David Östby

East Capital PCV Management AB (EC) is the Sweden-based private equity subsidiary of East Capital Asset Management AB, ultimately owned by Cadre Invest SA in Luxembourg. Located in Stockholm, the firm was established in 2000 when East Capital and Swedfund, a Swedish-owned venture capital firm, launched a private equity management firm to manage the East Capital Amber Fund. Since 2003, EC is a wholly-owned entity of East Capital. They also manage the East Capital Explorer Financial Institutions Fund. Both funds are domiciled in Sweden.

East Capital AB (East Capital) is the Swedish fund management subsidiary of East Capital Holding AB, ultimately held by Cadre Invest SA in Luxembourg. Founded in 1997 by a group of professionals with experience in the financial markets of Russia and the Baltics, the firm aims to offer investors attractive and easily accessible investment opportunities in Eastern Europe. East Capital is based in Stockholm and manages a range of country and regionally-focused funds including their flagship Eastern European Fund, Russian Fund and Emerging Asia Fund (formerly East Capital China East Asia Fund) for international clients including institutions. The firm is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and applies ESG-related guidelines to all funds which they manage. They nominate board members to their portfolio companies to ensure good minority owner representation and make social investments primarily focused on contributing to giving children in their investment regions a better future.

Caucasus Energy & Infrastructure JSC invests in Transcaucasia companies engaged in the production, transmission and distribution of gas and electricity. The fund concentrates on greenfield investments in small and medium-sized hydropower plants. The company was founded on June 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Melon Fashion Group OAO owns and operates clothing retail stores. It offers feminine styles, mature and professional, comfort clothing, and casual wear for men and women. The firms brands include befree, ZARINA, LOVE REPUBLIC, and SELA. Melon Fashion Group was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Chumak JSC engages in the processing of vegetables and fruits. It produces and sells ketchup, mayonnaise, tomato paste, salad dressings, cooking sauces, pasta, canned and marinated vegetables, sunflower oil, as well as tomato juice. The company was founded by Carl Olof Richard Sturen and Johan Sven Richard Boden in 1993 and is headquartered in Kakhovka, Ukraine.