Aureos has invested $5 million in a semiconductor business in the Philippines, one of the least frequented private equity destinations in Southeast Asia.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Tano Capital, a US private equity firm which focuses on China and India, is forming a joint venture with Darby Overseas Investments and Tianjin Port Tariff-Free Zone Investments, a local government-linked.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Lone Star’s chairman John Grayken has hit back at criticisms of its acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank, a 2003 transaction that state auditors have found to be illegal and improper.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The mezzanine management arm of CLSA Capital Partners, an alternative investment group based in Singapore and Hong Kong, has led the financing of Asia Water Technology, a Singapore-listed company operating in China.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The global alternative asset specialist, which has had a presence in Singapore since 2004, has opened a second office in Asia.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
3i has invested $30 million in John Hardy, a Hong Kong-based jewellery designer brand manufactured in Bali and sold in the US. The private equity investment will provide an exit for the founders of the family-run business.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
MBK Partners has made its first exit in just sixteen months after it acquired a controlling stake in Korea’s Hanmi Capital.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The US-based independent placement agent is eschewing orthodox moves into Hong Kong or Singapore in the hope of stealing a march on its competitors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
CHAMP Private Equity, an Australia private equity firm, is expanding to Asia via a new office in Singapore. It is the first Australia-focused buyout group to do so.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Blackstone is advancing toward a fourth acquisition in India in a year. The target is Gokaldas Exports, India’s largest apparel exporter by sales. The investment: $165 million for a control stake.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
