The lack of experienced and stable teams in Asia still remains a major bottleneck to investors, according to a new survey.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Ping An Insurance has received regulatory approval to purchase TPG’s 17% stake in Shenzhen Development Bank. The acquisition will be paid in Ping An shares and looks set to make TPG at least an 8x return on its initial investment.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A month after opening an Australian office, US-headquartered firm The Riverside Company has acquired a controlling stake in juice bar chain Boost Juice Bars.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of Chapdelaine is the Hong Kong-based private equity start-up’s first since buying AIG's Nan Shan Insurance and will be a platform to build a global brokerage business.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm is targeting commitments of between $500m and $800m as it follows up on the success of its recent record-breaking RMB fundraise.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Many Western firms are looking East for investment opportunities. Some, like Quadrangle Capital Partners, are scaling up in Asia while scaling back in the West.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A pilot scheme would allow the conversion of up to 50% of an RMB fund from foreign currency, removing a huge hurdle facing foreign investors seeking access to China's private equity market.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Improved access to the estimated $1tr Shariah-compliant pool of capital in the MENA region may spur more firms to switch to Islamic private equity funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm has failed on two previous attempts to sell its controversial 51% holding in the Korean bank.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The listing would mean an exit for Baring Private Equity Asia, which, along with Topaz Investment Worldwide, owns the Southeast Asian chain of electrical products and furniture stores.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
