Wednesday, February 13, 2008

CIC gears up for $30bn drive

China's $200bn sovereign wealth fund is preparing to grant mandates of as much as $30bn to international fund managers and is expected to receive another injection of capital for its offshore investments from the country's $1,530bn in foreign exchange reserves.

China Investment Corp is about to notify shortlisted candidates from more than 100 applicants hoping to manage its investments in global equity markets and is planning to put about $4bn into a fund managed by JC Flowers, the US private equity firm, that will target ailing financial institutions.

Last week, CIC also invited international fund managers to apply to manage its global fixed-income investments. According to people involved in the application process, the fund plans to grant equity and fixed-income mandates totalling as much as $30bn, nearly half the amount it has available for all its offshore investments.

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