Skolkovo secures $4 billion state funding until 2020
The Skolkovo Foundation, which manages Russia’s largest state-sponsored innovation hub under construction outside Moscow, will receive another 135.6 billion ruble […]
Moody’s: Acquisition of Scartel/Yota is credit neutral for MegaFon
Moody’s London, 13 August 2013 — Moody’s Investors Service has today said that it views as credit neutral for MegaFon OJSC (Baa3 negative) the company’s potential acquisition of Scartel/Yota, which is the owner of 2×30 megahertz (MHz)...
Almaz Capital invests in US big data solution provider
East-West Digital News Almaz Capital Partners, one of the most established Russian venture funds, has discretely launched a second fund with $102 million under management. No noisy announcement was made, but the news was reported in late July by the financial press...
Megafon Strikes $1.2Bln Deal to Take Over Wireless
Moscow Times Mobile phone operator Megafon has decided to buy a high-speed Internet provider for $1.2 billion in a bid to cement its lead in the expanding wireless services segment. Control in both companies belongs to Russia’s richest businessman, Alisher...
Onetwotrip acquires US hotel booking startup DealAngel
East-West Digital News Moscow-based online flight ticket retailer Onetwotrip.com, one of the fastest growing startups on the Russian scene, has fully acquired DealAngel, a startup that has developed an advanced hotel booking technology. The news, revealed earlier this...