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European Union to shine light on shadow banking

The European Commission pledged to tighten control of so-called shadow banking on Friday, answering central bank calls for stricter regulation of the sprawling 46 trillion euro ($61 trillion) sector which has been blamed for aggravating the financial crisis.


Russia, China to announce progress on fund during Li visit

Russia and China will announce progress on a joint investment fund during a visit by the man expected to be China's next premier.

TAPTAP Networks Raises $4,5 million in Series A Led by Nauta Capital

The company has announced today the closing of a Series A financing round of $4,5 million led by Nauta Capital.

Babson Capital’s Middle Market Finance Group Supports the Riverside Company’s Investment in DentalPlans.Com

Babson Capital Management LLC (Babson Capital) and Charlotte, N.C., provided mezzanine debt and equity to support The Riverside Company’s investment in DentalPlans.com Inc.


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Ferd Capital and Platekompaniet join Schibsted Media Group in the effort to develop the music streaming service WiMP.
India's Infrastructure Development and Finance Co is in the early stages of raising $1 billion-$1.5 billion for a new fund to invest in infrastructure in the country.
Private equity firm KKR & Co LP said on Friday that income from carried interest and fees it charges for its assets fell year-on-year in the first quarter, resulting in a smaller dividend.
Carlyle Group LP ramped up efforts to market its shares to investors on Wednesday ahead of a planned initial public offering.
Europe's regulators are closing in on reform of "dark pools" stock trading, a move aimed at increasing transparency but which long-term investors fear will increase their trading costs.
BlackRock Inc and China Investment Corp will jointly launch an investment fund likely to be worth several billion U.S. dollars, the Financial Times said.
The University of California could be forced to disclose closely guarded information on the investment performance of venture capital funds managed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital.
Shares of Haitong Securities Co Ltd, China's second-biggest broker by assets, were little changed in its Hong Kong debut on Friday, as concerns over Europe's debt troubles dampened investor demand for new listings.
One of Canada's largest pension plans teamed up on Thursday with Japan's pension funds and some of its major conglomerates to help raise $20 billion for the world's largest infrastructure fund to invest in assets such as roads and airports.
Joe Rice, a founder of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, is stepping down after 34 years at the company, according to a letter sent to investors.