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Are Overseas Investments Stronger?

May 20, 2011
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Many wealthy American investors are now making investments overseas.  There are many different factors that are attributing to this trend. The Rich Are Moving More Money Overseas By Robert Frank If there is one overwhelming investment trend among the American rich, it is capital flight. Rather than investing in the U.S., they are putting more [...]

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Is Private Equity Going Global?

May 11, 2011
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With globalization being a fact we have seen an increase of global investing by private equity firms.  Many of these companies are trying to lay the foundation for the next couple of decades and are trying to be ahead of the curve. Private Equity Preps For ‘Seminal’ Transition In Global Economy By Christopher Chung Emerging [...]

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Georgia Attracts Foreign Investment

May 10, 2011
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Two Korean companies plan to invest in Georgia.  They feel that the Georgia economy and government will allow them to be profitable with their investments. Korean Businesses Investing Millions of USD in Georgia Written by Keti Chkhikvadze The FINANCIAL — Korean businesses Daewoo Engineering Co and HanmiParsons Co intend to invest millions of USD in [...]

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Approved Yuan Fund Investors

May 9, 2011
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Shanghai has approved a select list of private equity groups to make private equity investments.  There are many private equity firms that are making foreign investments and there are many that are looking to start Yuan funds. Shanghai OKs 5 Investors For Yuan Private Equity Program – Sources — Shanghai approves five private equity firms [...]

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Is Europe Coming Back Quicker?

May 6, 2011
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Some experts feel that the European private equity market is coming back stronger than the United States market. European buyout firms more confident than US peers Jennifer Bollen European buyout firms are more optimistic of an increase in deal activity over the next year than their counterparts in North America, where the private equity market [...]

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Is Green Technology Limited?

May 4, 2011
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Billionaire Bill Gates thinks that we should be funding the research and development of energy-efficient technologies.  His thought is that most countries in the world will never be able to affectively implement these technologies unless they are cheaper and more efficient. Bill Gates: ‘Cute’ Green Tech Won’t Solve Energy Crisis By Sara Yin Microsoft founder [...]

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Can Japanese Hedge Funds Prosper?

May 3, 2011
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Even though Japan has experienced one of the worst natural disasters in modern times a new Japanese Hedge Fund was able to raise $1.5 Billion in funds. Man Group Raises $1.5 Billion for Japan Fund BY CHRIS V. NICHOLSON The Man Group said on Tuesday that it had raised $1.5 billion for a new hedge [...]

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Is There Enough Clean Energy Deals?

May 2, 2011
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Many venture capital firms are interested in making clean energy investments in India.  One of the problems that some of these firms are running into is that they are not able to find enough quality firms to invest in. Investors Like Clean Tech, But Find Few Deals in India By DEEPTI CHAUDHARY BANGALORE — Earlier this [...]

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Infrastructure Attracts Private Equity

April 28, 2011
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With the global economy becoming more of a reality every single day many private equity firms are becoming interested in foreign infrastructure. Funds Find Infrastructure Attractive By SHRADDHA NAIR MUMBAI — Infrastructure is expected to benefit the most from private equity investments in India in 2011, and fund managers expect investments in these projects to [...]

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Is There Still Promise In The Middle East?

April 28, 2011
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Abraaj Capital, which is a Dubai based private equity firm is not afraid of the middle eastern market. Mideast Private Equity Pioneer Looks Beyond the Unrest BY SARA HAMDAN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Arif Naqvi isn’t spooked by turmoil. Abraaj Capital, his Dubai-based private equity firm, made one of its first buyouts in the [...]

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