China Investment Corporation (CIC)

Company description

China Investment Corporation (CIC) was founded on 29 September 2007 as a wholly state-owned company incorporated in accord with China's Company Law, with registered capital of $200 billion. The company was established as a vehicle to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and seek maximum returns for its shareholder within acceptable risk tolerance. CIC has three subsidiaries, CIC International Co. Ltd., CIC Capital Corporation and Central Huijin Investment Ltd. CIC invests in a wide range of financial products globally, including public equity, fixed income, alternative assets and cash.

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Company updates

  • April 15, 2016

    Macquarie hires Nomura for sale of Thames Water

    Macquarie, a global investment banking and diversified financial services group, has hired investment bank Nomura for the sale of its 26% stake in UK Thames Water.

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  • March 01, 2016

    Qube and Brookfield in joint bid for Asciano

    The Qube-led consortium and Brookfield Infrastructure are mulling a joint bid for the entire issued capital of Asciano Limited, a rail and port logistics company in Australia. ...

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  • February 17, 2016

    Asciano board accepts Qube´s bid as brookfield misses deadline

    The board of Asciano has accepted the bid from the Qube-led consortium for the entire issued capital of Asciano Limited, a rail and port logistics company in Australia. 

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  • February 12, 2016

    Asciano board backs proposal from Qube-led consortium

    The board of Asciano has declared the bid from the US$9.05 billion Cube-led consortium superior to the former bid proposed by Brookfield Infrastructure. 

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  • July 17, 2015

    Five teams in the race to acquire German service areas

    A total of five teams are in the race to acquire the German autobahn service area chain Tank and Rast from British private equity group Terra Firma and Germany's RREEF Infrastructure Funds.

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  • July 08, 2015

    Atlandes refinances A63 road PPP project

    Atlandes, the project company for the A63 motorway PPP project in France,

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  • February 23, 2015

    China's $40 bln Silk Road Fund starts operation

    People's Bank of China (PBOC) has reported in a statement that a Silk Road Fund designed to finance the China-proposed "Belt and Road" initiatives has begun operation.

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  • February 23, 2015

    Macquarie Atlas Roads announces refinancing of APRR

    Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA), which holds a 20.1% interest in French motorway network Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône (APRR), has announced that Eiffarie SAS, the holding company for the APRR, has signed a...

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  • December 18, 2014

    Three teams bid for Eurostar stake sale

    Three teams have bid for the 40% stake in the Channel Tunnel express train operator Eurostar Group Ltd owned by the UK Government.

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