Baring Vostok Capital Partners

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.

Vagan Abgaryan

Partner

Galia Amirova

Investor Relations Manager

Dmitry Baburin

Investment Manager

Alexander Baumgaertner

Investment Manager

David Bernstein

Partner and Head of Investor Relations

Andrey Costyashkin

Baring Vostok Manager Holding Limited, Director

Phillipe Delpal

Industry Partner for Financial Services

Alexander Drozdkov

Investment Director

Alexander Isaev

Investment Manager

Dmitry Kamensky

Partner

Gabbas Kazhimuratov

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Maxim Loginov

Investment Director

Ekaterina Lukyanova

Investment Director

Tav Morgan

Industry Partner of Natural Resources

Holly Nielsen

Partner

Konstantin Povstyanoy

Partner

Dmitry Salamatov

Investment Manager

Oxana Samsanova

Investor Relations Manager

Alexander Tyapin

Investment Director

Vadim E. Uzberg

Partner

Vasily Veldyaksov

Investment Manager

Matvey Vinokurov

Investment manager

Ivan Zyuzin

Investment Director

Past deals in Moscow

Tealsy

Series A in 2019
Tealsy is a Moscow-based startup that brings together e-shoppers, retail networks, and suppliers by providing a single online platform where they can meet one another to trade food products.

Sorsdata

Venture Round in 2017
Sorsdata OOO offers consumer marketing and analytics. It combines proprietary data with analytics capabilities to work with Russian merchants to improve their customer communication, loyalty, and store performance. Sorsdata OOO is based in Moscow, Russia.

profi.ru

Acquisition in 2016
profi.ru operates an online marketplace that allows users to find freelancers and professionals in categories such as tutors, doctors, beauty masters, artists and musicians, handymen, personal trainers, and driving instructors. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

profi.ru

Venture Round in 2015
profi.ru operates an online marketplace that allows users to find freelancers and professionals in categories such as tutors, doctors, beauty masters, artists and musicians, handymen, personal trainers, and driving instructors. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

KARO Film

Venture Round in 2012
KARO Film Management OOO is a prominent provider of motion picture exhibition services in Russia, operating a network of 31 modern cinemas with a total of 235 screens. Founded in 1997 and based in Moscow, the company manages multiplexes across several key cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, and Surgut. Through its extensive operations, KARO Film enhances the cinematic experience for audiences in these regions.

Gallery Media Group

Private Equity Round in 2005
Gallery Media Group is one of the largest outdoor advertising operators in Russia, offering a comprehensive range of advertising services. Founded in 1994 and based in Moscow, the company specializes in the creation, installation, and maintenance of various advertising structures, including billboards, street furniture, and large-format media. With over 50,000 advertising surfaces across 90 cities, Gallery Media Group provides extensive coverage for clients seeking to maximize their visibility. The company also offers media buying services, ensuring effective planning and execution of advertising campaigns. Additionally, it supports clients with address program design and maintenance of advertising installations. As a subsidiary of Media-One Holdings Ltd., Gallery Media Group has established itself as a key player in the Russian outdoor advertising market.

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.