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Family Doctor Medical Clinic Included In "The Best Clinics" Ranking

24.12.2018 Growth Capital

According to the medical portal "NaPopravku" Family Doctor Medical Clinic (Family Doctor) was included in the "Best Clinics" ranking in such specializations as pediatrics, dermatology and venereology, otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, proctology, gastroenterology in Moscow and dermatology and venereology in Saint Petersburg in 2018. The rating is based on the feedback of patients from private and public clinics. Being included in the ranking is once again a sign of the recognition of Family Doctor’s high quality medical care services.

Golden League takes part in MINEX RUSSIA 2018

10.10.2018 Growth Capital

Gold mining company Golden League has taken part in MINEX Russia 2018: Building Up Innovative Excellence in Mining and Exploration. The first project accelerator competition took place on 3 October 2018 at MineVenture, during which projects of the Noni and Bolotistoe deposits were presented. This business accelerator competition offered an opportunity to present developing projects to a group of investors and banks that are interested in supporting new objects of subsoil use.

Syktyvkar Tissue group passes successfully regular certification

30.04.2018 Growth Capital

In April 2018 the Syktyvkar Tissue group has successfully passed Rosstandart voluntary certification of conformity of on organoleptic criteria, microbiological criteria, irritant effects sensitising indicators. Activities for certification were carried out in accredited laboratories and health authorities, Rosstandart certificates are valid for three years.

Syktyvkar Tissue Group becomes a party at the WWF Boreal forest platform

30.04.2018 Growth Capital

In April 2018 Syktyvkar Tissue Group joined WWF Boreal forest platform. This platform is a discussion platform for authorities and the forest industry, its main purpose is to promote the responsible harvesting of forest materials and implement mechanisms to encourage business to move to intensive forestry, which is fully consistent with the decree of the Russian Government.

French Kiss became the winner of the “Best pastry chef – 2018” contest

20.04.2018 Growth Capital

French Kiss, a leading Russian premium handmade confectionary firm, was named the Best Pastry Chef in the nomination "The Best Handmade Sweets" according to the jury of Confectionery Industry Forum 2018 that was held in Moscow.

SMS Group confirmed the high level of NPO Akhtuba technical capabilities

16.03.2018 Growth Capital

March 14-15, 2018 representatives of SMS Group visited the production site of NPO Akhtuba. During the visit, the prospects for the supply of furnace rollers and radiant tubes were discussed and an inspection technical audit was carried out. All technical issues related to the new project of the SMS Group (for the construction of heat treatment furnaces at one of the plants of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH) were discussed with the Head of the furnace design division Frank Muller.

French Kiss plans to renovate and reconstruct stores’ interior in 2018

12.02.2018 Growth Capital

French Kiss, a leading Russian premium hand-made confectionary firm, has planned to renovate and reconstruct the interior of its stores in 2018. In July 2017 the company opened a boutique in a new design and format in the "Avenue South-West" shopping mall, which became an excellent showpiece and furthered the company’s inspiration for design renovation of most of the stores.

NPO Akhtuba launches new production line with state support / Volgograd-TRV

14.12.2017 Growth Capital

At a recent press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the development of the non-financial sector of the economy. It was announced that the country’s industrial production had grown and now exceeds 1.5%. In today’s world the groundwork for development is also created by local companies. A research and development facility, based in the Sredneakhtubinsky district, is preparing to launch a new production line. It will enable the manufacturer to develop new product lines. The project was made possible thanks to state support, as the company received a soft loan from the Industry Development Fund.

GNC opens first St. Petersburg store

02.11.2017 Growth Capital

Rusvit, one of Russia’s largest distributors of high-quality vitamins and minerals, sports nutrition and other dietary supplements, and also the exclusive holder of a franchise of the US firm GNC Holdings in Russia, is opening its first GNC-brand store at Galeria shopping and entertainment centre in St. Petersburg.

Syktyvkar Tissue Group: company news

30.10.2017 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG), one of the largest vertically integrated tissue paper production companies in Russia and the CIS, is pleased to share the Company’s latest key news. In October of this year, Cadilani line of professional hygienic and sanitary products produced under Veiro Professional brand for corporate clients (HORECA, offices, and passenger transport companies) reached the projected production volumes. Production capacity of the new line is over 500 tons of end products per month.

