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National Venture Capital teams up with VentureChoice

The National Venture Capital is entering into a partnership with VentureChoice to broaden its venture investment activities. Located in capital city Ulaanbaatar, National Venture Capital is the largest non banking financial institution in Mongolia. It provides financing opportunities to regional start-ups and growth stage companies. National Venture Capital is using

SEI launches online asset management product guide

SEI has launched an online guide that details the key features and requirements of the investment product packaging options predominant in today’s market. The Global Asset Management Product Guide is designed to help investment managers understand and compare a broad range of potential investment vehicles so they can target additional

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Graphite Capital backs The Third Space expansion move

The Third Space, a London health and fitness club backed by Graphite Capital, will open its second site at the Marylebone Hotel in the heart of London’s West End.  The GBP2m development is scheduled to open in spring 2011 and will be funded by Graphite Capital, a mid-market private equity

Target Partners invests in green IT software developer

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has invested with Thomas E. Noonan and TechOperators in JouleX, an Atlanta-based developer of software for reducing the energy usage of IT networks. JouleX will use the funds to further expand development and sales of its products in the US and EMEA.   “JouleX

Eurazeo targets French SMEs with Eurazeo Croissance

Eurazeo says it intends to participate in the development of high potential French small and medium enterprises in need of capital with the launch of Eurazeo Croissance. Eurazeo plans to commit EUR500m over five years in this activity. It will support SME management teams in the deployment of industrial projects,

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Blackstone makes net loss of USD121m in Q1

The Blackstone Group made a GAAP net loss of USD121m in the first quarter of 2010, an improvement from the net loss of USD232m in the first quarter of 2009. Economic net income of USD360m in the first quarter of 2010 was up significantly from negative USD82m for the first

Citadel makes the case for African investments

Private equity has a vital role to play in unlocking Africa’s potential as a global economic player, a senior Citadel Capital executive told business leaders and government officials at a gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday. “The Comesa countries have natural competitive advantages that leading private equity players such as

Origo to launch RMB private equity fund

Origo Partners has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Xinxiang Municipal Government on the formation of the Origo China Sustainable Development Fund, a RMB-denominated private equity fund. The fund will have an initial targeted capital commitment of USD75m equivalent, of which USD18m will be an anchor investment by the

Rail networks key to maximising Africa’s competitiveness

Efficient rail networks linking local producers and manufacturers to national markets — and national markets to regional export hubs — will be key to sustainable economic growth in Africa, a private equity leader told attendees at a conference in Rwanda. Set amid promising economic fundamentals and increasingly influenced by sound

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Macheen secures USD2.75m in venture capital funding

Macheen, a US-based cloud service provider for connected devices, has secured USD2.75m in a series A round of venture capital funding from DFJ Mercury, Tom Meredith and Mike Maples. Meredith is a former executive of Dell and a technology investor. Maples is a former executive of Microsoft. Macheen plans to

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