AlpInvest Partners buys EUR800 million worth of HypoVereinsbank assets

AlpInvest won its bid to purchase EUR800 million in private equity assets from HypoVereinsbank. AlpInvest Partners, a Dutch private equity investor, finished first in the race to acquire up to EUR800 million of private equity assets from HypoVereinsbank, according to three individuals with knowledge of the situation.


Increasing Chinese-Russian trade to boost mergers and acquisitions in the long term

Russian investment bank, VTB Capital said that the increasing Chinese-Russian trade flows could well mean more mergers and acquisitions between the two countries.

Unitech puts up 3.6 million sq ft of properties for sale

Unitech has placed 3.6 million square feet of IT space up for sale. Unitech Corporate Parks have offered around 3. 6 million square feet of properties in India's Gurgaon IT Special Economic Zone to a number of private equity firms, said a person who has knowledge of the plans.

SMB to raise US$4 billion to fund expansion

San Miguel Corp plans to raise US$4 billion to fund expansion by selling power assets of Meralco. San Miguel Corp. is set to raise an estimated US$4 billion by selling power assets of Meralco.


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