Recent data shows the number of exits through July rose 29% over the same period last year, but their total value fell 60% to $668m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Haruyasu Asakura has left the firm but Carlyle told PEO it continues to focus on SMEs and real estate assets in Japan, despite recent media reports suggesting otherwise.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Ekuinas, the state-backed private equity firm that will eventually manage RM10bn, is steaming ahead with high profile appointments.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Hong Kong-based AIF Capital is backing Singapore-listed Tat Hong Holdings’ regional expansion, which is particularly focused on growing in Australia and China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Japanese buyout firm's Fund III, while falling short of its initial target, is one of the largest Asian funds closed this year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity firms invested $301m in India’s renewable energy sector last year, a ten-fold increase from 2006. The numbers are expected to keep climbing.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
New Forests Asset Management's latest vehicle will invest in forestry-related assets in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital aims to raise between up to $120m for its second fund by the end of 2009.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based firm may bid for the company's Malaysian assets, estimated to be worth more than $200m. Others reportedly interested include Bain and CVC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The China-focused private equity firm is backing Windrace’s acquisition of shares in an AMEX-listed holding company with operations in China.
1 min read · 05 January 2013