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PRESS RELEASE. THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL SWEDISH LANGUAGE PRESS
RELEASE AND, IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE, THE ORIGINAL SWEDISH LANGUAGE PRESS
RELEASE SHALL PREVAIL.
Prosperity Capital Management has successfully launched Prosperity Quest II.
Prosperity Quest II has raised US$ 150 million from a wide range of investors,
including Nordic, Continental European and Middle Eastern institutions and
family offices, in what has been the worst six-month period for European
fundraising in more than six years, according to data provider Preqin.
Mattias Westman, Founding Partner of Prosperity Capital Management, comments:
“It is pleasing that Prosperity Quest II has attracted strong institutional
interest and that we have completed one of the largest Emerging Market fund
launches of the last three years - despite the current turbulence in the global
markets.
“The notable success of Prosperity Quest II is a vindication of Prosperity
Capital Management's track record and of the growing interest in the Russian
market in general. To have raised such a considerable amount for a long-only,
closed-ended Russia and CIS-fund speaks volumes about the turning tide of
investor sentiment towards this region.”
For further information, please contact
Tomas Olsson, COO of Prosperity Capital Management and responsible for investor
relations, +44 7834 666 213.
About Prosperity Capital Management
PCM is a leading investment manager focused on Russia and the CIS region with
experience since 1996. As at 30 April 2010, the PCM Group managed, sub-managed
or advised in respect of a total of eleven funds and investment mandates with
total assets under management of approximately US$4.1 billion. Among the most
successful funds managed by the Manager are The Russian Prosperity Fund,
launched in 1996, and The Prosperity Quest Fund, launched in 1999.
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