China’s slowing GDP growth is squeezing retailers’ profit margins. But certain subsectors are handling the change better than others – and private equity is keen to take advantage.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The Hong Kong-based firm has rebranded itself as Adamas Asset Management in order to focus strictly on mezzanine lending in China.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Eric Mason, head of the $10bn Church Pension Fund's Asia office, elaborates on the institution's investment strategy in Asia.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
KKR has bought a controlling stake in Alliance Tire Group from Warburg Pincus, reportedly for $500 million, with most of the capital coming from KKR's Asia Fund I.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
China is experiencing a continuous downward trend for the past four quarters across fundraising, investments and exits, despite a slight upsurge in the beginning of 2012, according to a recent study from Zero2IPO.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The $1bn China-ASEAN Investment and Cooperation Fund intends to resume fundraising for an additional $1bn-$3bn, despite a poor fundraising environment.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Former Malaysian PM Tun Abdullah Badawi has become chairman of Azka Capital's advisory board, which will raise a first-time fund for investment in the halal industry.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Credit-related funds are starting to appear in Asia. Chris Chia, managing partner at mezzanine and growth capital firm Kendall Court, discusses challenges PE firms may face moving into this market.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The global firm has promoted Shusaku Minoda to chairman of KKR Japan and hired a new managing director and chief executive for the country, after adding two professionals last month.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Unitas has completed a trade sale exit of an Australian automotive parts business to a US-based company for an estimated total of $950 million over two deals.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