NPO Akhtuba announces a launch of the shaped casting production line at its site

24.10.2017 Growth Capital

In the end of October 2017, NPO Akhtuba, which specialises in producing the new generation of centrifugally cast pipes and related products, launched a new production line for shaped casting at its production site. One of the world’s leading producers of casting equipment, Germany-based company Förder- und Anlagentechnik GmbH (FAT), supplied the equipment for the line and provided its specialists to install and launch the equipment.

New clients for NPO Akhtuba

01.09.2017 Growth Capital

NPO Akhtuba, which specializes in producing pioneering centrifugally cast steel pipes and related products widely used in a variety of industries that have higher requirements for materials, has launched sales of petrochemical equipment for Russia's largest petrochemical company such as Sibur, Kazanorgsintez, Uralsintez

Russian GNC Holdings franchise signs a supply agreement with the Russian Olympic team

01.08.2017 Growth Capital

The Russian franchise of U.S. company GNC Holdings has signed an agreement to supply GNC nutritional supplements and protein powders to the Russian Olympic team. The agreement allowed the company to become one of the team’s top suppliers.

Syktyvkar Tissue Group: company news

17.07.2017 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG), one of the largest vertically integrated tissue paper production companies in Russia and the CIS, is pleased to share the company’s results for the first half of 2017.

ViaTech signs an agreement to hold commercial pilot testing in Sudan in collaboration with Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC)

15.06.2017 Growth Capital

ViaTech has signed an agreement to hold commercial pilot testing in Sudan in collaboration with Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). In August 2017, the project will be executed for 20 days at four oil wells in the southern part of North Sudan.

French Kiss Opens Third Cafe in its French Kiss Patisserie Chain in Moscow

26.05.2017 Growth Capital

One of the leading Russian premium hand-made confectioners, French Kiss, has opened the third cafe in its French Kiss Patisserie chain located near Kitay-gorod metro station, at Maroseyka Street.

New clients for NPO Akhtuba

25.05.2017 Growth Capital

At the end of May, NPO Akhtuba, which specializes in producing pioneering centrifugally cast steel pipes and related products widely used in a variety of industries that have higher requirements for materials, announced that it has launched sales of petrochemical equipment for Sibur, Russia's largest integrated gas processing (by volume) and petrochemical company in the country. Today, it is producing over a quarter of all liquefied petroleum gas in Russia, from 30 to 49% of different rubbers, 16% of polyethylene, and considerable part of other petrochemical products in the Russian market.

ViaTech starts the development project at a Tatneft field

05.05.2017 Growth Capital

In the beginning of May 2017, the management of Russian oil company Tatneft made a decision to include the oil well ultrasonic treatment technology developed by ViaTech in the list of 2017 pilot development projects as one of the perspective methods of enhanced oil recovery from failing oil wells that is of a potential interest for the company in future. As the result of this decision, ViaTech is planning to start the pilot development project using the new ultrasonic technology of oil well stimulation in early June.

Golden League’s results of 2016 field season at the Noni gold deposit in the Khabarovsk Territory

05.04.2017 Growth Capital

Gold extraction company Golden League has completed its 2016 field season at the Noni gold deposit. Past field season allowed to confirm the potential two-fold growth in the company’s gold reserves at up to 20 tonnes. Noni gold reserves amount to 10 tonnes (322 ths ounces) in C1+C2 categories, with an average grade of 4.86 c/t. Experts forecast potential growth in the company’s gold reserves at over 40 tonnes.

VIYM invests in GNC vitamins and supplements retail chain’s Russia expansion

14.03.2017 Growth Capital

The investment firm VIYM, which specialises in growth capital and real estate investment across the CIS and Europe, announces that it has acquired a minority stake in Rusvit, one of Russia’s largest distributors of high-quality vitamins and minerals, sports nutrition and other dietary supplements. Rusvit is also the exclusive holder of a franchise of the US firm GNC Holdings in Russia, under which brand it is actively developing its own retail chain. The stake and investment amount are not disclosed.

