Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

EQT calls off retirement care operator acquisition due to covid-19

The New Zealand operator of retirement villages is seeking legal advice regarding EQT’s decision, which it says has no lawful basis.

3 min read · 15 April 2020

Japan’s changing tastes in private equity

The number of divestitures by public companies has changed little in the past decade, but PE participation is rising.

6 min read · 31 March 2020

Carlyle's Yamada: Every business will have 'some impact' from covid-19

The firm held the final close on Carlyle Japan Partners IV last week on around $2.4bn, more than double its 2013-vintage predecessor.

3 min read · 30 March 2020

Brookfield shelves asset sale due to coronavirus effects

The asset manager has pulled plans for either a private sale or IPO for an Australia-based coal export terminal amid travel restrictions and market volatility.

2 min read · 12 March 2020

Buyers question whether coronavirus triggers MAC clauses

Sponsors are also pushing for longer due diligence windows to account for disruption caused by coronavirus and to better understand its impact, a law firm has said.

3 min read · 12 March 2020

Three takeaways from Bain’s latest Asia-Pacific PE report

Subdued distributions, an aversion to tech and declining valuations were among the key trends shaping private equity in the region last year.

3 min read · 11 March 2020

Q1 a ‘write-off’ for exits as coronavirus fears hit Asia’s consumer sector

Businesses such as McDonald’s China, which is owned by the Carlyle Group and CITIC Capital, have announced temporary closures in certain regions.

2 min read · 11 February 2020

Temasek: 'Increasingly GPs are competing with us'

Others are aping the firm's strategy of holding minority position for a long time, said head of PE fund investments Benoit Valentin.

2 min read · 06 February 2020

Healthcare drives AI funding level to new record last year

In 2019, 24 new AI unicorns were created and non-US companies dominated the AI funding landscape, found a new report.

1 min read · 23 January 2020

Fundraising start-up Xen in talks with UN over impact platform – exclusive

The start-up is expected to reach $100m of total fund commitments later this month.

2 min read · 21 January 2020

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