The government of Panama has requested proposals on how to organize this fund to three investment banks: Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and Macquarie Capital.
“Panama’s Finance Ministry reported that this proposal is being analyzed, and explained that the fund will be state-owned, as it would be made of assets owed by the State of Panama”, reported Prensa.com. “Authorities are also considering administering the fund through a holding company”.
Source: Prensa.com
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January 2012
Aldesa introduced an investment fund made up of $100 shares to finance the Ad Astra Rocket Company, which is developing a plasma engine for space travel.
A press release by Aldesa states that the fund, entitled “the Aurora Fund”, will be administered by INS SAFI investment and will invest in shares of the Ad AstraRocket Company, which was founded and chaired by astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz.
February 2010
The Securities Commission (Sugeval), is preparing regulation to enable venture capital funds to conduct public offerings.
In Costa Rica there are several venture capital funds, but they are private and cannot perform public offerings. The regulation to allow them to do it could be ready in a couple of weeks.
May 2011
Four businesses have acquired part of the investment fund management company .
The sale of this subsidiary of Interbolsa is the latest in the list of changes and restructuring experienced by the Group since 2009, when it closed its money exchange office.
From that point on the company has undergone several changes, from the closure of the stock exchange office in April 2010 to the liquidation of its office in Panama, which operated under the company name IB International.
December 2011
The crisis of 2008 halted the development of the ambitious project in the Gulf of Papagayo tourist hub, and solutions are being sought to maintain it.
The project is owned by Monte del Barco Real Estate Fund, administered by Aldesa Investment Funds.
There is need to resolve the financial situation of the project in order to continue with its development, so solutions have emerged such as the purchase of lots by the same investors in the Fund, which so far has not been successful, and the transfer of part the land to a group of providers in exchange for building the basic infrastructure so as to enable the project to continue.