Banks and other traditional debt providers have decreased their funding to businesses in Asia forcing entrepreneurs to accept financing from credit managers, explains Robert Petty of Clearwater Capital Partners.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Global secondaries firms are increasing both their Asia capabilities and allocations. Paul Capital’s co-head of Asia Jason Sambanju discusses how he believes these firms should approach the region.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Fundraising is down nearly 50 percent in most of Asia in 2012, according to the data division of PEI, and yet big funds are being raised for the region. Vincent Ng, a partner at Atlantic-Pacific Capital, discusses the fundraising climate.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
As the stock price for Xindaxin Materials remains depressed, the exit for an escort of domestic GPs from their PIPE investment in the company doesn’t look promising.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As of Q3, Carlyle’s Asia funds on average have a lower IRR than its funds in other geographies, and co-founder Bill Conway has expressed concerns about the economies of Japan and China.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
More PE-backed Australian companies aim to expand into Asia to offset slower growth at home.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Australian private equity distributions have outperformed returns from the country's top 300 listed companies during the fiscal year.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Publicly-listed companies are becoming major investors in China's PE firms, second only to public pensions, according to research firm Zero2IPO.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has opened an office in Beijing, aiming to find synergies between its European portfolio and Chinese companies.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Dymon Asia Private Equity held a first close on S$203 million on its debut fund just a month after launching, with significant backing from Temasek.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
