Apr 19, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Around 58 percent of Americans with annual incomes of $25,000 or more are prepared to invest in early-stage startups, according to a U.S. crowdfunding industry study by EarlyIQ, Crowdfund Professional Association, and Crowdfund Capital Advisors. They are prepared to...
Apr 17, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Three major venture capital funds, Moscow-based Runa Capital and Almaz Capital as well as Kiev-based TA Venture, in conjunction with BIONIC Hill innovation park, Ukraine’s first innovation park, are joining forces to establish the Global Technology Foundation...
Apr 16, 2013 | News, Oceania
SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) – A private equity fund sponsored by French luxury brand LVMH Group has snapped up just under half of Australia’s R.M. Williams in deal aimed at helping the bushwear firm expand further overseas. The sale of the 49.9 percent...
Apr 16, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, April 15 (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC has bought a minority stake in Indian engineering equipment maker Avtec Ltd, but the terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The investment will provide an exit to British investor...
Apr 15, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
VTB Capital, the investment arm of Russia’s VTB Group, has acquired a minority holding in National Satellite Company, Russia’s largest satellite TV operator working under the Tricolor TV< brand name. While announcing the partnership this past Tuesday, the partners in...
