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Japanese PE fund Advantage Partners invests in Qin Jia Yuan

Private equity firm Advantage Partners has entered into a cooperation agreement with Qin Jia Yuan after agreeing to invest not less than HKD170 million in the media services company. Advantage Partners has agreed to subscribe for five per cent of the issued share capital of QJY at the issue price

Necessity is the mother of invention: private equity derivatives

The launch of the London Private Equity Futures and Options Exchange (PEFOX) in the next month is the manifestation of a silent movement in the private equity industry, which in recent years has seen the boundaries of “secondaries” pushed to their natural limits. PEFOX is able to offer its members,

Summit Materials makes majority investment in Continental Cement

Summit Materials, a heavy building materials company formed last year by investors including Blackstone Capital Partners V, has made a majority investment in Continental Cement.  Continental’s new cement manufacturing and waste processing facilities are located in Hannibal, Missouri, 100 miles north of St Louis. With distribution terminals in St Louis,

BlackBerry Partners Fund launches USD100m affiliate fund in China

The BlackBerry Partners Fund has expanded its investment activities with the launch of a USD100m affiliate fund focused on mobile investment opportunities in China. BlackBerry Partners Fund China is a new joint venture between China Broadband Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity manager focused on media and communications

Raymond O’Neill, a founding member of Kinetic Partners

Kinetic Partners celebrates its fifth anniversary

Kinetic Partners, the professional services consultancy focused on the wider asset management industry, has marked its fifth anniversary by reporting record growth. Established in 2005, Kinetic Partners provides the asset management industry and investment firms with a bespoke service for clients who need in-depth industry advice, analysis and valuation across

Guernsey funds maintain upward trend

The value of investment funds in Guernsey increased by GBP13.2bn (7.2%) during the first three months of this year, according to the latest figures released by Guernsey Finance. The third successive quarter of growth takes the total value of funds business in the Island to GBP197.4bn at the end of

Alastair Stewart

Guernsey Funds Forum reassures London market

London’s investment community has been reassured that Guernsey is confident of continuing to be a leading funds centre despite current uncertainties, including the EU’s proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. More than 250 delegates attended the Guernsey Funds Forum which was held on Wednesday at the Grange St. Pauls Hotel.

Vision Opportunity China Fund invests in surveillance company

Vision Opportunity China Fund has invested USD8.0m in China Security & Surveillance Technology as part of a USD60.0m underwritten secondary public offering. Oppenheimer and Brean Murray Carret were joint managers for the offering.  China Security & Surveillance, together with its subsidiaries headquartered in Shenzhen, is a one-stop solutions provider and

HarbourVest sees 13.7 per cent growth in NAV over 2009

HarbourVest Global Private Equity, a closed-end investment company listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange, says its net asset value rose by 13.7 per cent over the year to 31 January 2010. As at 31 January 2010, HarbourVest’s NAV was USD718.2m or USD8.65

PCS Edventures raises USD450,000 in private equity placement

PCS Edventures, a provider of K-16 programmes that emphasise hands-on student experience in science, technology, engineering and maths, has completed a private placement that raised USD450,000 in net equity capital. The private offering was fully subscribed by current shareholders and accredited investors who purchased 750,000 shares of PCS common stock

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