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Private equity drive to raise renminbi funds

By Henny Sender in New York

Published: August 13 2009 23:27 | Last updated: August 13 2009 23:27

US firms, such as Blackstone and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, are establishing investment companies in China to raise renminbi funds from local investors and take stakes in local companies with Chinese partners, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move is another step towards making the Chinese currency more widely available, and a further signal that Beijing is determined to improve the standard of corporate management in China.

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