Wednesday, February 16, 2011

China Wealth Fund, Harvard Buy Shares in VTB, Vedomosti Reports

China Investment Corp. and Harvard University were among investors that bought shares in VTB Group, Russia’s second-largest lender, Vedomosti reported, citing Herbert Moos, the bank’s deputy chairman.

The Chinese sovereign wealth fund bought $100 million of VTB stock, in its first big investment in Russia, the newspaper said. The largest buyer in the placement of 10 percent of the state-run bank’s shares was Assicurazioni Generali SpA, which invested $300 million, and private-equity fund TPG Capital LP bought shares worth $100 million, Vedomosti reported.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

No comments: