The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, is seeking to appoint about 25-30 investment managers for its proposed private equity unit, Bloomberg reports. The government will invest about $10 billion in the fund over five years. The state development bank, Vnesheconombank (VEB), will manage the fund. The venture may also receive about $40 billion of co-investment from foreign buyout firms and sovereign wealth funds.
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