Sharon Lim

Credit Suisse adds to Asia sponsor coverage group(2)

Credit Suisse has hired Ben Ngai from Citi to focus on sponsor coverage in China.

Coates Hire rejects Carlyle for a second time(4)

Coates Hire, a heavy equipment rental company listed in Australia, has rejected a revised offer put forward by The Carlyle Group and a strategic local investor.

CVC cuts ties with Citi for third pan-Asian fund(4)

CVC Capital Partners is ending a joint venture with Citi for its third Asian fund. CVC Asia Pacific Fund III is expected to close well above a $4 billion target.

Lazard launches maiden India private equity fund

The US investment bank is making its first private equity-focussed move into Asia with a $300m India fund.

Baring Asia invests $44m in Indian brokerage

Baring Private Equity Asia has invested alongside India’s ICICI Ventures for a stake in a local brokerage.

KKR’s Chinese cement deal is third for $4bn Asia fund(2)

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has invested $115 million in its first private equity transaction in China. It is the third for a $4 billion fund KKR has raised, its first Asia-dedicated investment vehicle.

Morgan Stanley raises $1.5 billion for new Asia fund(3)

Morgan Stanley’s Asia private equity group has raised $1.5 billion for the firm’s third Asia-focused fund, underlining the US bank's renewed commitment to the asset class.

Pacific Equity Partners buys cinema operator(2)

Pacific Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hoyts in a transaction that values the cinema business with operations in Australia and New Zealand at A$440 million. This comes on the heels of a smaller take-private deal proposed by Navis Capital.

CVC cuts ties with Citi for third pan-Asian fund(3)

CVC Capital Partners is ending a joint venture with Citi for its third Asian fund. CVC Asia Pacific Fund III is expected to close well above a $4 billion target.

CVC cuts ties with Citi for third pan-Asian fund(2)

CVC Capital Partners is ending a joint venture with Citi for its third Asian fund. CVC Asia Pacific Fund III is expected to close well above a $4 billion target.