Franklin Templeton Private Equity Strategy, a private equity portfolio managed by Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) and advised by Darby Asia Investors (India), has invested up to INR600m in Hyderabad-based GKC Projects. GKC provides construction services in key infrastructure areas such as roads, irrigation, power (civil portion) and pipelines, and
The Alternative Investments Conference organised by the London School of Economics private equity society and financial markets group has attracted unprecedented interest among students and financial institutions with over six top-level students competing for each place available. Despite the fact that the global economy and the financial markets are still
Venture capital firms invested USD475m over 92 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2009, according to a study by Venture Intelligence in partnership with the Global-India Venture Capital Association. The amount invested during 2009 was lower compared to 2008 which had witnessed USD836m being invested across
Accelr8 Technology has started a private sale of equity to qualified investors following its annual shareholders’ meeting on 16 December 2009. Since early October 2009, the company has opened discussions with a number of prospective industry collaborators. The company’s ability to do so became possible upon the completion of a
Investors have rediscovered their risk appetite and are putting cash reserves to work across the equity markets, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers for January. For the first time since January 2006 the survey shows investors are taking above average risk, relative to their benchmark. A
Cohen Asset Management has secured several new loans which have addressed nearly all of its 2009 and 2010 debt maturities. Throughout 2009, the private equity real estate investment firm accomplished this by retiring, refinancing or signing new lending commitments secured by several of its real estate assets. "We are pleased
UK mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has reached agreement for the sale of Acorn Care and Education to Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investment department of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The consideration on the transaction is not being disclosed. Acorn provides education and care for vulnerable
Hiroshi Yoh, CIO at Tokio Marine Asset Management (London), the Japanese and Asian equities specialist, reveals his outlook for Asia ex-Japan equities in 2010. Our prediction that the global economy would begin its recovery during H2 2009 has proved to be accurate – China’s economy bottomed during the first quarter
Citadel Capital, Africa’s largest private equity firm, plans to invest a further USD200m to USD400m over the coming two years in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The announcement was made by Ahmed Heikal, Citadel Capital’s chairman and founder, and comes in the wake of the firm’s investments in Sudan. To date,
KupiVIP.ru, a Russian online shopping club, has raised USD20m in funding led by venture capital firm Accel Partners. Accel Partners was joined by existing investors Mangrove Capital Partners, Arlan, Direct Group and business angel, Oliver Jung. Sonali De Rycker (pictured) from Accel Partners will join KupiVIP.ru’s board as part of
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