Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Investment Details
Investor Type
Private Equity
Asset Class Focus
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO, Buyout, Turnaround, Distressed
Geographical Focus
Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
Industries Focus
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Real Estate
- Telecommunications
- Retail
- Software
- Consumer Products
- Internet
- Semiconductors
- Oil and Gas
- IT Services
- Industrial Products
- Natural Resources
- Media and Technology
- Media and Telecoms
Investment Size:
5,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 1994
Established in 1994, Baring Vostok Capital Partners is the largest independent private equity firm focused on investments in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The firm has raised over $3.7 billion across five investment funds, investing in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, consumer products, media and technology, telecommunications, and financial services.
The firm's investment strategy encompasses various stages, from seed and early-stage investments to growth, late-stage, pre-IPO, buyouts, turnarounds, and distressed situations. Baring Vostok has a diverse portfolio, with notable investments in companies such as Yandex, Volga Gas, Borjomi Mineral Water, Ozon.ru, Burren Energy, CTC Media, Centre of Financial Technologies, Enforta, ER-Telecom, 1C, Novomet, Kaspi Bank, Orient Express Bank, Europlan, Karo, Avito.ru, Tinkoff.ru, EMC, Golden Telecom, Verticali, and Mindbox.
Baring Vostok's track record includes significant early-stage investments, such as acquiring a 35.7% stake in Yandex in 2000, which later generated a return exceeding 800 times the original investment. The firm has been recognized multiple times as the 'Russian Private Equity Firm of the Year' by readers of Private Equity International and Private Equity Online. Despite challenges, including legal disputes and market fluctuations, Baring Vostok continues to be a prominent player in the private equity landscape of Russia and the CIS region.
Requirements
- Established companies with strong growth potential
- Businesses operating in Russia and the CIS region
- Companies in sectors such as oil and gas, consumer products, media and technology, telecommunications, and financial services
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Portfolio Companies
- Yandex
- Volga Gas
- Borjomi Mineral Water
- Ozon.ru
- Burren Energy
- CTC Media
- Centre of Financial Technologies
- Enforta
- ER-Telecom
- 1C
- Novomet
- Kaspi Bank
- Orient Express Bank
- Europlan
- Karo
- Avito.ru
- Tinkoff.ru
- EMC
- Golden Telecom
- Verticali
- Mindbox
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