Jun 4, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times Shares in Russian search engine Yandex had a rollercoaster first day on the Moscow stock exchange, rising in early trading to exceed the company’s New York share price by 36 percent before dropping back 25 percent by the day’s end. After 35...
Jun 4, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News June 4, 2014 Finam, one of Russia’s most well-established financial groups, has teamed up with Skagit Investment, a Moscow-based IT investment company, to launch an international venture fund, christened FinSight Ventures, which aims to raise...
Jun 2, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
Decanter April 22, 2014 Sparkling wine producer Igristy Vina has joined a growing number of Russian drinks firms buying foreign wine labels, after closing a deal for Italy’s Contarini. Igristy Vina has agreed to pay €8m for Prosecco DOCG producer Contarini, and will...
May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Telegraph May 30, 2014 David Reid, manager of BlackRock’s Emerging Europe investment trust, says Russia is now as cheap as it was after the financial crisis. The BlackRock Emerging Europe investment trust, managed by David Reid and Sam Vecht, has grown well over...
May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, India, News, Russia, South & Central Asia
Economic Times May 26, 2014 NEW DELHI: Days after closing the biggest acquisition deal in the Indian e-commerce space, online marketplace giant Flipkart today said it has raised $210 million in a fresh round of funding, bringing the private equity firm DST Global on...
May 29, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News, North America, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Yesterday, French mobile analytics startup Capptain, which so far had been funded by Moscow-based venture fund Runa Capital, announced it was being acquired by Microsoft. The amount of transaction has not been disclosed, but Runa’s PR...
