Chinese Private Equity Firm Attracts Global Investors for US Dollar Fund
BEIJING, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IL), a leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, today announced that Puyuan Capital has selected IntraLinks' cloud-based solutions to securely communicate with its global investor community. Puyuan Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in real estate and infrastructure in China, will leverage IntraLinks to collaborate with global investors to raise its US Dollar Fund for residential development investment opportunities in mainland China.
"In the current global fundraising environment, there is more demand from investors to view all confidential due diligence information such as private placement memorandums and capital call letters, from anywhere and on any device," said Alex Liao, co-founder and director at Puyuan Capital. "In order to stay competitive, to attract overseas limited partners and to make the fundraising process more professional, we sought a secure, compliant way to share due diligence with global investors. We selected IntraLinks for their award-winning platform and streamlined user experience that is already trusted by the global alternative investment community."
IntraLinks is a valuable platform for the private equity fundraising process. Puyuan Capital has already seen significant improvements in their marketing process, as documents are easily uploaded to IntraLinks, making them instantaneously available to potential investors. This accelerates the fundraising process and creates a truly global fund without borders.
"We are delighted to support Puyuan Capital in reaching new investors for their new US Dollar Fund with our compliance management capabilities and auditable platform," said Ash Khalek, managing director and Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific, IntraLinks. "With IntraLinks, Puyuan Capital can now securely share and manage numerous due diligence documents inside and outside the firewall with potential investors and business partners. Additionally, Puyuan Capital can gain deeper insight into investor intent."
Private Equity Fundraising
In 2011, 603 private equity firms raised $262 billion in new capital, according to information provider Preqin, a leading source of data and intelligence for the alternative investment industry. Globally, 7 out of the top 10 funds closed in 2011 and 9 out of the top 15 were raised on the IntraLinks platform. Looking ahead, Preqin estimates that over 1,800 private equity firms are targeting over $739 billion in new capital in 2012.
About IntraLinks
IntraLinks is a leading global provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions for securely managing content, exchanging critical business information and collaborating within and among organizations. More than 1 million professionals in industries including financial services, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer, energy, industrial, legal, insurance, real estate and technology, as well as government agencies, have utilized IntraLinks' easy-to-use, cloud-based solutions. IntraLinks users can accelerate information-intensive business processes and workflows, meet regulatory and risk management requirements and collaborate with customers, partners and counterparties in a secure, auditable and compliant manner. Professionals at more than 800 of the Fortune 1000 companies have used IntraLinks' solutions. For more information, visit www.intralinks.com or http://blog.intralinks.com. You can also follow IntraLinks on Twitter at http://twitter.com/intralinks and Facebook at www.facebook.com/IntraLinks.
About Puyuan Capital
Puyuan Capital is a leading real estate fund management company in mainland China and was founded by a team of seasoned real estate investment and financing professionals with excellent track records. A major Chinese real estate developer will act as the cornerstone investor backing the firm.
Puyuan Capital is managing both the RMB Fund and the US Dollar Fund simultaneously. The RMB Fund is a professional equity investment fund which primarily focuses on investing in real estate and infrastructure areas. Puyuan Capital's most recent fund, the US Dollar Fund, invests in high quality, affordable residential projects in China's second and third-tier cities along with experienced local and brand name developers.
Puyuan Capital combines management experience of real estate and infrastructure with fund operational management philosophy, based on its professional management team and high quality projects and provides home and abroad investors with excellent investment return.
