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Read more...Helicon is a pro-active company that actively searches for Special Situation Opportunities and has committed to limit itself to a handful of the best of these in order to provide optimal focus and resources to ensure success for its partners and stakeholders. Helicon utilises a low cost operating overhead base in combination with established channel partners for clinical development, product registration, business development, marketing, promotion and sales.
The Company’s strategy is to secure products that have been developed by other pharmaceutical and biomedical companies and that have successfully completed independent clinical trials and have been approved for market release by regulators such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or Conformite Europeene (CE). Helicon then manages the regulatory approvals programme in China and other North Asian markets through contracted expert regulatory advisers. Important selection criteria include the potential for a premium market, secure intellectual property and know how, technology and manufacturing processes that are difficult to reverse engineer, and a target rate of return on investment.
Helicon is an unique company listed on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as it is one of the very few medical companies that seek to explore the fast growing healthcare opportunities in China. Helicon is listed on ASX under its code: HCG, for more information about Helicon, please visit its website www.helicongroup.com.au Disclaimer: Helicon is a paid client to Money Cat Group, the owner of www.smallcapwrap.comRead more...JUTSON ROCKS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Jutson Rocks project comprises two adjacent exploration licenses which are prospective for Nickel Sulphides and Iron Ore, that run across a Greenstone Belt. Global Nickel also has a strategic Option agreement over a neighbouring tenement with current owner Graynic Metals Ltd. If acquired and combined with Jutson Rocks, the third EL(A) 38/1850 would essentially add another 10km to the strike length of the Global Nickel Greenstone Belt. Along with previous Gold, Nickel and Platinum discovered a Banded Iron Stone Formation Iron Ore, is present within these tenements. More information about Global Nickel Investments, please visit their website www.globalnickel.com.au Global Nickel Investments is listed on ASX, ASX code: GNIRead more...Hotel Investment Deals Activities
This is our summary of a number of interesting deals on hotel acquisitions & financing activities worldwide: this week’s highlight: Bank of China rising in London, another deal done in Miami, new hotel fund for India by Accor.
Bank of China beats local lenders to finance £100m luxury London hotel
The Bank of China has swooped to fund a landmark hotel in London's West End, in the latest sign that the capital has become the darling of Far East investment.
The Bank of China has agreed terms with the Splendid Hotel group to provide a £50m development loan to build a 254-room hotel near New Scotland Yard. The six-storey hotel, which will have a final value of at least £100m, will occupy the freehold site of the 19th-century former Queen Anne's Chambers.
It is thought Lloyds and Barclays were considering financing the hotel, whose construction costs will be roughly between £180,000 and £200,000 a room, but Bank of China swooped on the deal.
Bank of China and other Chinese banks have been looking for deals outside China, one of the reasons is that Chinese banks have been worried that the Chinese real estate market is overheated; and there are better value and better yields in markets elsewhere. Although this is the first deal announced in London, Bank of China has been active in financing hotel projects in SE Asia as well as some parts of North America.
Sunstone Hotel buys Miami hotel for $126.1M
Lodging property owner Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. said Monday that it bought the Royal Palm hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., for $126.1 million at a foreclosure auction.
The company plans to renovate the 409-room beach front hotel with new furniture, fixtures, equipment and operating supplies.
Sunstone is in the process of selecting a manager for the hotel. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.
In the recent months, there has been substantial increase number of acquisitions announced in Florida, especially in Miami, some of these hotels were bought by mainly New York and California based groups; as well as Canadian, German, Singaporean and Japanese real estate investment groups.
Accor: Creates New Hotel Investment Fund In India
French hotels group Accor SA Wednesday said it has created a fund with InterGlobe to hold new hotels in India and will be on acquisition lookout across the region.
The fund, which will also be owned by Pacifica Partners, will initially hold seven hotels worth around $325 million and is scheduled to launch between 2011 and 2013, the company said. Accor and Interglobe will each own 32% stakes and Pacifica will hold 36%, subject to regulatory approval.
Accor has been in India for five years through its joint venture with InterGlobe, and has opened eight hotels in the country. The hotels group's strategy is to operate hotel brands of all ranges in the country, from luxury to budget hotels.
Accor and other European real estate groups have been expanding their hotel portfolio in India, initially these were focused on major cities; but has since spread to other emerging tourism destinations. This is a new fund that many Indian hotel developers could find it useful.
Check out our Global Real Estate Investors Guide which contains hundreds of real estate groups around the world on http://researchwhitepaper.com
Read more...Green Investors Profile: Utilities Companies
Many utilities companies are also important strategic investors for cleantech, smartgrid, energy efficiency and energy management technologies; as well as renewable energy companies, for example, some utilities companies have taken strategic shareholding in geothermal energy companies, clean coal providers, also solar farms, wind farms and biofuel.
In this post, we would like to share some companies profile with other members, and hope you find them useful.
