Nov 20, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Acumatica, a provider of cloud-based ERP solutions for SMBs, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million in a Series C funding round led by Runa Capital and Almaz Capital, two Moscow-headquartered venture funds operating internationally....
Nov 20, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
NEW DELHI: Economic Times – Kishore Biyani-owned Future Group, India’s largest listed retailer by revenues, is negotiating with private equity firm Actis Capital to buy Nilgiris, a Bangalore-based supermarket chain in which it holds a majority stake, a...
Nov 20, 2013 | News, North America
NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s (GS.N) private equity arm is nearing a deal to acquire events services company PSAV Presentation Services for close to $900 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal for the...
Nov 19, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
The Moscow Times The only route to success for Russian technology firms is to launch an operation and find investors in U.S., an investment forum heard. The venture capital market in the U.S. is mature, and investors have experience that Russia, whose investment...
Nov 19, 2013 | MENA, News
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) – TPG Capital and Abraaj Group have teamed up to compete against KKR & Co for a majority stake in Saudi Arabian fast-food chain Kudu, three banking and industry sources said. * TPG/Abraaj vs KKR for majority stake in Kudu –...
Nov 19, 2013 | News, North America
TechCrunch Atomico, the VC firm co-founded and led by Niklas Zennstrom of Skype fame, has just announced its third and biggest fund, $475 million, which the firm says it will use mainly for later-stage rounds in startups to help them scale. Taking a page from...
