Private Equity
Asia Pacific has $131 billion in capital that needs to be put to work, but deal volume and value have been declining.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Wang Gongquan, founder of CDH's venture capital unit, has reportedly been taken from his home by police due to his links to a civic group advocating greater transparency.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Canadian pension fund, which has just opened an office in Hong Kong, sees operational work as a main criteria in fund manager selection, says Jane Rowe, senior VP.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
The PE arm of China’s largest private conglomerate has invested in Italian luxury brand Caruso and aims to bring it into China.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The first eight months of the year show a drop in IPO value in Asia and the US, compared to a 200% rise in Europe.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The Singapore-based firm is raising Fund II in a `brutal' fundraising climate, and intends to target healthcare deals in ASEAN and India.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
A freeze on IPOs imposed by the CSRC last October is likely to continue into 2014, according to local reports.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The firm intends to raise an RMB fund, which provides specific advantages in China.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
What makes a successful investment in Vietnam? PEI asked two GPs with long histories in the country.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
FountainVest raised $1.35bn for its second China fund in eight months, despite its relative youth and lack of track record. Drew Wilson met with CEO and managing partner Frank Tang to find out what this tells us about the firm – and about the maturing private equity landscape in China.
10 min read · 19 September 2013
