Mar 6, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Last month Moscow-based fashion retailer Trends Brands announced it had raised $4 million in a Series B round. The amount includes $3 million from French venture fund Ventech and $1 million from Ru-Net and Kite Ventures, two Russian funds operating internationally, a...
Mar 6, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
March 1 Ria Novosti Shareholders of Siberian Agrarian Holding (SAHO) have agreed to sell 100% of the company’s shares to “Biznis Otsenkiya”, a company controlled by Leonid Mayevskiy. As a result, IFC “Metropol”, which began working with...
Mar 4, 2013 | News, Western Europe
PAI Partners today announced the acquisition of ADB Solutions, the world leader in airfield lighting, from Montagu Private Equity. The terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory clearances, were not disclosed. ADB is the worldwide leader in Airfield...
Mar 1, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
Sky News 1 March 2013 The French former owner of the Yoplait dairy brand is close to swallowing one of Britain’s biggest privately-owned food companies in a deal worth more than £700m. I understand that PAI Partners, a Paris-based private equity firm, has...
Mar 1, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
HONG KONG, March 1 (Reuters) – A consortium led by Carlyle Group and company management has reached a deal to take Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd private, after raising its bid by 9 percent to $688 million. PE-backed buyouts of Chinese...
