Baring Vostok Capital Partners was founded by Michael Calvey, an American businessman and one of Russia’s most prominent foreign investors. His criminal conviction on accusations of embezzlement in Russia caused widespread resonance. Baring Vostok Capital Partner is the largest independent private equity firm focused on investments in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Baring Vostok Private Equity Funds invest across a broad range of industries including oil and gas, consumer products, media and technology, telecommunications and financial services.