Investors who are looking for opportunities in India in 2010 should consider the infrastructure sector, says Nitin Jain, principal fund manager – long only strategy at Kotak Mahindra UK. The current financial year has so far been the best year for Indian equities since 1991, despite the country being faced
Oclaro has acquired Xtellus, a designer and manufacturer of liquid crystal-based dynamic optical modules and components for dynamic DWDM networks. Oclaro is a designer and manufacturer of integrated optical components, modules and subsystems for fibre optic communication networks. Under the terms of the agreement, the share holders of Xtellus will
YA Global Master SPV, a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors, has entered into a GBP3m standby equity distribution agreement with Aim listed Shanta Gold. Shanta Gold is a gold exploration and development company, engaged in greenfields to advanced exploration in under-explored areas in Tanzania. Shanta Gold entered into the
Sub-Saharan Africa is less exposed to worldwide economies and most of the region’s countries continue to see growth, according to a report by CDC Group. Despite this, they are not completely insulated and are feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Jonny Gill, portfolio analyst, at CDC, says: “Local
Jerry Haworth, director and co-founder of 36 South, the global macro/volatility hedge fund, says currency volatility is about to explode as Central Banks continue to keep an iron grip on interest rates in response to the global financial crisis. Central Banks have two control levers which they can use to
IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire Lombardi Software, a SMH Private Equity Group portfolio company based in Austin, Texas. SMH Private Equity Group is a division of Sanders Morris Harris Group. Lombardi, a provider of business process management software and services, helps organisations automate and integrate business processes
Insight Management has signed a definitive agreement for equity financing of up to USD10m from Auctus Private Equity Fund based in Boston. The financing is subject to an S-1 registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company expects to file the S-1 in the next
Carbon Hub, a developer of carbon management web solutions, has closed its first financing round by raising EUR1m from Seventure Partners – a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity – and Business Angels. Carbon Hub provide software solutions and supporting services to help private companies and public sector organisations reduce their
David Morrissey (pictured), New Business Development, Europe and the Middle East, SEI’s investment manager services division, looks back on 2009, ‘the era of the investor’, and what’s next for 2010. Managers are being driven by their investors to have a transparent, independent, and process-driven operational environment. In this ‘Era of
Northern Rivers Capital Management has entered into a binding agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to be acquired by BluMont Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Asset Management. The transaction is expected to close in February 2010. Established in 2001, Northern Rivers Capital Management is a private investment company located
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