RWE AG
RWE AG is engaged in the business of generation, trading, transmission and supply of electricity and gas. The Company operates through seven divisions. Germany, Netherlands/Belgium, United Kingdom, Central and Eastern Europe, Renewables, Upstream gas and oil, and Trading/gas midstream. The Company acquired the Dutch energy utility Essent N.V. as of September 30, 2009.
The Company’s Germany division consists of the Generation and Sales and distribution networks business areas. It also includes the German regional utilities, which operate their own electricity generation facilities to a small extent, besides handling the network and end-customer business. The United Kingdom business division encompasses its entire United Kingdom generation and supply business with the exception of electricity production from renewable; it is an active investor especially in solar and wind energy projects.
China Yangtze Power Co, Ltd (CHINA)
China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. is principally engaged in electric power generation and supply. The Company operates hydropower plants. It operates its businesses through electric power generation, operation and investment; electric generation technology consulting, as well as monitoring and maintenance of hydropower engineering.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company generated approximately 51.37 billion kilowatt hours of electric power. The Company had six subsidiaries and six affiliates, which involved in technology, industrial and security investment, property management, equipment leasing, engineering consulting, financial services, electric and heat power generation, as well as nonferrous metal smelting.
Like other Chinese utilities companies, they are active in investing in green technologies but also seeking resources globally such as coal.
Covanta Holdings (USA)
Covanta Holding Corporation (Covanta) is a developer, owner and operator of infrastructure for the conversion of waste to energy (known as energy-from-waste), as well as other waste disposal and renewable energy production businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The Company conducts all of its operations through subsidiaries, which are engaged predominantly in the businesses of waste and energy services. Covanta is also engaged in the independent power production business outside the Americas. It has investments in subsidiaries engaged in insurance operations in California, primarily in property and casualty insurance.
The Company operates in two segments: Americas and International. The Americas segment is comprised of waste and energy services operations primarily in the United States and Canada. The International segment is comprised of waste and energy services operations in other countries, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, China, The Philippines, India, and Bangladesh.
This is an interesting company, as we have also researched into other waste-energy conversion companies; many have taken either minority or strategic investments into new cleantech technologies as a strategy to stay competitive and diversify into new products.
Looking for investment sources and ideas? Check out our Global Green Investors Guide and Global Utilities Companies Guide on http://researchwhitepaper.com
Read more...Where should you be if you are an Entrepreneur?
We have compiled a study on where are good locations in the world for entrepreneurs; some cultures and some societies tend to accept them more; and appreciate innovative skills more; and some economies offer more opportunities; here we highlight some of the countries based on our recent survey from 500 respondents; these are not in any order; but summarizing the facts.
USA: Despite of the recession, the vast majority of people still tick USA as the favourite place for entrepreneurs. It still offers very supportive environment and also very well established economies especially for new opportunities. It also has a culture for business innovators; its universities are teaching students to be innovative and be different; which is very different from most of education systems in the world.
China: China is an interesting case, where the society is changing, but there is a culture “not to be different” from others. Many still think the best way to make a living is to work for Government which is a life-time guaranteed job. However, with influx of overseas students from other economies; and new technologies; there has been a general rise in entrepreneurship in the coastal cities of China, and there is also a strong increase in venture capital activities to support these new ventures.
India: Compared to China, the 2 rising economies have a lot of similarities; where families have high savings and importance of education. India, however, has been a breeding ground for IT and Engineering entrepreneurs; and its universities and education systems are also evolving into good training grounds for entrepreneurs.
Israel: Israel is a classical example of a society where it values and respects entrepreneurship; they see it as a distinguishing factor for Israel; and most of Israeli firms also have very strong ambitions in becoming global players; the Government has been very supportive to support these programs either by funding or through regular incentives such as networking events; it also has an established venture capital networks to fund new inventions.
Canada: Canada is very much a global village, its proximity to USA is also an interesting case where it likes to compete with US companies; and also receives support from US investors and businesses frequently. Being the world’s most integrated multicultural society also gives Canada an advantage in connecting with businesses and investors around the world. The Government is also very supportive to entrepreneurs noted by number of scholarships and funding programs available.
Germany: Germany is always a nation that supports and values entrepreneurship and technologies, this culture is well remained in today’s society; and its Government and education systems also encourage innovative ideas and support them. In addition to the well known industries like automotives and engineering, German Government and institutions are also highly supportive for cleantech, filming, media and financial industries.
UK: UK is also a perfect ground for entrepreneurs; as evidenced by its innovations in several industries including the financial services industries; aviation industries and biotechnology. Certain cities like London, Oxford are particular good places for entrepreneurs to live where they can find their like minded networks and also concentration of many venture capital firms.
South Korea: If you can speak Korean and if you are in technology, biotechnology and film industries; Korea is a nice place to be in. Korean Government has been implementing many policies for over 20 years in developing the nation’s capability and technical-know-how, it is one of the most ambitious and active governments in Asia in supporting new innovations.
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