Baring Ventures Capital Partners

Capital from domestic, Middle Eastern and Asian sovereigns has propped up Russian private equity for at least half a decade.

The government has propped up Russian private equity following western retrenchment in recent years; it remains unclear whether the industry can make it alone.

Fund manager-turned-activist Bill Browder made his money investing in public equities in emerging markets; now he has all his capital invested in private equities in developed markets. As a man wanted dead by the Russian establishment, he has an interesting take on investment risk.

Russian PE was languishing well before the arrest of the founder one of the country’s biggest private equity firms.

Another big name is nudging up the carry. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The arrest of Baring Vostok Capital Partners' US founder and three colleagues has done little to ease concerns about Russia as an investment destination for LPs.

The firm has temporarily suspended the four detained employees amid a dispute over the transfer of shares from one of its portfolio companies.

"Reiderstvo" comes to Russian private equity. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.