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03/09/2010 04:57 PM
Colombia’s Proteccion to Invest in Private Equity (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Proteccion SA , Colombia’s second- biggest pension fund, plans to invest 2.4 trillion pesos ($1.3 billion) in private equity in the next two years after reaching the government-set limit on stocks.

03/10/2010 02:38 AM
Emaar Industries & Investments celebrates opening of new state-of-the-art plant by Dynergy Technologies (Mena Report)
Emaar Industries & Investments Ltd (EII), a member of Emaar Properties PJSC, celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for low voltage and medium voltage switchboards of its subsidiary Dynergy Technologies in TechnoPark, Dubai.

03/09/2010 04:17 AM
Leibovitz turns to private equity for financial help (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Photography icon Annie Leibovitz has turned to a private equity firm for loans to help deal with huge debts which had put her at risk of losing her library of famous pictures, a paper reported Tuesday.

03/09/2010 09:41 PM
How to Promote and Regulate International Investments? (China Daily)
There is plenty of knowledge about possible benefits of international investments in an economy. I discussed these benefits with China Daily readers on our article of February 21st.

03/10/2010 12:07 AM
£400m private equity move for Card Factory (Yorkshire Post Today)
A clutch of private equity firms have bid up to £400m for Wakefield-based greetings card retailer Card Factory, sources familiar with the process said, as buyout firms scour the sector for deals. (09/03/2010 20:35:47)

03/09/2010 07:10 PM
Aditya Birla Private Equity invests Rs 50 cr in Anupam Industries (Business Standard India)
In January this year, Aditya Birla Private Equity closed its maiden Fund, Aditya Birla Private Equity - Fund I, raising Rs. 675 crores. This fund is pleased to announce having committed an investment of Rs. 50 crores in Gujarat based Anupam Industries Ltd, one of India’s leading manufacturers of Material Handling Equipment (MHE). The company will use the proceeds to fund its aggressive expansion ...

03/08/2010 08:00 AM
Tennessee Valley Ventures Sells Two Investments, Realizes 14x Multiple on Invested Capital (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - Tennessee Valley Ventures ("TVV"), a Southeast-based lower middle-market private equity firm, announced today it has sold two of its food processing investments -- Albertville Quality Foods and Southern Quality Meats -- to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a global private equity firm based in Miami, Florida. The sale of both companies allowed TVV to ...

03/09/2010 07:30 AM
Lack of liquidity stalls private equity investment in ICT (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Private equity investors in the UK information and communication technologies (ICT) sector are facing a liquidity crunch, according to a report from finance and business adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP.

03/09/2010 09:11 AM
Leibovitz turns to private equity (thewest.com.au)
US photography icon Annie Leibovitz has turned to a private equity firm for loans to help deal with huge debts, a paper reported.

03/09/2010 07:25 AM
Lack of liquidity stalls private equity investment in ICT (Computing.co.uk)
Nicola Brittain, Computing , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 13:12:00 Smaller ICT firms find it particularly difficult to secure finance Private equity investors in the UK information and communication technologies (ICT) sector are facing a liquidity crunch, according to a report from finance and business adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP. The report, called Where is the Smart Money Going in ICT? , is based ...

03/09/2010 07:36 PM
Japan Shares Edge Up As Technology Stocks Advance (Fox News)
Japan Shares Edge Up As Technology Stocks Advance

03/09/2010 06:01 PM
Australian Stocks Rise; Japanese Shares Drop in New York on Yen (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks gained on expectations for faster growth in the nation’s retail sales. Japanese shares slid in New York as a stronger yen dimmed the earnings outlook for companies dependent on U.S. demand.

03/09/2010 03:16 PM
U.S. Stocks Resume Gains, Led by Telephone, Industrial Shares (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks resumed their advance as shares of telephone and industrial companies posted the biggest gains among 10 groups in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

03/09/2010 02:31 PM
U.S. Stocks Erase Gain as Commodity, Consumer Shares Retreat (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks erased gains as declines in commodity producers and consumer shares wiped out an earlier advance. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.1 percent to 1,139.04 at 3:20 p.m. in New York after rallying as much as 0.6 percent earlier.

03/10/2010 03:17 AM
Europe Stocks Are Little Changed; Fortis Rises, Barclays Drops (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks were little changed as the Stoxx Europe 600 Index remained near a seven-week high for a third straight day. Asian shares and U.S. futures were also little changed.

03/09/2010 10:12 PM
Japan Shares Edge Up As Technology Stocks Advance (MalaysiaNews.net)
TOKYO -- Japanese shares traded modestly higher Wednesday morning in Tokyo, finding support from technology stocks and some financial shares. The Nikkei 225 Average was up 0.1% at 10,579.85 while the...

03/10/2010 03:06 AM
India’s Stocks Fluctuate; Tata Motors Gain, ONGC Falls (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- India’s stocks fluctuated, paring earlier gains. Tata Motors Ltd., the nation’s biggest truckmaker, gained after Tata Sons and a Citigroup Inc. unit bought shares. Oil and Natural Gas Corp. fell as the government may raise fuel prices.

03/09/2010 10:46 AM
U.K. Stocks Pare Losses; Old Mutual, Aggreko Shares Climb (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks pared losses, as shares of Old Mutual Plc and Aggreko Plc advanced. The FTSE 100 Index was little changed at 5,604.89 at 3:48 p.m. in London. The gauge earlier fell as much as 0.8 percent.

03/10/2010 03:52 AM
Foreign stocks remain in tight range (The Star-Ledger)
Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe...

03/10/2010 02:12 AM
European shares fall for 3rd day  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
European equities edged lower for a third straight session on Wednesday, as weaker banking and mining stocks outpaced stronger telecom shares.