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		<title>New Fund For Construction Of Data Centers</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/22/new-fund-for-construction-of-data-centers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 13:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[alexander samonov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kopeika]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alexander Samonov,  former co-owner of the supermarket chain &#8220;Kopeika&#8221; has announced that he is seeking investment and strategic partners for the creation of an investment fund for the construction of data centers in Russia. Samonov has informed Kommersant that he will be investing $15 million personally and hopes to reach a total investments into the [...]


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		<title>Elbrus Capital Announces Investment Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/20/elbrus-capital-announces-investment-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/20/elbrus-capital-announces-investment-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[New Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alexander savin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dmitry kryukov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elbrus capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renaissance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renaissance private equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robert thielen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elbrus Capital, the spin-off of Renaissance Private Equity,  has announced that it plans to make $180 million of private equity investments in Russian companies in 2010. Investments will be made through a new direct investment fund at Elbrus, managed by Dmitry Kryukov, formerly of Renaissance Private Equity; Alexander Savin, former President of investment company A1; and  Robert Thielen, founder [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/transcreditbank-launches-tkb-capital-investment-bank/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: TransCreditBank Launches TKB Capital Investment Bank'>TransCreditBank Launches TKB Capital Investment Bank</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/02/13/wermuth-asset-management-to-raise-200-million-russia-focused-private-equity-fund/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wermuth Asset Management To Raise $200 Million Russia-Focused Private Equity Fund'>Wermuth Asset Management To Raise $200 Million Russia-Focused Private Equity Fund</a></li>
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		<title>Xenon Capital Partners New Hires</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/14/xenon-capital-partners-new-hires/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/14/xenon-capital-partners-new-hires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anton voronin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hamid gayibov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jp morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jpmorgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kamil burganov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natalia tsukanova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stanislav song]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xenon capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stanislav Song and Hamid Gayibov, both of JP Morgan in Moscow have reportedly moved to Xenon Capital Partners, an M&#38;A boutique set up last year to advise the Russian state on acquisition of domestic and foreign energy assets. Song and Gayibov join Natalia Tsukanova, Kamil Burganov and Anton Voronin, who are all also former JP [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/02/10/sberbank-capital-distressed-assets-group-expanding-to-private-equity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sberbank&#8217;s New Investment Banking Unit Is Staffing Up, Packaging Distressed Assets For Sale'>Sberbank&#8217;s New Investment Banking Unit Is Staffing Up, Packaging Distressed Assets For Sale</a></li>
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		<title>Russian Navigation Technologies Considering IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/12/russian-navigation-technologies-considering-ipo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/12/russian-navigation-technologies-considering-ipo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russian Navigational Technologies, one of the leaders of the Russian GLONASS/GPS Russian navigational system market is looking at the possibility of conducting an IPO on the MICEX in the innovation/growth sector this year.   A decision on preparation for IPO was made at the board of director&#8217;s meeting of RNT and supported by VTB Asset Management, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/03/01/vtb-appoints-new-venture-capital-private-equity-head/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VTB Appoints New Venture Capital, Private Equity Head'>VTB Appoints New Venture Capital, Private Equity Head</a></li>
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		<title>TransCreditBank Launches TKB Capital Investment Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/transcreditbank-launches-tkb-capital-investment-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/transcreditbank-launches-tkb-capital-investment-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kit finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roswagonmash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rwm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yuri novozhilov]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TransCreditBank, the bank of Russia&#8217;s monopoly rail transportation company Russian Railways, or RZD, is launching a full service investment bank to work in equity, debt, derivatives, corporate finance and m&#38;a. The new group will be called TKB Capital. TransCreditBank will own 51% of the new entity.  The remaining shares will be held by RosWagonMash Investment [...]


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		<title>VTB Capital Names New Investment Strategy Head</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/vtb-capital-names-new-investment-strategy-head/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/vtb-capital-names-new-investment-strategy-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alexey zabotkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ucp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VTB Capital has named Alexey Zabotkin as its new head of investment strategy. Zabotkin will be transferring to the group from VTB Asset Management, where he had served as Chief Investment Officer and deputy CEO since September 2009. Previously, he was CIO with United Capital Partners, a Russian private asset management company and in research at [...]


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		<title>UFG Private Equity Acquires 15% of Enforta WiMax</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/ufg-private-equity-acquires-15-of-enforta-wimax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/ufg-private-equity-acquires-15-of-enforta-wimax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baring vostok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bessemer venture partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UFG Private Equity Fund II has reportedly acquired 15% of Wi-Max operator Prestige-Internet, which provides services under the brand name Enforta.  The fund acquired the shares directly from Sumitomo Corporation, which had previously owned over 30% of the company. OOO Prestige Internet provides Internet access services via WiMax technology in 70 cities in Russia under the [...]


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		<title>Belarus Launching State Venture Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/belarus-launching-state-venture-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/belarus-launching-state-venture-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belarus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minsk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Belarus government is preparing a project at the order of the president which will lead to the creation of a state venture company.  As proposed, the fund will initially be controlled by the State innovation fund. &#8220;We studied several mechanisms for supporting venture financing at a state level&#8221;, said Anatoly Grishanovich.  &#8221;It was decided, [...]


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		<title>China&#8217;s Tencent Invests $300 Million For 10% of DST</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/14/chinas-tencent-invests-300-million-for-10-of-dst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/14/chinas-tencent-invests-300-million-for-10-of-dst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naspers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tencent Holdings Limited, owner of China&#8217;s largest instant messaging platform Tencent QQ, has invested $300 million in exchange for 10.26% of Russia&#8217;s Digital Sky Technologies (DST), owner of mail.ru and social network vkontakte.ru.  This investment values DST at $3 billion. Digital Sky Technologies previously received a major investment from Alisher Usmanov, who owns approximately 30% of [...]


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		<title>RosNano Invests In DViN Detection Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/14/rosnano-invests-in-dvin-detection-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/14/rosnano-invests-in-dvin-detection-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[detection systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RosNano has announced it will invest 155 million rubles ($5.34 million) in a project to develop tagged neutron detection systems for explosives and narcotic substances to be used in airport and facility security screening as well as portable systems for inspection of vehicles and cargo containers. Rusnano will invest 155 million rubles in the construction [...]


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