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Global obtains approval to transfer real estate assets to subsidiaries

Global Investment House has obtained approval from its shareholders to transfer its principal investment assets and real estate investment properties to the Global Macro Fund and Real Estate Holdco respectively.  Both the Global Macro Fund and the Real Estate Holdco are wholly owned subsidiaries of Global.   The shareholders’ approval was

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Carlyle signs MOU with Beijing for RMB-denominated fund

Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work on the formation of an RMB-denominated fund in Beijing. The Carlyle Asia Partners RMB Fund will be registered in Beijing and the Beijing Municipal Government will provide full support to

Yorkshire Bank backs buy-out of JHP Group

JHP Group, one of the UK’s largest private sector providers of vocational education, skills training and employability programmes, has been bought by its management team in a transaction backed by private equity firm LDC and Yorkshire Bank. Founded by Hugh Pitman in 1983, Coventry-based JHP operates a national network of

Maranon provides USD29.5m of financing for PathGroup

Maranon Capital has led a USD19.5m mezzanine debt investment to support the recapitalization of PathGroup and its subsidiaries in a transaction initiated by Primus Capital Funds. Maranon has also provided USD10m of revolving credit and term debt as a participant in a senior credit facility. PathGroup and its subsidiaries provide

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Tianjin Development Zone leads private equity investment in China

The office of the National Development and Reform Commission of China approved applications for the record from 13 venture investment management enterprises in December 2009, including Qianxin Culture & Investment Management. This is the third batch of enterprises receiving approval for the record from the NDRC following CDH Investments (Tianjin)

India private equity investment falls in 2009

Private equity firms invested USD1,392m over 84 deals in India during Q4 2009, taking the annual investment numbers to USD3,824m over 232 deals, according to a study by Venture Intelligence. The amount invested during 2009 was significantly less than that during the previous year during which PE firms invested USD10,468m

Appleby opens office in Guernsey

Appleby, an offshore legal, fiduciary and administration service provider, is opening its latest office in Guernsey. The new office will be operational in the spring of 2010 and will practise Guernsey law with a focus on corporate, commercial, private client, litigation, insolvency and restructuring. Following approval by the Guernsey Financial

Augentius opens for business in Luxembourg

Augentius Fund Administration, a provider of fund administration services to the private equity and property fund sectors, has received final regulatory approval for the opening of its office in Luxembourg. “We have had increasing demand from both existing and potential clients to open an office in Luxembourg” says Ian Kelly

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Future Capital Partners launches green investment opportunity

Future Capital Partners, an alternative investment boutique, has launched an investment opportunity that will allow UK investors to invest in the rapidly growing renewable transport fuels sector for the first time. The production of European RTFs is expected to grow tenfold over the next decade, and RTFs are currently the

Wheb Ventures invests in electric outboard motor company

Wheb Ventures, a European clean technology venture capital firm, has invested EUR3m in Torqeedo, a developer of electric outboard motors. This is the first investment by Wheb Ventures’ Munich office, which opened in April 2009, and gives Wheb Ventures a significant stake in Torqeedo. Wheb Ventures led the EUR4.7m investment

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