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Facebook's Russian backer: The Goldman connection

The Moscow-based investment firm, which won praise from Facebook founder for 'deep knowledge of social networking' has deep links with the investment bank, and was central to brokering this latest deal

Digital Sky Technologies, the Russian firm behind Goldman Sachs' $450m Facebook deal, enjoys a close relationship with the world's most famous investment bank.

When DST decided to list email service Mail.ru in London in November last year, it chose Goldman as lead underwriter.

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