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Helios targets $650m for Fund IIThe Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund has attracted commitments from CDC and IFC. It will invest around 50% of its capital in infrastructure-related projects.
- EBRD mulls commitment to Turkish debutant
Having scaled back its fundraising target significantly, Eurasia Capital Partners is now close to garnering €10m from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
- Vietnam Pioneer launches first-time fund
Vietnam Pioneer Fund is targeting $100m and has received a cornerstone investment from the International Finance Corporation.
- CDH Fund IV raises $500m for first close
The China-focused private equity firm has raised just over a third of its $1.4bn target.
- Tropical Forest Fund targets $100m
New Forests Asset Management's latest vehicle will invest in forestry-related assets in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Actis appoints West Africa head
The emerging markets giant has hired Ngozi Edozien, who last year founded the Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa.
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The repercussions of the financial turmoil will be profound, say Roberto Paganoni and Ivan Vercoutere of Swiss private equity and hedge fund manager LGT Capital Partners. But does this mean some sort of doomsday reckoning for private equity? Far from it, they insist: the asset class may even emerge from a testing period with its reputation enhanced. By Andy Thomson
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- CDC commits $10m to Rabo's India Agri Business Fund
The UK government-backed fund of funds has helped push the fund toward its $100m target. It held an $85m first close a year ago.
- SBI to set up private equity funds
The Indian bank is close to setting up a private equity fund with Oman and has also been designated by the Indian government as the ‘operationalising agency’ for a similar fund with Qatar.