Egyptian investment bank CI Capital Holding (CICH) and alternative asset manager Duet Group have launched the Duet-CIC Egypt Opportunities Fund to invest in the Egyptian economy. The partners believe that Egypt will position itself as the region’s leading investment destination in the medium-to-long term and have agreed to launch a
IDG Capital Partners has closed a USD586 million fund, IDG China Venture Capital Fund IV, focused on making early-stage technology, media and telecom (TMT) investments in China. “We are thrilled to announce the close of IDG China Venture Capital Fund IV and to continue our long history of investing in
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve’s Fund XIII has entered into a strategic cooperation with Hainan Zhenghe Industrial Group. The parties plan to pursue oil and gas investment opportunities in China and Central Asia. In addition, Zhenghe will act as a potential source of capital in support of First
VGX Animal Health, a 90 per cent-owned subsidiary of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, has sold its animal health assets to Plumbline Life Sciences (PLS) of Korea. The assets being transferred include an exclusive license with Inovio for animal applications of its growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) technology and animal DNA vaccines plus a
An investment fund into which AIM-quoted Adamas Finance Asia (ADAM) invested USD500,000 in early April has exited from a Chinese investment for the second time in four weeks, this time achieving an IRR of 27.26 per cent. The investment in both projects was made by the BRJ China Credit Fund
US, UK and Hong Kong financial services regulators have increased their expenditure over the last seven years by 59.4 per cent, an average of 8.075 per cent each year, since the end of fiscal year 2006/07, according to Kinetic Partners. The increase may be the product of growing pressure on
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr BR Shetty is teaming up with equity partners associated with UAE investment firm Centurion Investments to acquire Travelex from Apax Partners. Following completion of the transaction Lloyd Dorfman will be founder and president of Travelex and remain a shareholder. Peter Jackson, chief executive officer of Travelex, together
Private equity investment firm Auda has opened an office in Shanghai and appointed Jacob Chiu as a managing director and head of the firm’s Asian business. Shanghai will be the fifth office for Auda worldwide and the firm’s second in Asia. Auda has had an office in Hong Kong
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners, in partnership with the existing management team, are to acquire a majority stake in The Executive Centre from Headland Capital Partners. Funds advised by Headland will retain a minority ownership in the business. The Executive Centre, founded in 1994 by current chairman and
Neuberger Berman Asia has appointed six marketing and sales executives in Asia, as the firm grows to meet client demand in the region. Marco Tang joins the Hong Kong office from Baring Asset Management as head of retail distribution for mainland China and Hong Kong. Katherine Low, based in
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