimePad’s functions can be compared to those of...
Mar 1, 2012 | News
Russia Profile 1 Mar 2012 By Tai Adelaja Russia is witnessing a big upswing in online shopping, despite the ever-present risk of credit theft and fraud. The number of Russians who want to buy everything – from children’s toys to home appliances – with a single click...
Mar 1, 2012 | News
Moscow Times 1 Mar 2012 Skolkovo innovation city might be chosen as the venue for the G8 summit to be held in Russia in 2014, a Skolkovo Foundation official said Tuesday. “We’ve heard that there’s such an option,” the foundation’s chief...
Mar 1, 2012 | News
New York Times Deal B%k 24 Feb 2012 By Michael J. De La Merced It appears that Apollo Global Management is being joined by a friend in its effort to buy El Paso’s exploration and production assets: Len Blavatnik. The Russian-born investor’s holding company, Access...
Feb 29, 2012 | News
Moscow Times 29 Feb 2012 A group of funds has invested $100 million into telecom tower leasing company Russian Towers, a rare deal in a country that has traditionally attracted little private equity investment. The bulk of the investment is coming from new equity...
