KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 26, 2010 - APMG-International is delighted to announce the official launch of its operations in South East Asia. Based in Malaysia's Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, the office will be managed by Mun-Kit CHOONG.

Largest growth equity fund focused on investing in Pan-Africa WASHINGTON, July 25, 2010 - Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, announced today the final close of its ECP Africa Fund III PCC (Africa Fund III) with total commitments of over US$613 million. Africa Fund III, one of the largest funds ever raised for investment across the African continent, marks the seventh fund managed by ECP, bringing the firm's total capital raised to more than US$1.8 billion, with more than US$1 billion invested to date.

GOTHENBERG, Sweden, July 25, 2010 - An Under-18s football team from Laos, one of the poorest countries on Earth, have been awarded a key trophy at the world's largest youth football tournament.