M&A Deal Summary

Baring Vostok Capital Partners Acquires Avito SARL

On May 1, 2012, private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners acquired digital media company Avito SARL

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Baring Vostok Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Baring Vostok Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in Russia.
Investment Fate
  • Avito SARL was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-05-01
Target Avito SARL
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Avito SARL

Moscow City, Russia
Avito SARL is a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to general good for sale, jobs, real estate, personals, cars for sale, and services. Avito SARL was founded in 2007 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Baring Vostok Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout Russia and the CIS. The Firm looks to commit $30 to $200 million per transaction and generally targets rapidly-growing, later stage companies facing challenges. Sectors of interest include internet, software, media, telecom, natural resources, financial resources, and consumer products/services. Baring Vostok Capital Partners was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Moscow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 20
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 6 of 6
Country (Russia) 8 of 17
Year (2012) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 European Medical Center EMC

Moscow, Russia

European Medical Center EMC is a private multipurpose hospital and clinic operator in Moscow servicing an upper middle price segment. ЕМС employs more than 600 highly qualified doctors from Russia, France, Israel, Germany, and Japan. EMC was founded in 1989 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-14 Karo Film

Moscow, Russia

Karo Film is a motion picture exhibition company owning and operating 30 modern movie theaters comprising 196 screens in Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Samara, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, and Surgut. Karo Film was established in 1997 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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