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CDC to launch private equity RMB fund with China government

CDC, a China-based operator of and growth investor in hybrid enterprise software, IT services, and new media assets, has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a private equity fund with the government of Nanhai District, Foshan, a city located in south China’s Guangdong Province. The Foshan Nanhai-CDC Technology and

Dhiraj Poddar joins Mumbai office of TA Associates Advisory

Dhiraj Poddar has joined the Mumbai office of TA Associates Advisory as a director. Poddar will focus on investments in growth companies in India and other emerging markets. He joins TA from Standard Chartered Private Equity, where he served as a director responsible for origination and evaluation of investment opportunities,

OrbiMed expands private equity team

OrbiMed, an investment management firm focused on the healthcare sector, has appointed Vince Burgess, Peter Thompson and Joseph Zakrewski as venture partners and Alexander Cooper as general counsel. Burgess, Thompson and Zakrewski will collaborate with OrbiMed’s team of approximately 40 investment professionals to invest in healthcare companies across all stages

Citi launches compliance support for hedge and private equity funds

Citi’s global transaction services unit has launched a suite of regulatory administration and compliance support services for hedge funds, private equity funds and their SEC registered investment advisers.  Citi provides similar services to traditional mutual funds and investment advisers.   “We’ve launched these services for hedge fund and private equity

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Ching Yng Choi to head Alfi’s Asia office

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry has appointed Ching Yng Choi as the head of its Asia office. Claude Kremer, chairman of Alfi, says: “Luxembourg is a world leader in cross-border fund distribution and has a significant share of foreign funds registered for sale in Asia. The office is

DC Advisory Partners appoints head of Japan Asia Focus Group

DC Advisory Partners, formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance, has appointed Tosh Kojima as managing director and the head of Japan Asia Focus Group. Based in London, Kojima will be responsible for advising clients pursuing cross-border transactions between Europe and Asia and leveraging the network of Daiwa Capital Markets. Kojima has

Matrix hires partner in private funds group

Matrix has appointed Vincenzo Narciso as partner in the private funds group, where he will focus on both originating and raising capital for international private equity and venture capital funds.  The private funds group at Matrix was founded in 2004 and works with a wide range of private equity firms

Winston & Strawn boosts West Coast private equity practice

Law firm Winston & Strawn has expanded its M&A, securities, private equity and finance capabilities on the US West Coast with the addition of C. James Levin and Warren Loui, who have joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as partners. Levin joins Winston from O’Melveny & Myers, where he was

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Private equity partner John Herbert joins King & Spalding

King & Spalding has appointed corporate lawyer John S. Herbert as a partner in New York. Herbert will serve as a senior member of the firm’s private equity, mergers and acquisitions and securities practices. "John is ranked among the top private equity lawyers in New York, and we are pleased

Carlyle names Rodney Cohen head of US equity opportunity team

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has appointed Rodney Cohen as a managing director and head of the new US equity opportunity team. The group will draw upon Carlyle’s geographic, product and sector resources to make control, joint-control and structured minority investments of up to USD150m across a range of

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