American private equity firm SigmaBleyzer has made its first investment in the United States after fifteen years dealing exclusively in Eastern Europe and Russia. The acquisition is Dallas based beverage maker Jus-Made, LP, a 54 year-old company which has fallen on hard rimes during the global recession. Jus-Made stands to benefit greatly from the stability [...]

Multinational private equity firm SigmaBleyzer acquired a controlling share of bottled water company Asem-Ai. A reported USD 70 million was paid by SigmaBleyzer’s SBV-V Fund. The investment will open the way for Asem-Ai’s market expansion and building of new facilities through the capital increase. Founder Asem Ai Mukhtar Kochkarov will continue to manage the company [...]

SigmaBleyzer’s cable operation and Volia Cable have merged into one company to be known as Volia Limited. The merger of the companies creates the largest cable provider in Ukraine, serving over 15 cities with high-speed internet access and television service for 2.5 million households. As a result of this transaction, Providence Equity Partners has agreed [...]

Sigma Bleyzer, a leading private equity firm focused on Ukraine and South-eastern Europe, has closed its fourth fund, SigmaBleyzer Southeast European Fund IV (SBF IV). The Fund closed at € 250 million, the maximum amount allowed by the partnership agreement, and 25% of its target, making it the largest private equity fund in Ukraine and [...]