Dubai International Capital has hired David Smoot to expand its private equity operations in North America. He brings with him a wealth of experience in investment banking, from advisory mandates to principal investing.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Singaporean hedge fund manager 3 Degrees Asset Management has launched its first private equity-style fund targeting $250 million. It has hired Michael Gilmore from Nomura Securities.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
SHUAA Partners has raised $165m to invest in hotels, resorts and serviced apartments in the Middle East and North Africa.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Konzen Group, a Singaporean water firm, and AmInvestment Bank, a Malaysian bank, have launched a private equity fund to invest in water treatment and waste water management throughout China and Southeast Asia.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Hangzhou, a picturesque historical city near Shanghai, is reportedly looking to raise RMB5 billion and RMB560 million for an industrial fund and a venture capital fund respectively.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Nordic Bank has listed an infrastructure fund on the LSE to invest in India’s energy and transport sectors, and is close to completing its maiden investment in a hydroelectricity generator.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Venture Capital Bank has launched a $15m fund to invest in SMEs and start-ups in the Bahrain, one of the first of its kind for the kingdom.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Alcazar Capital has invested in Bumi Geo Engineering and plans to launch its maiden third-party fund to invest in infrastructure services and logistics in India
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures and Evergreen Venture Partners are backing aniBoom’s expansion and content-creation plans.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The head of Korea Exchange Bank has said that Lone Star may have no choice but to go for a block sale of the bank's shares if the deal with HSBC fails to materialise.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
