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Isle of Man signs tax cooperation agreement with Mexico

The Isle of Man has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Mexico. The TIEA was signed by Mexico’s Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, in Mexico City on 18th March 2011 and by Manx Treasury Minister, Anne Craine MHK, in Douglas on 11th April

Eversheds advises NVM Private Equity on stake in leading wholesaler

International law firm Eversheds has advised NVM Private Equity Limited on its investment of GBP7.5 million of development capital into wholesaler Kitwave Limited.   Kitwave is a wholesaler of tobacco, alcohol, confectionery and soft drinks. It is one of the fastest growing companies in the North East of England, having

Benson Elliot arranges GBP12.4 million financing at CBXII in Milton Keynes

Private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot Capital Management has successfully leased up the entire CBXII building in Milton Keynes. On the strength of this letting success Benson Elliot has secured a new five-year, GBP12.4 million financing facility with Santander.   The letting milestone was achieved within one year of

Private equity fund-raising rebounds in the US and Europe

Driven by a small number of funds that held large closes, US and European private equity fund-raising rebounded in 2011. According to figures from Dow Jones LP Source, US private equity funds secured USD31.6 billion for 89 funds during the first quarter, more than double the USD13.5 billion raised for

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VCTs raise GBP365m in 2011

Association of Investment Company (AIC) figures show that GBP365 million was raised by the VCT sector during the 2010-2011 tax year; more than the GBP344 million that was raised in the 2009/10 tax year and the fourth highest amount since VCTs were first launched in 1995. Ian Sayers, Director General,

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Blackstone completes first close for its RMB fund

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has announced the First Close of its RMB Fund – the Shanghai Blackstone Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership).   Blackstone has received commitments from Chinese government entities, state-owned enterprises, and large domestic corporations. The target size of the Fund is RMB 5 billion and is

Promus Equity Partners buys ProSteel Security

Promus Equity Partners LLC, the private equity arm of Promus Capital, has acquired ProSteel Security Products Inc. Terms of the deal have not been released, though the firm said that senior debt was provided by US Bank. Based in Provo, Utah, ProSteel is a leading provider of gun safes marketed

USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation secures funding from Kodiak Capital Group

USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation (OTCQB: USFC), a cleantech company focused on ultra clean btu converter commercial deployment, is to receive up to USD20m in investment funds from Kodiak Capital Group, LLC, a New York-based institutional investor. "We are pleased to receive this commitment from Kodiak, a well respected team that

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