Competentum Group
Private Equity Round in 2008
Competentum is an international company with a primary focus on e-learning. Being a leader of the Russian e-learning industry, the Company also operates in the US market through a branch office in Seattle, Washington. Company provides a wide range of e-learning software and content developing services, including: Learning Management Systems (LMSs) for corporate and academic clients. Competentum develops and distributes the state-of-the-art e-learning solution «ShareKnowledge» worldwide. E-learning content. Competentum is actively expanding its portfolio of e-courses for academics clients and corporates. Vast experience and strong technology base also makes the company a perfect vendor for custom content creation. Key corporate clients are the leading CIS companies, including Vimpelkom, Lukoil and Uralsib. Examples of Academic clients are Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, Moscow International Affairs Institute. International coverage: Cengage Learning, Plato Learning, McGraw-Hill and Pearson.
Polair
Private Equity Round in 2008
Polair is a leading manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment in Russia, experiencing significant growth driven by rising demand from the retail sector. The company's production facility is situated in the Mari El autonomous district of the Volga Region, where a highly automated process and substantial capacity enable efficient production. Polair specializes in a diverse range of products, including refrigeration cabinets, monoblocks, split systems, cold rooms, and quick-assembly refrigeration chambers. It holds a dominant position in the Russian market for closed refrigeration cabinets and monoblocks. Additionally, Polair has established a widespread dealer network throughout Russia and is actively expanding its presence into the CIS market, offering cost-effective solutions tailored to the needs of public catering enterprises and retail businesses.
PROMT
Private Equity Round in 2008
PROMT is a developer of automated translation software based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The company specializes in providing translation solutions for both personal and business use, including applications for the Internet and corporate intranets. PROMT's software supports translation for seven languages—English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Russian—across 24 translation directions, catering to over 100 specialized domains. The technology is designed to facilitate effective communication and eliminate linguistic barriers, serving a diverse range of industries such as information technology, oil and gas, metal, mining, power, public sector, science, finance, localization, and education.
The Auto Plus Group of Companies
Private Equity Round in 2008
Auto Plus is one of the leading autodealers in the Urals region. The company started operations with Russian car sales and foreign car repair in 1995. In 2004, taking advantage of the booming Russian car market, the company became an authorized dealer of several international car manufacturers and since then has opened a number of modern sales and service centers. Auto Plus is an authorized dealer of Toyota, Lexus, and Audi in Yekaterinburg city and the Sverdlovsk region (the federal district of the Urals). The company runs 4 new modern dealerships and one for used car sales and repair. Today, Auto Plus is the only official dealer of Audi and Lexus in Yekaterinburg and the only dealer of Lexus in the Sverdlovsk region.
SPSR-Express
Private Equity Round in 2007
SPSR-EXPRESS offers a broad range of services in relation to express delivery of documents, mail and cargo all over Russia and abroad. Apart from the basic express delivery offer, SPSR is developing specialized individual solutions tailored to their customers’ business.