Syktyvkar Tissue Group launched a new hygienic and sanitary paper production line

22.02.2017 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG) – a leading Russian producer of hygienic and sanitary paper – has officially announced that it launched a new production line of professional hygienic and sanitary products for corporate clients (HORECA, offices, and passenger transport companies) based at its Semibratovo production facility in the Yaroslavl Region. New products come in form of one- and two-ply V-fold

CUT-Service held a presentation for one of Kazakhstan’s biggest oil companies KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC

16.01.2017 Growth Capital

At the beginning of the year, CUT-Service held a presentation for the management of one of Kazakhstan’s biggest oil companies KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC which owns 41 oil and gas fields across Kazakhstan. During the presentation, CUT-Service showed its unique ultrasound bottom-hole zone treatment technology which aims at increasing the flow rate of oil wells.

NPO Akhtuba signed an agreement with German company FAT as part of the development investment programme

12.01.2017 Growth Capital

In the beginning of January 2017, NPO Akhtuba, which specialises in producing the new generation of centrifugally cast pipes and related products, signed a cooperation agreement with one of the world’s leading casting equipment suppliers, Germany-based company Förder- und Anlagentechnik GmbH (FAT). The agreement was signed as a part of the development investment programme, which NPO Akhtuba is implementing together with the Russian Industrial Development Fund. According to the agreement, the German company will deliver equipment necessary for creating a new production line for shaped casting. NPO Akhtuba plans to launch the shaped casting production line and start new product manufacture by the end of 2017.

Family Doctor clinic participated in a global public #GivingTuesday initiative

29.11.2016 Growth Capital

Family Doctor clinic participated in a global public #GivingTuesday initiative aimed at helping charities worldwide. As part of this initiative Family Doctor provides “Making friends” medical care programme certificates to children under guardianship of volunteers of interregional public organization “Big Brothers Big Sisters” (BBBS).

Family Doctor Medical Clinic Included In Top-50 Ranking of Russian Private Multi-specialty Clinics

15.11.2016 Growth Capital

Family Doctor Medical Clinic (Family Doctor) was included in the first Top-50 ranking of Russian private multi-specialty clinics. The ranking was created based on the data provided by analysts of a healthcare industry business magazine Vademecum. Vademecum’s revenue-based rating includes Top-100 Russian private multi-specialty clinics, among which Family Doctor ranks 42nd.

Family Doctor Medical Clinic Included In Top-50 Ranking of Russian Private Multi-specialty Clinics

01.11.2016 Growth Capital

Family Doctor Medical Clinic (Family Doctor) was included in the first Top-50 ranking of Russian private multi-specialty clinics. The ranking was created based on the data provided by analysts of a healthcare industry business magazine Vademecum. Vademecum’s revenue-based rating includes Top-100 Russian private multi-specialty clinics, among which Family Doctor ranks 42nd.

Family Doctor Medical Clinic Sets Another Record

17.10.2016 Growth Capital

French Kiss opens a new boutique in Moscow after rebranding

30.09.2016 Growth Capital

STG Boosts Capacity

23.08.2016 Growth Capital

Viatech ramps up activity in China

08.07.2016 Growth Capital

Industry Development Fund Offers Loan to Support NPO Akhtuba

01.07.2016 Growth Capital

Family Doctor Medical Clinic Hits New Highs

29.06.2016 Growth Capital

French Kiss Opens Second Cafe in its French Kiss Patisserie Chain, in Belaya Dacha Outlet Village

17.06.2016 Growth Capital

French Kiss opens first café in French Kiss Patisserie chain

16.05.2016 Growth Capital

ViaTech Takes Part in Neftegaz-2016

02.05.2016 Growth Capital

ViaTech Takes Part in Neftegaz-2016

02.05.2016 Growth Capital

Family Doctor opens new clinic at Baumanskaya in Moscow

21.04.2016 Growth Capital

Volgograd Region Administration to help NPO Akhtuba receive state support

11.04.2016 Growth Capital

Golden League confirms Khabarovsk Territory gold reserves at Noni mine

28.03.2016 Growth Capital

French Kiss begins producing biscuits

10.03.2016 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group Rostov subsidiary to increase production by a third

01.03.2016 Growth Capital

VIYM portfolio company NPO Akhtuba enters new market

25.02.2016 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group's investment project in new paper production facilities recognised as a complex investment project in a priority Russian consumer industry

15.01.2016 Growth Capital

French Kiss goes from strength to strength in 2015

11.12.2015 Growth Capital

French Kiss, a leading Russian premium hand-made confectionary firm has reviewed its performance after a successful 2015.

