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East Asia

Templeton EM fund in China deal

The global asset manager has acquired Tongda Group, a plastic moulding firm using capital from its latest $300m emerging markets fund.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Insight 2013: Deal flow up north

There will be very little structured auction activity in 2013 in the Nordic region, in what will be a similar year to 2012, says Nordic Capital’s Joakim Karlsson.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

GCS acquires Dexia Asset Management

The Chinese firm has confirmed its purchase of the coveted €80bn asset manager, and teams up with ICBC, China's biggest bank, to expand DAM’s foothold in emerging markets.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Survey: GPs underestimated risks in Asia

Fund managers were too optimistic about China and India and especially underestimated the political risks in each country, according to an investor survey by Coller Capital.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

LPs with performance-related pay outperform

Investors with schemes in place to reward good performance have netted annual returns of 11% or more over the last five years.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Warburg Pincus invests in China’s budget hotels

Warburg Pincus has acquired a 20 percent stake in 7 Days, a budget hotel chain in China. The investment has been made from the firm’s first global real estate fund which closed on $1.2 billion in October.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

Gilde in €425m life science deal

Gilde Buy Out Partners is buying Groupe Novasep for €425 million, after materials business Rockwood Holding grew the company after a merger in 2004.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

Buyout firms lock horns over Philippines power grid

TPG Newbridge was the only private equity firm in the race to operate Philippines’ power grid, until The Carlyle Group reportedly joined a competing consortium.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

Matrix bets on Chinese Dimsum popularity in India

Matrix Partners India, co-founded by local and US partners, is investing to expand Yo! China, a Chinese fast food chain, across India.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

Aureos plans to double funds

The emerging markets manager that spun out of CDC, a UK investor, is ramping up its fundraising with three funds in development and ten offices planned.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

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