CDH Investments, a leading Chinese private equity company, is acquiring a 20% interest in Eldorado Gold's Eastern Dragon project in Heilongjiang province, northeast China, for $40 million in cash. Following a new share issuance, CDH will own a 21.05% interest in Sino Gold Tenya (HK) Ltd., Eldorado's wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, which indirectly holds the company's 95% interest in Eastern Dragon.