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Russian assets, which are among the most volatile in the world, are bringing hedge fund managers the best returns in emerging markets.

Americans Garth Self and Peter Owen Edmunds, founders of the company «Russian Towers», decided to busy themselves by building cellular towers in Russia at the height of the 2009 crisis. Now, the company has the biggest park of towers in the country, and the current crisis presents an opportunity for them to become the absolute leader in the market — but this comes with a high price tag.

Ivan Litvintsev, UFG Private Equity, participated as a speaker in the panel discussion «New rules of M&A transactions: practical aspects» at the All-Russian Conference entitled «M&A: crisis or growth opportunity» held on March 30, 2016 in Moscow.

In analytics research of Russian region conducted by EMPEA, Dominic Reed, Senior Managing Partner of UFG Private Equity, shares his assessment of the state of private equity in Russia and his outlook for the asset class going forward.