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Industry News "Denham Capital to Invest in BioTherm Energy" (Africa) "Gulf Investors to Raise US$300 Million for Hospitality Fund" (Middle East) "Asia Alternatives Raises US$950 Million for Second Fund" (Asia) "Mubadala Infrastructure Partners Announces First Closing of Regional Fund" (Middle East) "Travant Invests in Nigerian Oil & Gas Services Company" (Africa) "CapMan Russia Fund Reaches EUR118 Million at Second Closing" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "China Construction Bank to Launch $731 Million Health Fund" (Asia) "IGNIA Fund I Receives US$25 Million Commitment From IDB" (Latin America and the Caribbean) "Abris Closes Debut Fund on EUR320 Million" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "Bakries to Sell Bumi Resources to TPG" (Asia) "Chayton Capital, CV Starr Take Over East European Firm for EUR150 Million" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) "FAMA PE Fund Closes at US$110 Million" (Latin America and the Caribbean) Events EMPEA Events Industry Events Industry News "Denham Capital to Invest in BioTherm Energy" (Africa) PRNewswire (11/09/08) Denham Capital, an energy-focused global private equity firm, will invest up to US$150 million in BioTherm Energy, a South African developer, owner and operator of renewable and clean energy generation projects. The investment will allow BioTherm to develop, invest in or acquire projects that will generate approximately 300 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply about 500,000 households. Return to Headlines "Gulf Investors to Raise US$300 Million for Hospitality Fund" (Middle East) Private Equity Real Estate (11/03/08) Hughes, Zoe Abu Dhabi Investment House, Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank and Gulf Finance House are on track to raise US$300 million for a new hospitality fund by early next year. The Hospitality Development Fund will invest in the region's hospitality sector, including hotels, transport solutions and apartment complexes. The three investment firms have also announced the formation of the InfraCapital Fund, which will target US$1.5 billion for investment in regional infrastructure, and the AgriCap Fund, which will target US$1 billion and invest in food production, livestock, biomedicine, biofuels and agriculture technology. Return to Headlines "Asia Alternatives Raises US$950 Million for Second Fund" (Asia) Reuters (11/04/08) Hong Kong-based fund of funds Asia Alternatives has closed Asia Alternatives Capital Partners II with US$950 million in commitments, above the initial target of US$850 million. The fund will focus on investments in China, Taiwan, South Korea and India as well as Japan. Its predecessor closed in May 2007 with US$515 million in commitments. Return to Headlines "Mubadala Infrastructure Partners Announces First Closing of Regional Fund" (Middle East) Zawya.com (10/10/08) Mubadala Infrastructure Partners—a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Company, GE and Credit Suisse—has announced the first closing of its new fund with US$300 million in commitments. The fund will invest in infrastructure projects and assets in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Return to Headlines "Travant Invests in Nigerian Oil & Gas Services Company" (Africa) Travant Capital Partners (11/10/08) Nigeria-based Travant Capital Partners has made its first investment in Dorman Long Engineering, an oil and gas services company based in Nigeria. The investment was made through Travant’s Private Equity Fund 1, which held its first close in May 2008 at US$107 million and is targeting total commitments of US$300 million for investments in West and Central Africa. Return to Headlines "CapMan Russia Fund Reaches EUR118 Million at Second Closing" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) ABN Newswire (11/06/08) The CapMan Russia Fund, managed by Finland-based private equity firm CapMan, has held its second closing with EUR118 million in commitments. The fund's focus is on midsize companies based in Russia. It has already invested in private Russian airline Region-Avia Airlines and Russia Baltic Pork Invest, a pig farm operator. Return to Headlines "China Construction Bank to Launch $731 Million Health Fund" (Asia) Reuters (11/04/08) Hong Kong-based CCB International, the investment banking arm of China Construction Bank, will establish a fund that will focus on investments in China's healthcare-related sectors. The China Healthcare Investment Fund will target US$730 million in commitments. Return to Headlines "IGNIA Fund I Receives US$25 Million Commitment From IDB" (Latin America and the Caribbean) PRNewswire (11/03/08) Mexico-based IGNIA Fund I has received a US$25 million commitment from the Inter-American Development Bank. IGNIA Fund I, which is targeting total commitments of US$75-100 million, is a social venture capital fund that invests in businesses in Mexico and other countries in Latin America that provide solutions for the needs of the region's low-income population. Return to Headlines "Abris Closes Debut Fund on EUR320 Million" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Private Equity Online (11/04/08) Levin, Matt Poland-based Abris Capital Partners has closed its inaugural fund with EUR320 million in commitments, surpassing its target of EUR300 million. The fund will invest in midsize businesses in Central and Eastern Europe. Return to Headlines "Bakries to Sell Bumi Resources to TPG" (Asia) Jakarta Post (11/02/08) Witular, Rendi A. Private equity firm Northstar Pacific, an Indonesia-based subsidiary of US buyout firm Texas Pacific Group, is leading a consortium that will acquire a 35 percent stake in Indonesia's largest coal mining company, Bumi Resources, for US$1.3 billion. The stake is being acquired from PT Bakrie & Brothers, which is controlled by the family of Indonesia's chief social welfare minister, Aburizal Bakrie. Return to Headlines "Chayton Capital, CV Starr Take Over East European Firm for EUR150 Million" (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Private Equity Real Estate (10/31/08) Marriott, Robin London-based real estate investment company Chayton Capital and global investment holding company CV Starr have acquired a 74 percent stake in Skoglund Holding, a Hungary-based property company, from investment firm Bankar for EUR150 million. The investment was made through Chayton's Eastern Europe-focused Sava Property Fund. Return to Headlines "FAMA PE Fund Closes at US$110 Million" (Latin America and the Caribbean) LAVCA Reporter (10/01/08) Vol. 6, No. 8, Brazil-based buyout firm FAMA Investimentos has closed its inaugural private equity fund with US$110 million in commitments. The fund will target small and midsize businesses in Brazil. Return to Headlines
Events
EMPEA Events Webcast: Marketing Your Fund to LPs in Today's Market Conditions 4 December 2008 Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum New York 26-27 March 2009 Return to Headlines Industry Events Inaugural Summit: Private Equity in SEE 28 November 2008 Hotel Westin - Zagreb, Croatia Cleantech Forum Shanghai 3-5 December 2008 Shanghai, China Mezzanine & Leveraged Finance Asia-Pacific 2008 9-10 December 2008 Excelsior, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Return to Headlines Abstract News © Copyright 2008 INFORMATION, INC. 
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12 November 2008
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