EBRD (Investment Firm)

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an investment firm established in 1991 to support the development of market economies and democracies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As the largest single investor in the region, the EBRD focuses on private enterprises, investing primarily in minority equity positions and participating in private equity funds that target medium-sized companies seeking expansion. The firm mobilizes significant foreign direct investment and provides project financing for a variety of sectors, including banking, industry, and municipal services. It collaborates with publicly owned companies to facilitate privatization and restructuring efforts. The EBRD operates in countries committed to democratic principles and emphasizes strong corporate governance and environmental respect in all its investments. With a portfolio exceeding €130 billion across over 5,200 projects, the EBRD has also extended its financing initiatives to the Middle East and Africa, leveraging its expertise to foster economic growth and transformation.

Sue Barrett

Director, Head of Infra TMEA, SIG

Harry Boyd-Carpenter

Director, Head of Energy EMEA

Suma Chakrabarti

President

Alistair Clark

Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability Department

Hassan El-Khatib

Managing Director, Equity

Anne Fossemalle

Director, Equity Funds

Susan Goeransson

Director and Head of Infrastructure

Remy Hassendorfer

Senior Banker - Corporate Equity/ Principal Investment

Janet Heckman

Managing Director for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region

Natalia Khanjenkova

Managing Director for Central Asia and Russia

Francis Malige

Managing Director, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus

Jean-Patrick Marquet

Managing Director, Turkey

Tamas Nagy

Director, Co-head Private Equity

Douglas Nevison

EBRD Board Director

Nandita Parshad

Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure

Matteo Patrone

Director and Regional Head Romania and Bulgaria

Claudia Pendred

Director, Property and Tourism

Eric Rasmussen

Director, Head of Natural Resources

Kanako Sekine

Managing Director, Portfolio

Andras Simor

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Josué Tanaka

Managing Director, Operational Strategy and Planning, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change

Nick Tesseyman

Managing Director, Financial Institutions

Christopher Upton-Hansen

Associate, Private Equity Funds

Ilker Yoney

Director, Co-head Private Equity

Past deals in CIS

Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank

Debt Financing in 2023
CJSC Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank provides retail and corporate banking products and services. It offers current accounts, and time and personal deposits, as well as short and long term, small and medium business, personal, consumer, and mortgage loans. The company also provides settlement and cash, foreign exchange, payroll, utility payment, money transfer, Internet banking, and leasing services, as well as safe boxes, and credit and bankcards. In addition, it offers trade financing services, including letter of credit, documentary collection, and letter of guarantee. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

DenizBank

Debt Financing in 2023
DenizBank was founded in 1938 as a state-owned bank in order to provide funding for the developing Turkish maritime sector. Acquired by Zorlu Holding from the Privatization Administration as a banking license in early 1997, DenizBank was further acquired in October 2006 by Dexia, a leading financial group in Europe. Continuing its activities under Dexia umbrella for 6 years, DenizBank operates as from 28 September 2012 under the roof of Sberbank of Russia, Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries.

Meros Pharm

Debt Financing in 2023
Meros Pharm operates as a private pharmaceutical distributor.

Sanoat Qurilish Bank

Debt Financing in 2023
Sanoat Qurilish Bank offers a wide range of financial services.

KMF

Debt Financing in 2022
KMF provides micro finance to micro, small and agribusiness throughout Kazakhstan.

Milk Euro Food

Debt Financing in 2022
Milk Euro Food is the producer and distributor of butter, spreads, and margarine in Central Asia.

Team Telecom Armenia

Debt Financing in 2022
Team Telecom Armenia provides internet, digital TV, and mobile fixed telephony services. Team Telecom Armenia also provides GSM 900/1800, 3G (UMTS) և 4G (LTE) standard mobile connection, fixed telephony, IPTV և OTT digital television services.

Ameriabank

Debt Financing in 2022
Ameriabank CJSC is a universal bank offering corporate, investment and retail banking services in a comprehensive package of banking solutions. They carve out paths for improvement of your business and lifestyle, via both traditional and alternative, hyper-advanced banking technologies.

EximBank Moldova

Debt Financing in 2022
EximBank is a commercial bank offering quality services for the corporate segment as well as the retail segment.

Air Astana Airlines

Debt Financing in 2021
Air Astana provides airline carrier services in Kazakhstan. The company provides carrier services in Central Asia. Its fleet consists of various aircraft. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Mobiasbanca

Debt Financing in 2021
Mobiasbanca - OTP Group S.A. is a banking institution based in Chisinau, Moldova, providing a wide range of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, and corporate clients. Its offerings include current and savings accounts, term deposits, various types of loans such as consumer, mortgage, and micro loans, as well as credit and debit cards. The bank also facilitates banking guarantees, leasing services, and trade finance solutions, alongside cash management and foreign exchange services. Additionally, Mobiasbanca provides insurance products covering accidents, properties, and motor vehicles, and offers remote banking services including internet and SMS banking. With a network of 51 branches, including universal and specialized locations, the bank has been operational since 1990 and serves as a subsidiary of OTP Bank Nyrt.

Moldova Agroindbank

Debt Financing in 2020
BC Moldova Agroindbank SA provides various banking products and services to the individuals, legal entities, corporate, and private customers in Moldova. The company offers business cards; loans, including agriculture loans, micro-enterprises, small enterprises, microcredit, factoring, and credit restart; bancassurance; deposits; e-services; capital market services; and investment services. Further, it engages in the leasing and forex operation activities. BC Moldova Agroindbank SA was founded in 1991 and is based in Chisinau, Moldova.

