The manager of private equity at the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System will become a vice president in AIG’s fund of funds business.
Qatar’s state investment fund is looking to build its own strategic stake in Sainsbury’s, and is not in talks with Marks & Spencer for a joint bid, as was reported at the weekend.
The well established Kirkland, Washington-based early-stage venture capital firm has closed its largest fund to date.
The Institutional Limited Partners Association has appointed Kathy Jeramaz-Larson to run its day-to-day operations.
The private investment giant will team with Citigroup and India’s Infrastructure Development Finance Company to raise $5 billion for infrastructure investment in India.
The $210m investment in BioReliance Corporation follows two other Avista investments in the healthcare industry in 2006.
Index Ventures has belied an uncertain fundraising environment for venture firms by raising a €350 million fund that was “many times oversubscribed”.
The US based manager focused on the Ukraine and south east Europe has lined up a list of blue-chip investors to close a €250m fund, 25 percent ahead of its target.
Eurazeo, Bridgepoint and TDR are reportedly leading the chase for Apcoa, the Investcorp-backed car park company, after NCP and Macquarie dropped out.
Vietcombank Fund Management, a joint-venture between Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam and Singapore-based Viet Capital Holding, has raised $120 million for a second fund, one year after it closed its maiden fund on $12.5 million.
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