Sharon Lim

Carlyle leads $656m investment in Taiwan’s Ta Chong bank(3)

A consortium led by The Carlyle Group is buying a 36.6 percent stake in Ta Chong Bank, overturning the bank’s distaste for a private equity suitor.

Actis hires ex-GIC executive as China head

Actis, the emerging market buyout investor, has hired Lim Meng Ann, a former China-based GIC Special Investment executive to head its China operations. Lim replaces Chin Bay Chong, who left Actis at the start of the year.

Carlyle backs schools in China

The Carlyle Group has invested $20 million in a Chinese language institute to help it expand across the country.

Partners Group opens in Tokyo

The global alternative asset specialist, which has had a presence in Singapore since 2004, has opened a second office in Asia.

MBK makes first exit from Korean investment

MBK Partners has made its first exit in just sixteen months after it acquired a controlling stake in Korea’s Hanmi Capital.

Oaktree makes first investments from Asia-dedicated fund(3)

Oaktree Capital Management has raised $577 million for its first Asia-dedicated private equity fund. The alternative asset specialist which has been operating in Asia since 1998, expects to deploy 80 percent of the fund in Japan and Greater China.

Oaktree makes first investments from Asia-dedicated fund(2)

Oaktree Capital Management has raised $577 million for its first Asia-dedicated private equity fund. The alternative asset specialist which has been operating in Asia since 1998, expects to deploy 80 percent of the fund in Japan and Greater China.

Carlyle leads $656m investment in Taiwan’s Ta Chong bank(2)

A consortium led by The Carlyle Group is buying a 36.6 percent stake in Ta Chong Bank, overturning the bank’s distaste for a private equity suitor.

Carlyle pulls out of Guangdong Bank bid

The Carlyle Group has pulled out of a Citigroup consortium vying for a stake in Guangdong Development Bank.

SAC Private Capital acquires Taiwanese bank at a steep discount

SAC Private Capital, the private equity arm of a US hedge fund group, has acquired a control stake in Cosmos Bank at a discount, saving it from government receivership.