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Business Moves
Goldman Sachs restructures PIA in Asia
Ankur Sahu and Andrew Wolff will co-head the principal investment area of Goldman Sachs in Asia, in a restructuring that sees the bank cover Asia, including Japan, out of Hong ...
By Sameera Anand | 25 February 2011
M&A
FountainVest acquires stake in LK Technology
China-focused private equity fund FountainVest acquires a minority interest in LK Technology, a China-based die casting manufacturer, for an outlay of up to $92.5 million.
By Sameera Anand | 27 January 2011
People Moves
Permira promotes Chen and Emery
Henry Chen and Alex Emery are promoted to co-head the private equity fund's Asia-Pacific business.
By Sameera Anand | 18 January 2011
Equities
Carlyle sells another $1.79 billion of CPIC shares
Participation by two anchor investors, including Allianz, allows the deal to be priced at a 0% discount to the market price. Meanwhile, the controlling shareholder of water ...
By Anette Jönsson | 10 January 2011
M&A
Standard Chartered private equity strikes first deal in Middle East
Standard Chartered invests $75 million of mezzanine capital from its private equity arm into Gulf retail store operator Jawad Business Group, signalling an increasing focus on ...
By Sameera Anand | 5 January 2011
People Moves
Blackstone moves Chae to Asia
In his new Hong Kong-based position, Michael Chae will oversee Blackstone's relationships with investors in the region.
By Sameera Anand | 20 December 2010
M&A
KKR buys into Chinese liquor chain VATS
KKR announces an investment in VATS Liquor Store only days after it joins other buyers to acquire Morgan Stanley's stake in Chinese investment bank CICC.
By Sameera Anand | 17 December 2010
M&A
Reckitt buys Paras for $726 million
As the year draws to a close, private-equity firm Actis orchestrates the sale of its portfolio company Paras Pharmaceuticals in India to Reckitt Benckiser for $726 million.
By Sameera Anand | 14 December 2010
M&A
HSBC's Asian private-equity team completes buyout
In all, 17 former HSBC staff start work in a renamed company, Headland Capital Partners, in an amicable management buyout that is a sign of the times.
By Leigh Powell | 2 December 2010
View Point
Promising times for private equity in Asia
Christian Nolting, lead Asia-Pacific strategist and regional head of portfolio management at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, explains why Asia’s economic ...
By Lara Wozniak | 25 November 2010
M&A
TPG buys Avon Japan for $90 million
Avon sells a controlling stake in its Japanese subsidiary to financial sponsor TPG Capital for $90 million as it struggles to make money in Japan.
By Sameera Anand | 9 November 2010
People Moves
Chan to serve as senior adviser to CVC
Chan Tze Ching will become a senior adviser to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners with a focus on investments in the financial institutions sector.
By Sameera Anand | 3 November 2010
M&A
Asian Citrus buys Beihai for $263 million
China's largest orange grower Asian Citrus vertically integrates by buying fruit juice concentrate producer Beihai BPG, giving private equity investor Lunar Capital a profitable...
By Sameera Anand | 13 October 2010
View Point
Derek Sulger from Lunar Capital on investing in China
Lunar Capital is an investor in off-the-beaten-track, high-growth companies in China. Founder and partner Derek Sulger explains the strategy and why he coined a Grand Hyatt rule.
By Sameera Anand | 12 October 2010
M&A
Permira buys control of satellite operator ABS
Permira backs a $200 million management buyout of Asia Broadcast Satellite from a consortium of private equity investors led by CVC, leaving it with a majority stake.
By Sameera Anand | 14 September 2010
Business Moves
TPG plans $1.5 billion of investments in China
The private-equity firm signs agreements with the governments in Shanghai and Chongqing to set up two renminbi-denominated funds of Rmb5 billion each to invest in Chinese ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 August 2010
Equities
Warburg Pincus trims Intime stake as stock hits record high
The private equity firm raises $133 million from its second sell-down in the Chinese department store operator in five months.
By Anette Jönsson | 25 August 2010
M&A
Blackstone invests in Moser Baer Projects
Financial sponsor the Blackstone Group invests $300 million in power producer Moser Baer Projects.
By Sameera Anand | 19 August 2010
Co-published
Why do private equity firms underachieve their planned ROI?
A white paper by SAS examines why only a minority of investments achieve their targeted return on investment and what can be done to solve this problem.
By Gary Cokins, SAS | 2 July 2010
People Moves
Chris Laskowski to head Citi's financial entrepreneurs group
Citi has appointed Chris Laskowski as head of its financial entrepreneurs group in the region and chief operating officer for global banking Asia-Pacific.
By Lara Wozniak | 22 June 2010
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