Baring Vostok Capital Partners

Baring Vostok Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1994, with its headquarters in Moscow, Russia, and additional offices in Limassol, Cyprus, and Guernsey. The firm focuses on investing in various stages of companies, including seed, early, growth, and later stages, as well as through buyouts and acquisition financing. Baring Vostok targets a diverse range of sectors such as natural resource extraction, particularly oil and gas, telecommunications, mass media, utilities, construction materials, specialty manufacturing, real estate, internet services, software, retail, and service management. The firm has a strong emphasis on mid-market enterprises and has managed multiple private equity funds that aim to support companies with significant growth potential in Russia and the CIS region.

Vagan Abgaryan

Partner

Dzhuni Astor

Investment Manager

Jean Michel Broun

Partner

Michael Calvey

Senior Partner

Philippe Delpal

Industry Partner, Financial Services

Ivashentseva Elena

Senior Partner

Dmitry Kamensky

Partner

Gabbas Kazhimuratov

Partner and CFO

Maxim Loginov

Partner

Ekaterina Lukyanova

Partner

Tavakolian Morgan

Partner

Holly Nielsen

Partner

Konstantin Povstyanoy

Partner

Igor Samsonov Ph.D

Partner, Leveraged Finance

Julian Timms

Director

Alexander Tyapin

Investment Director

Vasily Veldyaksov

Investment Director

Nikolay Zubtsov

Investment Professional

Past deals in Central Asia

Kolesa

Venture Round in 2014
Kolesa is an online automotive and real estate classifieds projects in Kazakhstan.

Yandex

Venture Round in 2009
Yandex is a multinational technology company based in Russia, recognized for operating the country's leading search engine and the most visited website. It is one of the largest internet companies in Europe, commanding a significant share of the search market in Russia, where it generated over half of all search traffic as of September 2015. In addition to its core search engine services, Yandex offers a range of internet-related services and operates in several countries, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Turkey, contributing to its extensive regional presence.

Center of Financial Technologies

Private Equity Round in 2006
Center of Financial Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops software solutions and platforms for the finance sector and other industries. Established in 1991 and headquartered in Novosibirsk, Russia, the company also maintains offices in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Chisinau, Moldova. It specializes in creating and replicating high-tech solutions for credit and financial organizations, offering a variety of processing services and training programs for bank employees. Its clientele includes banks operating in Russia, the CIS countries, and various Russian retail networks.

CTC Media

Private Equity Round in 2002
CTC Media is a prominent independent broadcasting company based in Moscow, Russia, with a significant presence in the television industry. The company operates several popular television channels, including CTC, Domashny, and Che, as well as the CTC Love channel and an international version of the Peretz channel. In Kazakhstan, it manages Channel 31. CTC Media boasts a vast audience reach, serving over 150 million viewers across various regions including North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Additionally, the company has a diverse portfolio of digital entertainment assets, such as its websites videomore.ru and ctc.ru, and owns production facilities through its subsidiary Story First Production. CTC Media aims to inspire its audience and evoke positive emotions through its engaging content.

Yandex

Series A in 2000
Yandex is a multinational technology company based in Russia, recognized for operating the country's leading search engine and the most visited website. It is one of the largest internet companies in Europe, commanding a significant share of the search market in Russia, where it generated over half of all search traffic as of September 2015. In addition to its core search engine services, Yandex offers a range of internet-related services and operates in several countries, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Turkey, contributing to its extensive regional presence.
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