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Carlyle Buys Downtown Shanghai Building from Forterra for US$266 Mil
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Cerberus Financing Landlords Wall Street Can’t Reach
By Heather Perlberg and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, Cerberus Capital Management LP is entering the booming market for single-family homes to [...]
China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5
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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)
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Blackstone Targets Bulging Corporate Coffers Via New Unit
By Miles Weiss, Bloomberg, Blackstone Group LP (BX), the world’s largest private-equity firm, is taking aim at the $5.4 trillion [...]
The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)
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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)
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Mr. Emerging Markets Is Bullish on the US
By Dan Weil, From Money News, Antoine van Agtmael, the investment pro who came up with the term “emerging markets” [...]
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