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  • RCIF pulls off first major Russian IPO since crisis
    Isobel Markham- 8 February 2017

    An IRR of 90% on children’s retailer Detsky Mir sends a 'strong message' to global PE firms, said co-CEO Kirill Dmitriev.

  • JBIC teams up with RDIF
    PEI Staff- 20 December 2016

    JBIC partners with RDIF to establish $1 billion RJIF.

  • RDIF makes raft of investments
    Isobel Markham- 20 June 2016

    The Russian government fund announced investments across sectors at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

  • Russian government backs $1bn super-dairy
    Clare Pennington- 19 May 2016

    The Russian Direct Investment Fund has signed an MoU with Middle Eastern, Thai and Chinese investors to establish Russia’s largest dairy.

  • RDIF goes to K Street for defense
    Bailey McCann- 2 October 2014

    The Russian Direct Investment Fund has hired DC lobbyists as tensions mount

  • Friday Letter: Risks in Russia(2)
    PEI Staff- 29 August 2014

    Being linked to a Russian state-backed fund is not the same as deploying capital in that market, but the current Ukraine crisis is a salutary reminder that such a distinction can readily become moot.

  • Friday Letter: Risks in Russia
    PEI Staff- 29 August 2014

    Being linked to a Russian state-backed fund is not the same as deploying capital in that market, but the current Ukraine crisis is a salutary reminder that such a distinction can readily become moot.

  • Permira’s Kurt Björklund leaves RDIF advisory board
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 28 August 2014

    Björklund has cut ties with the Russian state-backed fund as the crisis in Ukraine continues to intensify

  • Georgian fund backs BitFury data centre
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 2 June 2014

    The investment comes only a few weeks after the state-backed group completed the first deal from its $6bn debut fund.

  • Chart of the Week: Funds targeting BRIC
    PEI Staff- 28 May 2014

    With still a month to go till the end of Q2, already 57.9 percent of last year's BRIC fundraising total has been raised in 2014.