Earthesia Announces US$100m Investment Fund

LONDON, December 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Earthesia Funds LLC announced today a huge boost to their investment portfolio with an investment of US$100m. The investments secured are mainly from public companies in Eastern Europe.

Earthesia is a global investment firm working on mid and large sized investment opportunities mostly in developed markets that have sound established legal, political and regulatory frameworks, as well as emerging economies with similar profiles.

Commenting on this successful development, CEO Vipul Sharma said, "We at Earthesia want to bring to the market unique products that meet the requirements of our investors and ensure that returns are maximized." Adding, "The investment of $100m secured is but a start, our aim is to increase this amount significantly over the coming 12 months."

In support, Amitesh Bhattacharya, Chief Investment Officer, commented: "We are actively positioning Earthesia to take advantage of market volatility by managing risk and maximizing returns." Adding, "We have already invested in a number of high profile projects in the USA, Sri Lanka, Dubai, South Africa and India."

The aim for Earthesia is to expose assets under management to limited risk, yet achieve the highest possible returns. The focus will be on achieving investment income and capital gains by making both short and medium-term investments. This approach provides the ability to respond quickly, and with flexibly, to price fluctuations resulting from macroeconomic and geopolitical events. The company will continue its investment focus on early-stage and expansion financing for its growth. The focus will primarily target innovative companies, especially in the USA, UAE, Asia, Europe and Africa.

Earthesia also works in conjunction with co-investors on projects of mutual interest as well as investing in other companies.  

Current Investments:

1.  New PAMS HYDRO PRIVATE LIMITED, hydro power project in ALU OYA (RIVER) LAXAPANA, SRI LANKA.
 
2.  Unicell Paper Mills (Indiana), Inc.  
 
3.  Pulp and Paper Projects in South Africa and UAE.
 
4.  DEVAHUTI PRT NETWORK, India.
 

For further media information contact:
Contact: Kapil Dudakia
Earthesia Funds LLC
22582 Forest Run Drive
Ashburn VA 20148
USA
 
Toll Free #: +1-866-729-0148, +1-866-729-0149     
Email: pr@earthesia.com
Web:  http://www.earthesia.com