Baring Vostok Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1994 and headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with additional offices in Limassol, Cyprus, and Guernsey, Channel Islands. The firm focuses on investing across a range of sectors, including natural resources, telecommunications, media, utilities, construction materials, specialty manufacturing, real estate, and technology. Baring Vostok engages in various investment strategies, such as early venture funding, acquisitions, buyouts, and growth capital, targeting medium-sized enterprises in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The firm is known for its significant involvement in the energy, software, and consumer services sectors, and typically prefers investments ranging from 30 million to 200 million, focusing on companies with enterprise values between 100 million and 200 million.
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.
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.
VEON Ltd. is an international telecommunications and technology company headquartered in Amsterdam, providing mobile and fixed-line services across 14 markets, including Russia, Ukraine, and Pakistan. The company serves over 200 million customers with a range of offerings that include voice, data, and broadband services, as well as digital solutions and mobile financial services. VEON operates under various brand names, such as Beeline, Kyivstar, Jazz, Djezzy, and banglalink. Its services encompass value-added options like multimedia messaging, mobile internet, national and international roaming, and machine-to-machine communication. In addition to consumer services, VEON also caters to corporate clients with fixed-line telephony, data transmission, and network access solutions. Founded in 1992, VEON has undergone significant transformation to enhance its digital capabilities and customer experience.