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Industry News "Aureos Invests in Two CIS Companies" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Swicorp Acquires Strategic Stake in Leading Algerian Distributor of Fuel and Related Products" (Africa) "Brazil Cosan Raises US$180 Million via Private Placement" (Latin America and the Caribbean) "ECP Buys Stake in Togo's Financial BC Bank" (Africa) "Abraaj Capital Raises US$3 Billion" (Middle East) "International Finance Corporation and Emerging Europe Growth Fund Invest US$15 Million in Evrotek" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Prague Private Equity Fund Takes Control of Lanex and Singing Rock" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "M'Sharie Acquires 51 Percent Stake in Anchor Allied " (Middle East) "Premji Invest Picks Up 3 Percent Stake in NSE for US$100 Million" (Asia) "Unicorn Buys Bahrain Financing Company" (Middle East) "Winnington Invests US$272 Million in Chinese Real Estate Developer" (Asia) "IGNIA Fund I Invests US$2 Million in Innovative Affordable Housing Development in Mexico" (Latin America and the Caribbean) Events EMPEA Events Industry Events Industry News "Aureos Invests in Two CIS Companies" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Private Equity HUB -- private equity hub (10/07/08) Aureos Capital has invested US$10 million in Kazakh equipment leasing company Leasing Group and US$5 million in Kyrgyz television network Ala TV. The investments were the first made by the Aureos Central Asia Fund. Return to Headlines "Swicorp Acquires Strategic Stake in Leading Algerian Distributor of Fuel and Related Products" (Africa) Business Intelligence Middle East (10/12/08) Saudi Arabia-based Swicorp has acquired a stake in Petroser, the leading privately-held distributor of fuel and related products in Algeria. The investment was made through Intaj Capital, Swicorp's US$250 million private equity vehicle focusing on sectors driven by growth in consumer demand in the Middle East and North Africa. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Return to Headlines "Brazil Cosan Raises US$180 Million via Private Placement" (Latin America and the Caribbean) Reuters (10/02/08) Brazil-based asset management company Gavea Investimentos will invest up to US$130 million in Cosan, one of Brazil's top sugar and ethanol groups. The controlling shareholder of Cosan, Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello, will invest an additional US$50 million. Return to Headlines "ECP Buys Stake in Togo's Financial BC Bank" (Africa) Reuters (10/07/08) US-based private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in Togo-based regional commercial bank Financial BC SA (FBC) for US$28 million. FBC operates 20 branches in Benin, Togo, Gabon, Chad and Guinea. Return to Headlines "Abraaj Capital Raises US$3 Billion" (Middle East) Bloomberg (10/13/08) Dubai-based buyout firm Abraaj Capital has completed the first closing of its fourth fund. The fund has raised about $3 billion in commitments from investors in the Middle East and North Africa and will seek additional capital from international investors. Return to Headlines "International Finance Corporation and Emerging Europe Growth Fund Invest US$15 Million in Evrotek" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Financial Deals Tracker (10/06/08) International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ukraine-based private equity firm Horizon Capital have invested US$15 million in Evrotek Group, an operator of food retail stores in Ukraine. Horizon's investment was made through the Emerging Europe Growth Fund. Return to Headlines "Prague Private Equity Fund Takes Control of Lanex and Singing Rock" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) CTK - Czech News Agency (09/29/08) Czech Republic-based Arx Equity Partners has invested in two local rope producers, acquiring a majority stake in Lanex and a 100 percent stake in Singing Rock. Separately, Arx has sold its 100 percent stake in Slovenia-based Donit Tesnit, a leading producer of compressed sealing materials, to an affiliate of Slovenia-based Mohar Satler Investments, generating a threefold return on the original investment made in 2006. Return to Headlines "M'Sharie Acquires 51 Percent Stake in Anchor Allied " (Middle East) Zawya.com (10/13/08) M'Sharie, the private equity subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has acquired a 51 percent stake in Anchor Allied, the largest manufacturer of adhesive tapes and specialty adhesives in the UAE. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Return to Headlines "Premji Invest Picks Up 3 Percent Stake in NSE for US$100 Million" (Asia) Business Standard (India) (10/07/08) Premji Invest, an investment firm established by Azim Premji, the chairman of India-based IT company Wipro, has picked up a 3 percent stake in India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) for US$100 million. Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic and Softbank Asian Infrastructure Fund each have a 5 percent stake in the bourse. Return to Headlines "Unicorn Buys Bahrain Financing Company" (Middle East) Trade Arabia (09/28/08) Bahrain-based Unicorn Investment Bank will acquire foreign exchange company Bahrain Financing for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be made through the Strategic Acquisition Fund. Return to Headlines "Winnington Invests US$272 Million in Chinese Real Estate Developer" (Asia) Private Equity Real Estate (10/06/08) Choo, Yvette Hong Kong-based private equity firm Winnington Capital will acquire a 50 percent stake in Rightchina, a China-based real estate developer, for US$294 million. The investment will be made through Winnington’s US$1 billion Trophy Property Fund, which invests in real estate projects across China. Return to Headlines "IGNIA Fund I Invests US$2 Million in Innovative Affordable Housing Development in Mexico" (Latin America and the Caribbean) Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, & Ventures Week (09/27/08) Mexico-based social venture capital fund IGNIA Fund I has invested US$2 million in a housing project in Chiapas, Mexico, enabling the development of affordable housing. The investment was made through the fund's wholly-owned subsidiary, IGNIA Bienes Raices. Return to Headlines
Events
EMPEA Events The Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum 4-5 November London First Annual Beijing Private Equity Forum 10 November Beijing Return to Headlines Industry Events Leveraged Finance Asia 15-16 October 2008 Four Seasons, Hong Kong Third Annual LP/GP Roundtable Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) 16 October 2008 Park Central Hotel, New York Financing Energy Projects in Asia 21-22 October 2008 InterContinental, Singapore China Venture Capital Association Annual General Meeting 30-31 October 2008 Beijing Inaugural Summit: Private Equity in SEE 28 November 2008 Hotel Westin - Zagreb, Croatia Return to Headlines Abstract News © Copyright 2008 INFORMATION, INC. 
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15 October 2008
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