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Equities will do better than any other asset class in 2010, according to a poll of fund managers from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). IPO & City News / Thursday, 17th December 2009
Central and Eastern Europe-focused Arx Equity Partners has raised €102 million for its third fund, which is ‘on schedule to reach its €125 million target’. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 8th September 2009
Argentina has experienced unparalleled growth of late, but a lack of understanding has scared off UK businesses. Business Expansion / Friday, 26th June 2009
Business outsourcing services group Serco is to establish its brand in India after buying a controlling stake in InfoVision. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 11th December 2008
Conditions for entrepreneurship are improving faster in the Middle East and Africa than in any other part of the world, according to a report. Business News / Wednesday, 3rd December 2008
Private equity firm Actis has raised US$2.9 billion (£1.9 billion) to invest in emerging markets, exceeding its target of $2.5 billion. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 1st December 2008
Brazil is the world’s fifth most populous country, with a growing middle class, a stable government and world-class companies looking for foreign partners. We meet British entrepreneurs operating in Latin America’s largest economy. Business Expansion / Friday, 6th June 2008
A company formed to invest in growth businesses operating in China has raised US$25.38 million (£13.1 million) on AIM. Yangtze China Investment will invest in unlisted companies that it expects to benefit from rising spending by the expanding Chinese middle class. IPO & City News / Wednesday, 14th May 2008
The Russian economy is growing by 7.7 per cent per annum, buoyed by the soaring price of oil. But with lurid stories about government corruption and mobsters, how attractive is the country for the more entrepreneurial- sized business? GrowthBusiness examines the issues. Business Expansion / Friday, 9th May 2008
A London-based marketing giant has strengthened its operations in Latin America after buying a company in Brazil. Aegis Group acquired Age, an agency that includes sports marketing and offline media planning among its services, for an undisclosed sum. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 7th May 2008
Global Entertainment Group, which has offices in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, has bought Global Gaming Leisure, an investor in the Asian gaming industry. The deal was agreed for more than £2 million, satisfied through the issue of some 127 million new ordinary shares at 1.6p each. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 17th April 2008
India has a burgeoning middle class with money to spend, a large English-speaking population and a government showing a steady commitment to liberalisation. GrowthBusiness meets the UK entrepreneurs who are cashing in on the world’s second-fastest growing economy. Business Expansion / Tuesday, 25th March 2008
A London-based business-to-business media group has started expanding into emerging markets with an acquisition in China. LSE-listed Tarsus Group, which has interests in exhibitions, conferences, publishing and online media, has bought 50 per cent of Hubei Hope Exhibition Company. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 3rd March 2008
The potential of exciting growth for businesses selling to China is matched only by the legendary difficulty of gaining a foothold there. GrowthBusiness talks to enterprises that have overcome the obstacles and are reaping the rewards. Business Expansion / Friday, 15th February 2008
A producer of training DVDs in English seems a business unlikely to succeed in China. But Video Arts, co-founded by comedian John Cleese in 1972, now counts the nation as its fourth-largest export market. Achieving Growth / Thursday, 17th January 2008
Data centre power monitoring company Unite Technologies has raised a further £700,000 in equity and debt investment from an existing backer. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 8th September 2010
Venture capital trust (VCT) provider Octopus Investments has announced the completed merger of four of its Alternative Investment Market VCTs into two. IPO & City News / Wednesday, 8th September 2010
Consumer healthcare concern Futura Medical says it expects European approval this year for its CSD500 erection-maintaining condom. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 8th September 2010
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