Rubenstein then suggested Carlyle's new closed-end investment fund as a low-risk option and a "good investment, " Huffington contends.

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It should also help illuminate new national security-related risk factors -- particularly in the post-September 11 era -- that need to be incorporated into the "due diligence" risk assessments of investment banks, fund managers and other market players.

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It is a EUR 160 million fund of funds, again backed by TTGV and the European Investment Fund (EIF), as an vehicle to encourage others to take out risk in Turkish start-ups.

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