Mobiasbanca

Debt Financing in 2020
Mobiasbanca - OTP Group S.A. is a banking institution based in Chisinau, Moldova, providing a wide range of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, and corporate clients. Its offerings include current and savings accounts, term deposits, various types of loans such as consumer, mortgage, and micro loans, as well as credit and debit cards. The bank also facilitates banking guarantees, leasing services, and trade finance solutions, alongside cash management and foreign exchange services. Additionally, Mobiasbanca provides insurance products covering accidents, properties, and motor vehicles, and offers remote banking services including internet and SMS banking. With a network of 51 branches, including universal and specialized locations, the bank has been operational since 1990 and serves as a subsidiary of OTP Bank Nyrt.

Korzinka

Private Equity Round in 2020
FE Anglesey Food LLC – an operator of 50 ‘korzinka.uz’ and ‘korzinka.uz DISKONT’-branded stores across Uzbekistan.

Saloglu

Debt Financing in 2019
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Depositphotos

Series B in 2015
Depositphotos, Inc. is an online platform that connects creators of licensed stock photos, graphics, vectors, and videos with buyers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company has additional offices in Warsaw, Moscow, Kiev, and Milan. It offers a vast library of premium, high-quality stock images, illustrations, and videos, which are updated daily through rigorous contributor uploads to ensure quality and originality. The marketplace allows customers, including designers, advertisers, publishers, and bloggers, to access royalty-free content through flexible purchasing options such as pay-as-you-go and subscription plans. This approach positions Depositphotos as a convenient and cost-effective resource for fulfilling various creative needs across the United States and internationally.

Webinar

Series A in 2014
Webinar.ru is an online service based in the Russian Federation that enables businesses to conduct virtual events such as seminars, workshops, and conferences. The platform offers a range of features, including video and teleconferencing, presentation sharing, document display, and live surveys, allowing participants to engage in real-time. With the capacity to host events for groups ranging from a few individuals to several thousand, Webinar.ru facilitates marketing, training, sales, and collaboration efforts across diverse sectors. By providing a comprehensive solution for online meetings, the platform supports businesses in enhancing communication and reaching a global audience effectively.

Cotton Way

Venture Round in 2014
Cotton Way is the leader of the Russian market of services for leasing and professional processing of textiles. The long experience of our company in the processing of textiles, the largest network of industrial laundries and dry cleaners, modern European equipment, effective detergents and highly qualified personnel guarantee the unsurpassed quality of the services provided. The company offers a comprehensive service, which includes the purchase of property, its processing and delivery directly to the customer. The possibility of renting the necessary textiles allows the client to concentrate on the main type of activity.

MAYKOR

Private Equity Round in 2013
MAYKOR is the largest group of companies in the Russian service and outsourcing market, and a specialized provider of integrated maintenance services for IT equipment, building utility systems and business applications. MAYKOR’s mission is to provide effective infrastructure maintenance and development services for large and medium-sized businesses country-wide. The MAYKOR Group unites such companies as NST, CRT Service, Expertek and BetterFly Services that have been on the IT market for more than 13 years. With our own nationwide network of 83 branches and 400 local offices, MAYKOR is an one-stop-shop service provider. The company employs more than 3000 certified engineers. The MAYKOR's customer base is comprised of more than 950 businesses, including the largest geographically distributed companies from all industries. MAYKOR has a unique competence center, advanced specialized training programs for technical personnel, a developed logistics infrastructure, an automated service tracking and control system, as well as an ISO-compliant quality management system.

KupiVIP

Series D in 2012
KupiVIP is a prominent Russian online fashion retailer that specializes in offering discounted fashion and home goods from both high-street and luxury brands. Established in 2008 by Vladimir Kholyaznikov, Mikhail Konoplev, and Oskar Hartmann, the company has rapidly gained popularity, amassing a customer base of 6 million. Operating from its headquarters in Moscow, KupiVIP conducts up to 20 private online flash sales daily, providing consumers with access to exclusive deals on a wide range of products.

KDL Test

Private Equity Round in 2012
KDL Test, LLC provides laboratory diagnostic services. The company operates five regional labs in Perm, Omsk, Kazan, Krasnodar, Astrakhan, and 60 blood collection points. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Moscow, Russian Federation.

Russian Towers

Private Equity Round in 2012
The company "Russian Towers" is an independent owner of antenna mast structures in the territory of Russia.The company provides services on sharing telecommunication infrastructure, i.e. invests in the own construction of tower structures of different designs in the regions of Russia as well as acquires towers with the purpose of their subsequent high quality maintenance.Sharing infrastructure involves significant financial and operational savings, allowing to avoid performing repeated works and bearing extra costs. This gives sites’ tenants an opportunity to focus on the most profitable areas of business and become more competitive.The company "Russian Towers" was founded by professionals acting in the area of telecommunications with the financial support of UFG Asset Management, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund, ADM Capital and Sumitomo Corporation.The company "Russian Towers" is a reliable and long-term partner for the operators of mobile and fixed radio communication as well as television, providing effective solutions for the networks development.

Enforta

Series C in 2008
Enforta Limited is a provider of fixed wireless Internet access solutions tailored for businesses in Russia. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Moscow, the company offers a range of services, including fast wireless Internet, corporate networking, and virtual private networks (IP VPN) to connect multiple locations securely. Enforta also provides telephony solutions, video surveillance for remote monitoring, and virtual office communication systems that eliminate the need for physical equipment. With over 7,000 clients across 18 cities, the company aims to enhance communication and connectivity for its customers, using technologies such as WiMAX. Enforta's service packages, which encompass both voice and data solutions, are competitively priced, starting at $20 per month. As of October 2015, Enforta operates as a subsidiary of CJSC ER-Telecom Holding.