Asia’s secondary market has been gradually growing for the past few years, but secondaries firms do not expect a large uptick in dealflow, delegates heard at the PEI Asia Forum.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The China-focused buyout firm has added two sector partners to its operations team, who will focus on making operational changes to the firm’s recent investments.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Capital flows into Asia reached a new $1.5bn peak over the last three months, a development welcomed by the region's private equity firms.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Asia's venture philanthropy investments have not yet been exited, but industry sources believe they are set to generate satisfactory returns.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
In an environment that has become cold to venture capital, VC fund Blackbird Ventures has reached an A$20m first close on its maiden fund with commitments primarily from industry insiders.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The New Zealand private equity firm has held a NZ$124m final close on Fund IV, coming in over target for its largest fund to date.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Asia-focused private equity firm has moved into the lending business to provide non-private equity financing for mid-size companies, following similar moves by KKR and Adamas.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The microfinance-focused PE firm is one of the co-investors in Philippine company Bridge, and is in the process of launching two funds with increased focus on Asia.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
TPG has made a leveraged buyout of poultry producer Inghams Enterprises, winning an eight-month-long bidding process.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Affinity Equity has held a $1.4bn first close on its fourth fund, which is targeting $3.5bn, after only five months in market – having already secured some substantial re-ups.
1 min read · 21 September 2013
