macquarie and everbright enter joint venture to establish infrastructure investment funds focused on greater china
業務發展 2009/08/19
media release
hong kong, august 19, 2009 - macquarie group limited (macquarie, asx:mqg) and china everbright limited (everbright, hkse:165) today announced that they have entered into a joint venture to establish two funds to invest in infrastructure businesses in greater china with a focus on core infrastructure.
the first fund will be open to non-prc, non-retail investors targeting greater china core infrastructure opportunities, primarily in the toll road, airport, renewable energy, water and wastewater, port and rail sectors. these sectors in china are classified as “encouraged” under “the catalogue of industries for guiding foreign investment” published by the ministry of commerce and the national development and reform commission, the key national regulators. the second fund will be a domestic investment vehicle admitting renminbi investors and its establishment is subject to prc law and approvals. it is proposed for the two funds to co-operate and invest alongside each other and have identical mandates. the funds will be managed by macquarie and everbright through jointly owned asset management companies.
the international and domestic funds are seeking to raise us$1.5 billion in aggregate, with each targeting a first close in 2010. macquarie and everbright have committed to jointly contribute up to us$100 million as sponsors of both funds.
macquarie and everbright bring a strong combination of local and international infrastructure asset and funds management expertise to the joint venture. macquarie is one of the largest infrastructure fund managers globally, with over 25 listed and unlisted funds managing over 100 infrastructure assets, with us$36 billion of infrastructure equity under management as of june 30, 2009.
everbright is the hong kong listed subsidiary of the china everbright group, a chinese state-owned enterprise and china’s first formally registered financial conglomerate. everbright has been developing a wide range of investment funds management businesses in hong kong. everbright is also the second largest shareholder of the mainland-based everbright securities co., ltd., china’s ninth largest by brokerage market share in 2008, and the third largest shareholder of china everbright bank, china’s eleventh largest commercial bank by total assets as at december 31, 2008.
david russell, macquarie’s head of private equity asia and greater china said: “the combination of macquarie’s international infrastructure asset and funds management expertise and everbright’s china experience and know-how will create a powerful investment partnership in china, especially in generating attractive investment opportunities. as a manager of infrastructure assets, we appreciate that governments, potential partners and vendors are attracted to managers with a history of responsible asset management and depth of expertise, together with an understanding and sensitivity to local issues.”
“we are confident that chinese infrastructure continues to offer attractive investment opportunities to both international and domestic investors and that our first mover advantage will contribute to our success,” mr russell said. he also emphasised that a key and unique feature of the funds and the macquarie everbright joint venture was the commitment to building a local business. “particularly in asia and our emerging market businesses, we are constantly reminded that key to the success of building sustainable, long term businesses is a commitment to being local. this requires a dedicated focus to the greater china market, committing to employ and develop local staff, submitting to and abiding by chinese laws and customs and treating chinese government officials and businesses as long term partners.”
about macquarie group
macquarie group (macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. founded in 1969, macquarie operates in more than 70 office locations in 26 countries. macquarie employed approximately 12,700 people and had assets under management of us$165 billion at 31 march 2009.
macquarie is one of the global leaders in the infrastructure and real estate finance sector with 48 listed and unlisted funds managing over 110 assets and 400 properties. it has us$42 billion of equity managed by approximately 700 executives around world as at june 30 2009. macquarie’s specialist funds management business has been a key driver of its success in international markets.
about china everbright limited
china everbright limited (everbright), with china everbright group as its parent company, is a diversified financial conglomerate operating in both hong kong and mainland china.
established in 1997, everbright persistently pursues a “3 2 macro asset management” strategy, focusing on direct investment, asset management and asset investment, whilst developing fee-based businesses including investment banking (corporate financing) and brokerage services (wealth management). over the past decade everbright has developed solid market bases in various sectors and provided diversified services for its clients. the company has set up several securities brokerage, wealth management branches in hong kong, and subsidiaries in shenzhen and beijing. everbright is the second largest shareholder of the mainland-based everbright securities co., ltd. and the third largest shareholder of china everbright bank.
by leveraging the substantial financial strength of the company itself, and the position and influence of its parent company and affiliated companies in the financial industry in china, everbright has weaved huge social and business networks in hong kong and the mainland.
this release is prepared by macquarie capital group limited ("mcg") and china everbright limited ("everbright"). it is for general information purposes only and does not constitute an offer, a solicitation of an offer, or any advice or recommendation to conclude any transaction. this release describes fund entities which are yet to be established and fund terms which may change prior to fund close. establishment of the funds will be subject to all necessary internal and regulatory approvals.
while the information in this release is provided in good faith and derived from sources believed to be reliable, none of mcg, everbright nor any other party makes any representation or warranty in relation to the accuracy or completeness, of the information. forward-looking statements in this release reflect current views and assumptions with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. actual results and trends could differ materially from those described. past performance is not indicative of future performance.
none of the macquarie group entities referred to in this release is an authorised deposit taking institution for the purposes of the banking act 1959 (commonwealth of australia), and their obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of macquarie bank limited abn 46 008 583 542 ("mbl"). mbl does not guarantee or provide assurance in respect of the obligations of those entities.
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