Japan's Orix signs up as LP for Mongolia Opportunities Fund
Japan's Orix Corporation will invest in Mongolia Opportunities Fund I, reputedly the country's first ever private equity vehicle. Orix aims to use the fund, established by Mongolia Opportunities Partners, to make its own first investments in country.
Mongolia Opportunities Partners was founded in 2009 and its maiden fund was set up in June 2011 with a target of $50 million. It targets high-growth sectors of the Mongolian economy such as mining, infrastructure...
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