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KKR to invest in CMA Corporation Ltd

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, through investment funds and accounts managed by KKR Asset Management LLC (KAM) will make an investment in Australian recycling group, CMA Corporation Ltd (CMA). CMA has been in voluntary suspension since February 2010 and the company has been undertaking a capital structure review. CMA and

Eurasia Capital opens Emirati subsidiary, targets Gulf investors

Eurasia Capital has established Eurasia Capital Gulf Limited, its new subsidiary, incorporated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Eurasia Capital intends to attract investors from the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) into Mongolia and Central Asia. GCC members include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.

Matrix Partners closes two new funds

Matrix Partners, a premier venture capital firm with a 30-year history, has announced the close of two new funds: Matrix Partners China II at USD350 million and Matrix Partners India II at USD300 million. This brings the total international assets under management to USD650 million in China and USD600 million

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Rockley Group expands investment team for USD200 million China Fund

Rockley Group, the sustainable technology funding group led by Andrew and Robert Rickman, has expanded the investment team for its Rockley China Fund with the appointment of Dr Yanong Ning as investment director, David Ding as investment manager and Ella Huang as investment associate. The appointments follow the Group’s announcement

NewQuest Capital Partners forms NewQuest Asia Fund I

Private equity manager NewQuest Capital Partners has formed NewQuest Asia Fund I, a fund focused on investment opportunities in Asia.  The fund is backed by a syndicate of limited partners consisting of Paul Capital, HarbourVest Partners, LGT Capital Partners and Axiom Asia.   Simultaneously with its formation, the fund acquired

CDC returns up 30% to GBP269m

Figures released today show that CDC Group plc (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution, increased the level of its investment in developing countries to GBP420m for the year. The UK government-owned investor also made a return of GBP269m in 2010.   By increasing both the level of investment and returns

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IK Investment Partners acquires Offshore Incorporations group

IK Investment Partners (IK) has acquired Asian company formations business the Offshore Incorporations group of companies from the Carlyle Group. The intention is to create a world leading global trust and corporate services provider by merging the corporate service part of the Group, Acceptor and Credence Trust, with IK’s portfolio

Ogier advises Credit Suisse on USD1.3 billion debt refinancing

A cross jurisdictional Ogier team recently acted for Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch in relation to a USD1.3 billion credit facility refinancing.  The refinancing was required in connection with the acquisition by Vallar plc (a Jersey-incorporated company listed on the London Stock Exchange) of holdings in PT Bumi Resources Tbk

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China M&A deal count up 18% in 2010, says new report

Deal activity is becoming a vital component of the China growth story, according to a new report from Baird, a global investment bank with extensive experience in middle market, cross-border M&A and offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.   In its twice-yearly China M&A Market report, Baird examines emerging

Asset managers see smaller Asian economies leading global growth

Asset management, private equity and hedge fund executives expect growth over the next year to come from smaller Asian economies such as Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, according to a study commissioned by RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, and

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