The RVC infrastructure Fund acquired a minority stake in
Closed the acquisition of a minority stake publishing group Alpina publisher " RVC infrastructure Fund.
Funds received Alpina uses For acquisition of rights for fresh electronic and printed books, and To develop distance learning courses. Corporate users will offer training module Alpina (OHM) -
online libraries and applications For reading e-books. Special attention is expected to focus on the development for the production and delivery of knowledge and information in formats that are convenient For users.
" Investment in infrastructure Fund RVC in our development will enable the organization to fully transition from classical publishing business model to the structure in which the Alpina publisher " will become a supplier of high quality knowledge and information For managers and entrepreneurs in the most different formats. Thus, the Firm will have the opportunity to actively shape the intellectual environment For the development of innovative entrepreneurship, " says the CEO and co-owner of the publishing group " Alpina publisher " Alexey Ilyin.
" For the infrastructure Fund RVC investments in IG Alpina publisher " is not only the opportunity to participate in an ambitious attempt to reinvent the business model of the publishing organization in the twenty-first century, shifting the emphasis from the sale of paper books to the reader on the service system to manage its knowledge and practical skills, but also an important element of the balance of the portfolio assets. Unlike the majority of our projects, which are start-up companies, IG Alpina publisher " - a sustainable business in the growing market of business and digital literature,
generating positive cash flow, " says the deal Director of its subsidiaries RVC Alexander Loktev.
The press service of the RVC informs that the transaction by entering in the capital Alpina publisher took about a year and consisted of several stages. During this period of time the business was launched in the Russian jurisdiction, consolidated and validated on transparency.
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