Private Equity
Anhui Conch has benefited from an anticipated recovery in the Chinese cement industry by securing a $200m investment from Morgan Stanley and the IFC.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
One of China’s largest pharmaceutical groups is attracting interest from private equity firms after reportedly announcing that it wants to sell a large stake to foreign buyers.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
In its largest transaction to date, the Nordic mid-market private equity firm has agreed to acquire a Swedish automation company for SEK1.2bn, the debut transaction from its latest fund.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The two private equity giants have teamed with Haier Group, China’s largest maker of household appliances, in a $1.28 bid for Maytag, a struggling US maker of washing machines that already has a buyout deal inked with Ripplewood Holdings.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank has paid $70 million for a 45 percent stake in Megabox Cineplex.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Texas Pacific Group affiliates are teaming up to acquire a minority stake in Richard Li’s PCRD.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Dresdner Bank has sold a second portfolio of real estate non-performing loans to Lone Star, which has teamed up with Merrill Lynch.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Chinese auto parts manufacturer, in which Baring Private Equity Partners has a minority stake, has raised $450m from an IPO in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Hong Kong-headquartered private equity firm has invested $10 million in a battery manufacturer based in the southern China province of Fujian.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The marriage of China’s leading and second largest media groups, both backed by private equity firms, marks the first major private sector merger in the country.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
