Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-02-01 |
| Target | Trans-Siberian Gold |
| Sector | Metals/Mining |
| Investor(s) | UFG Private Equity |
| Deal Type | PIPE |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 712M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
UFG Private Equity is a Russian private equity investment firm that also invests in the Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. UFG looks to invest $15 to $50 million in businesses valued from $20 to $400 million. The Firm does not have any industry preferences, but has a special interest in opportunities in media, IT, telecom, consumer staples, retail and infrastructure related businesses. UFG prefers acquiring controlling stakes, but will consider select minority positions. UFG Private Equity was formed in 2004 and is based in Moscow and is a unit of UFG Asset Management.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 25 |
| Sector: Metals/Mining M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: PIPE M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-01 |
Magazin Goryaschikh Putyevok
Moscow, Russia MGP operates as a franchise travel chain with 417 offices across Russia. MGP also has an active online portal. UFG owns a blocking stake in the company. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-01 |
BioSpark
Moscow, Russia BioSpark was founded in 2006 and is specialising in bioenergy technology (utilisation of wood and oil processing waste, production of wood pellets, production and sale of peat). The Company plans to open a network of production units with a total production capacity of up to 200,000 MT per year. The Company is also actively developing trading activities aimed at consolidating the wood pellet business in Russia. |
Buy | - |
