Emerging markets private equity investor Actis and an affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation have made an investment each of USD77m in India power developer GVK Energy. GVK Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, is one of the first private sector developers in India.
On 13 December 2010, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the Strategic Turnaround appeal from the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. Maples and Calder comments on the decision, which clarifies a number of important points in respect of suspensions and redemptions by Cayman Islands investment funds. The key point
KKR has invested in Vats Liquor Store, the largest nationwide liquor store chain operator in China. "KKR is a world-class institutional investment firm and a pioneer in the global private equity industry, with an outstanding investment track record globally and within China," says Xiangdong Wu, chairman of Vats. "We are
High Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has selected Navatar Private Equity Cloud to manage its fundraising, deal flow, portfolio and capital calls/distributions. Navatar Private Equity runs in salesforce.com’s cloud. Its flexible reporting engine can be used by non-technical staff to generate reports. Navatar Group provides all implementation services,
Samena Capital has appointed Ekaterina Sharashidze as an executive director focusing on strategy and business development. She will lead Samena Capital’s efforts in identifying direct investment opportunities and evaluating new strategic partnerships. Sharashidze brings with her over 15 years of business experience in management consulting, venture capital and investment
A Preqin survey of over 100 alternative assets fund managers and investors found that just under a third support the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to some extent, with firms in certain countries where the new legislation will replace more restrictive existing rules believing that it will serve to improve
The Chicago office of law firm K&L Gates has appointed Robert V. Fitzsimmons as a partner in the firm’s real estate investment, development and finance practice. He joins K&L Gates from Mayer Brown. Fitzsimmons has extensive experience advising investment entities, banks and not-for-profit organisations in their real estate asset
Global Opportunistic Fund II, a pre-IPO and IPO fund managed by Global Capital Management, has concluded an exit from its investment in Evergrande Real Estate Group. Primarily driven by the divestment of Evergrande as well as income from other investments, GOF II declared a distribution of USD61.2m representing 20 per
Elysian Capital, a private equity fund specialising in the UK lower mid-market, has hired James Cunningham as an operating partner. He will work alongside the investment teams in sourcing, assessing and completing acquisitions, and also in advising and mentoring management teams in Elysian Capital’s investee companies. His role will be
Coller Capital, an investor in private equity secondaries, has launched an iPhone App allowing investors to make instant comparisons of the rate of return offered by different investment opportunities. The Coller IRR App is available for download free from the Apple App Store or iPhone. The App, a new incarnation
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