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...take the right direction." His vision?and his sense of urgency?is shared by city officials, who have launched an effort to move the local economy to a higher plane. The government is promising tax breaks and land concessions to tech firms, and has said it expects to invest $1.25 billion over the next five years to support high-tech start-ups and research projects. "Shenzhen is at an important strategic turning point," the city government said in a policy statement issued earlier this year. "We must not waste time and opportunities in establishing a new, high-tech development strategy...
...southern China's Pearl River Delta, has been at the forefront of China's free-market reforms for 25 years. In 1979, late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping designated Shenzhen as one of the county's first special economic zones (SEZs), offering privileged terms to foreign companies wanting to invest there...
...Dunkin' Donuts. Univision. Hertz. Those are names of well-known American companies. Bain. Carlyle. Texas Pacific. KKR. Those are names of the lesser-known outfits that bought them in the past year and a half. If you thought the New York Stock Exchange was the place to invest, think again...
...Thomson Financial. Flush with cash from investors seeking better-than-market returns, buyout firms are looking for places to spend the $70 billion raised so far this year, not to mention the $130 billion from last year. And they can borrow as much as $10 for every $1 they invest, meaning there aren't many companies out of reach. Says Mark Nunnelly, managing director of Bain Capital, one of the firms in the HCA deal: "Private equity is here to stay as an important player...
...most important, demand from investors has skyrocketed, especially from pension funds, which means you might be invested in a buyout fund and not even know it. The long-term outlooks and multibillion-dollar purses of institutional investors have always made them a match for buyout funds, which lock up money for five to 10 years, promising a high return in exchange. These days, there's even more interest because "alternative investments," which also include hedge funds, are all the rage. Pension funds that used to invest, say, 2% of assets in those vehicles now go up to 10%, and smaller...