Richard Calvert-Smith

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.