Private Equity

Hsiang-Ching Tseng

Mt Kellett raises $732m for Fund II

Thirty-five LPs have already committed to the second fund being raised by Mark 'Goldfinger' McGoldrick, former head of the special situations group for Goldman Sachs.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

China moves towards regulation of PE industry

A measure released today requires firms with an AUM of over RMB500m to register with China’s National Development and Reform Commission and submit to regular reviews. The measure will expand the investable universe of China’s SSF, which can only commit to NDRC-approved firms.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Sequoia promotes Steven Ji to partner

Shanghai-based Ji joined Sequoia in 2005 as managing director. He has led deals including Comsenz and Country Style Cooking.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

China Forestry under SFC investigation

Trading of the Carlyle- and Partners Group-backed company has been suspended while Hong Kong’s securities regulator investigates ‘irregularities’ in the auditing process.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KPCB China loses two partners

Managing partner Forrest Zhong is considering setting up his own fund while partner Michael Li has joined Tsing Capital to do cleantech investment.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR hires ex-Clinton official as Asian public affairs chief

Steven Okun, a former deputy general counsel at the US Department of Transportation, will lead the firm's regional public affairs, corporate citizenship initiatives and external communications.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Orchid Asia V holds first close on $327m

The China-based firm has attracted more than two dozen investors for its fifth fund, targeting $650m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Chinese brokerages can enter PE

China’s securities regulator is reportedly drafting rules that would allow securities firms to launch private equity funds as early as this year.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG Asia partner Mary Ma to depart

Ma, who was CFO of Lenovo prior to joining TPG, is reportedly setting up a fund with Louis Cheung, president of Chinese insurer Ping An.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

EQT in fourth China deal in three months

The Nordic firm has acquired Taiwan’s Gala TV alongside the company’s CEO Poa-Chuan Lin.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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