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Hong Kong's GCS to buy €80bn asset managerGCS Capital has agreed to buy Dexia Asset Management, which had reportedly drawn interest from firms including Advent, Bain, CVC, Permira and Warburg Pincus.
- GCS acquires Dexia Asset Management
The Chinese firm has confirmed its purchase of the coveted €80bn asset manager, and teams up with ICBC, China's biggest bank, to expand DAM’s foothold in emerging markets.
- China’s GCS eyes €80bn asset manager
GCS Capital has entered exclusive talks for Dexia Asset Management, which had reportedly drawn interest from firms including Advent, Bain, CVC, Permira and Warburg Pincus.
- Blackstone backs German wind farm
The firm has secured the backing of nine banks to help fund the €1.2bn project – ‘the first German wind farm to be fully financed by private investors’.
- African infra fund in $1.2bn satellite deal
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is lending $25m to O3b Networks, an internet satellite company, which has also attracted equity commitments from Internet search provider Google and North Bridge Venture Partners.
- Gimv raises €560m for Flemish fund
The private equity firm has signed up its first external institutional investors for the Gimv-XL Fund: three major Benelux-based financial services groups.
- Gimv-XL acquires food group stake, prepares second close
The Belgian Gimv-XL fund, which held a first close on €500m in December, has acquired a €75m stake in food group Vandemoortele and opened talks with investors about a second fund close later this year.
- Gimv launches growth fund with €500m
The Benelux investor has held the first close for its XL Fund, having matched €250m from the Flemish government with its own money.
- Istithmar opens Shanghai office(4)
Dubai investment group Istithmar has opened an office in Shanghai; it is the firm’s first office outside of the United Arab Emirates.
- Istithmar opens Shanghai office(3)
Dubai investment group Istithmar has opened an office in Shanghai; it is the firm’s first office outside of the United Arab Emirates.