French Kiss opens new boutiques in Moscow

30.11.2015 Growth Capital

Golden League takes part in Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok

07.09.2015 Growth Capital

Family Doctor medical clinic opens new clinic in St. Petersburg

21.05.2015 Growth Capital

French Kiss launched new production base in Moscow

29.04.2015 Growth Capital

VIYM exits Agro Alliance on schedule

06.04.2015 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group to redesign product packaging

02.04.2015 Growth Capital

The Syktyvkar Tissue Group will redesign the packaging of toilet paper, towels, wet wipes, and facial tissue under the company's private label and the Veiro brand.

Russia’s private health care business looks for boost from reforms

24.03.2015 Growth Capital

Family Doctor clinic opens new paediatric facility in Moscow

26.01.2015 Growth Capital

First phase of modern buckwheat processing plant launches

12.12.2014 Growth Capital

Growth in Russia is in the toilet

22.10.2014 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group invested $ 100 mln in new production facility in Yaroslavl Oblast

25.09.2014 Growth Capital

Business New Europe • French Kiss leaves a sweet taste

24.09.2014 Growth Capital

Family Doctor clinic opens new medical centre in Moscow

09.09.2014 Growth Capital

VIYM announces acquisition in chocolate producer French Kiss

04.09.2014 Growth Capital

Agro-Alliance expands into Ural and Siberia

30.04.2014 Growth Capital

ViaTech Announces Win of Tender with Rosneft

31.03.2014 Growth Capital

Market news: Gold Trades Near 6-Month High as Investors Await Russia Measures

17.03.2014 Growth Capital

INVESTMENT IN MEDICINE SERVICES

31.01.2014 Growth Capital

VIYM has attracted a pool of investors and successfully closed a deal of acquiring a blocking stake in the Family Doctor Medical Company (Family Doctor) in the investors’ interests.  The purpose of the deal is to finance the Family Doctor development program up to 2018.

Golden League is ready to process gold ore

24.12.2013 Growth Capital

On December-16, 2013 the Regional Agency for Subsoil Use in Russia’s Far East – Dalnedra  approved a feasibility study to build a new gold ore mining and processing factory on the gold deposit Noni, owned by the Golden League Group of Companies (Golden League).

STG finished phase I of new tissue paper plant

29.11.2013 Growth Capital

Metso Paper has completed delivery of technological equipment to Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG) necessary to launch a new tissue production line at its mill in the Yaroslavl region.  At the moment the line is running in testing mode. The company plans to complete construction of phase two of this plant in July 2014.

Agro-Alliance farm has harvested winter barley

20.06.2013 Growth Capital

Agro-Alliance farm, which is located in Abinsky district of Krasnodar region, has completed the harvest of winter barley.

The project of buckwheat mill has passed State Expertise

03.06.2013 Growth Capital

Central Cereal Company - being a subsidiary of the Holding has got the permission for construction of the storage and processing facilities for buckwheat and modern logistic terminal complex in Oryol region.

New design of boil-in-bag line

17.04.2013 Growth Capital

The company announced a new design of Agro-Alliance boil-in-bag line.

STG buys new production line from Metso

27.03.2013 Growth Capital

Metso Corporation, a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems, will provide a complete tissue production line for Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG).

STG announces appointment of operations director for its new plant

28.02.2013 Growth Capital

Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG), VIYM’s portfolio company and one of Russia’s largest domestic producers of base tissue paper and tissue products, has announced the appointment of Mr. Enrico Galli to the position of Operations Director for the new plant in Yaroslavl region.

Slim&Fit brown rice and red kernel rice recognized as the best

15.02.2013 Growth Capital

Competition in quality of products, which was part of 20th International Exhibition "Prodexpo" (Moscow), was completed on 15 February.

Results of 2012: resource base growth

24.01.2013 Growth Capital

The Golden League (GL) announced the results of 2012. According to the management, the company has made considerable progress in its development over the past 12 months.