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		<title>Online Advertising in Russia Overtakes Print for the First Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Ad spending in Russia in 2011 exceeded the levels seen before the global financial crisis. More importantly, online ad sales topped those of print ads for the first time. Advertisers in Russia spent US$8.8 billion in 2011, up 21% y/y 4% over the previous record in 2008, according to the Association of Communications Agencies [...]
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		<title>Commercial real estate investments in Russia double in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commercial real estate investment in Russia doubled y/y in 2011 to reach US$8.3 billion, a  new record. Domestic investors accounted for 59% of the total amount invested, down from 70 to 80% in recent years.  Before the crisis foreign investors accounted for 70 to 80% of commercial real estate investments. The largest deal of the [...]
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[New Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alexander savin]]></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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		<title>Xenon Capital Partners New Hires</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/14/xenon-capital-partners-new-hires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[anton voronin]]></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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		<title>Russian Navigation Technologies Considering IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/05/12/russian-navigation-technologies-considering-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>TransCreditBank Launches TKB Capital Investment Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.privateequityrussia.com/2010/04/17/transcreditbank-launches-tkb-capital-investment-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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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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