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Industry News "Carlyle Group Targets LatAm Real Estate" (Latin America and the Caribbean) "IFC to Invest in New Agribusiness Fund" (Africa) "Cisco Fund Buys 16.77 Percent of Bulgarian Business News Portal Investor.bg" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Geni Capital to Launch New Fund" (Middle East) "LDC Commits US$30 Million to Chinese Growth Fund" (Asia) "Saudi KSB to Invest in Saudi Real Estate Market" (Middle East) "Germans Eye Lambayeque Biofuels Potential" (Latin America and the Caribbean) "Bulgaria's Holding Varna Raises Stake in Black Sea Resort Operator" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Enterprise Venture Fund Makes First Investment" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Si2 Microsystems Raises US$12 Million" (Asia) "Zabeel Capital Acquires 51 Percent of ASP Access Floors" (Middle East) "Ant Global to Raise US$250 Million Clean Technology Fund" (Asia) "Global Acquires 17% Stake in Vietnam Firm" (Asia) Industry Announcements Global Trends in Venture Capital Investing Survey Events EMPEA Events Industry Events Industry News "Carlyle Group Targets LatAm Real Estate" (Latin America and the Caribbean) LAVCA Reporter (02/01/09) The Carlyle Group is raising its fourth Latin American real estate fund, targeting US$75 million in total commitments. The fund has already raised approximately US$10 million. Return to Headlines "IFC to Invest in New Agribusiness Fund" (Africa) Reuters (02/12/09) The International Finance Corporation will commit US$75 million to a new fund designed to promote farming and food production in emerging markets. The fund will be managed by UK-based Altima Partners, which also manages the US$625 million Altima One World Agriculture Fund. The new fund, called the Altima One World Agricultural Development Fund, will seek investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Central Asia and former Soviet states. Return to Headlines "Cisco Fund Buys 16.77 Percent of Bulgarian Business News Portal Investor.bg" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) SeeNews (02/09/09) The 3TS Cisco Growth Fund has acquired a 16.77 percent stake in Bulgarian business news portal Investor.bg. The deal is valued at approximately US$1.6 million. The 3TS Cisco Growth Fund focuses on investments in small and midsize technology, media and communications companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It is backed by anchor investor Cisco Systems and advised by CEE-focused private equity firm 3TS Capital Partners. Return to Headlines "Geni Capital to Launch New Fund" (Middle East) Zawya.com (02/10/09) UK-based fund stucturer and asset manager Geni Capital is partnering with AREIT Management Limited, manager of the Arabian Real Estate Investment Trust in the UAE, to launch the Geni GCC Commercial Real Estate Opportunities Fund. The fund will target the acquisition of a portfolio of commercial investments across the Gulf Cooperation Council, specifically in the commercial office, logistics/distribution, warehouse, vehicle parking and workers accommodation sectors. The fund is targeting commitments totaling at least US$100 million. Return to Headlines "LDC Commits US$30 Million to Chinese Growth Fund" (Asia) AltAssets.com (02/11/09) LDC, the midmarket private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, has committed US$30 million to China New Enterprise Investment Fund II, a private equity fund investing in Chinese growth companies managed by New Enterprise Management. This is LDC's first commitment of capital to the region since the recent opening of its Hong Kong office. Return to Headlines "Saudi KSB to Invest in Saudi Real Estate Market" (Middle East) Zawya.com (02/11/09) Saudi Arabia-based investment firm KSB Capital Group is set to launch at least one fund that will invest in Saudi Arabia's real estate market. KSB is reportedly targeting commitments totaling approximately US$187 million. Return to Headlines "Germans Eye Lambayeque Biofuels Potential" (Latin America and the Caribbean) Business News Americas (02/09/09) Germany-based venture capital firm Glotec Ventures will invest US$3 million to plant sweet sorghum in Peru's Lambayeque region for the production of ethanol. Farmers and sugar producers will be contacted to identify areas available to plant the sorghum, which requires a fraction of the water needed to grow sugarcane. Return to Headlines "Bulgaria's Holding Varna Raises Stake in Black Sea Resort Operator" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) SeeNews (02/09/09) Bulgaria-based investment company Holding Varna has acquired a 51.2 percent stake in Black Sea resort operator Saints Constantine and Helena. The acquisition brings Holding Varna's stake in the resort operator to 56.2 percent. Return to Headlines "Enterprise Venture Fund Makes First Investment" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Private Equity Europe (02/16/09) Poland-based private equity firm Enterprise Investors has acquired a 36 percent stake in Polish marketing company Bio-Profil for EUR3.2 million. The investment is the first made through the EUR100 million Enterprise Venture Fund I. Return to Headlines "Si2 Microsystems Raises US$12 Million" (Asia) Siliconindia (02/13/09) India-based based venture capital firm VenturEast and Japan-based venture capital firm JAFCO Asia have invested a total of US$12 million in India-based semiconductor solutions provider Si2 Microsystems. The investments were made through the Ventureast SEDCO Proactive Fund and Jafco Asia Technology Investments IV. Return to Headlines "Zabeel Capital Acquires 51 Percent of ASP Access Floors" (Middle East) Zawya.com (02/15/09) Dubai-based Zabeel Capital, the investment arm of Zabeel Investments, has acquired a 51 percent stake in raised flooring solutions provider ASP Access Floors' operations in the UAE. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. Return to Headlines "Ant Global to Raise US$250 Million Clean Technology Fund" (Asia) Reuters (02/10/09) Ant Global Partners, the Singapore-based private equity arm of Ant Capital Partners, is raising funding for a clean technology fund that will focus on investments in Indonesia. The fund is targeting US$250 million in commitments. Return to Headlines "Global Acquires 17% Stake in Vietnam Firm" (Asia) Gulfnews.com (02/17/2009) Dubai-based Global Investment House has acquired 17% of Vietnamese property development company RC Real Estate Development and Finance Corporation (Refico). Refico’s portfolio currently includes five mixed-use projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City. The investment was made through the Global Asia Real Estate Fund, a US$75 million vehicle that closed in 2006. Return to Headlines
Industry Announcements
EMPEA is pleased to support the fifth annual survey on "Global Trends in Venture Capital Investing." The survey is an effort spearheaded by the U.S. National Venture Capital Association and Deloitte and supported by venture capital associations around the globe. The survey takes less than 10 minutes and will be open through February 27th. To take the survey please click here. Respondents will receive summary results and access to custom reports upon request. The 2008 Report is available by clicking here. Return to Headlines
Events
EMPEA Events Webcast: Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets Private Equity 19 February 2009 Webcast: Role of the Secondaries Industry in Today’s Emerging Markets Private Equity An Event hosted by Coller Capital 10 March 2009 AMEXCAP Mexico Conference In Strategic partnership with EMPEA 2 April 2009 JW Marriott Hotel, Mexico City Webcast: Broken BRICs? Series BRAZIL April 7, 2009 10:00 EST/15:00 GMT RUSSIA April 14, 2009 10:00 EST/15:00 GMT INDIA April 21, 2009 10:00 EST/15:00 GMT CHINA April 28, 2009 8:00 EST/13:00 GMT ABVCAP Brazil Conference In Strategic partnership with EMPEA 14-16 April 2009 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Sao Paulo IFC's 11th Global Annual Private Equity Conference in association with EMPEA 12-13 May 2009 Washington D.C. Return to Headlines Industry Events Cleantech Forum XXI 23-25 February 2009 San Francisco Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum New York 26-27 March 2009 Return to Headlines Abstract News © Copyright 2009 INFORMATION, INC.  |
18 February 2009
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