The Richard Ong-led private equity firm will do a first close this month on its $4bn Asia vehicle just two months after launching the fund. Temasek, an LP, made the largest investment ever into a single fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Japanese unit of Diversey, a provider of cleaning products, is set to be Carlyle Japan's next portfolio company.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The $1.4tn Japanese public pension fund is commissioning a study analysing how it should invest in private equity, real estate and infrastructure.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Improving returns and changing LP perceptions were among key talking points at the PE Asia India Summit in Mumbai.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $1.4tn Japanese pension fund has hired four firms, including Capital Dynamics, to research how it can invest in alternatives, including private equity.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Exit values rose year-on-year during the third quarter of 2012, but a $1bn transaction by Bain Capital skewed the figures.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Frank Tang-led firm has hit the hard-cap for Fund II, with commitments from LPs including the WSIB, CPPIB and OTPP.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Korea's Government Employees Pension Service will significantly increase its allocation to foreign alternative asset managers, according to its head of alternative investments.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Most GPs believe Indonesia will present the best growth opportunities for private equity firms, while interest in China and India fades.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Founded in 2009 by senior members of the Lehman Brothers Asia special situations group, SSG's latest pan-Asian vehicle was oversubscribed and has now deployed around one-third of its capital.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
