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EQT in fourth China deal in three months

The Nordic firm has acquired Taiwan’s Gala TV alongside the company’s CEO Poa-Chuan Lin.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Partners Group in first Korea direct deal

Just two months after establishing an office in Seoul, the Swiss firm has made an undisclosed direct equity investment in Saehwa International Machinery.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

China: 2010 is record for VC, not PE

Fundraising, M&A and exits bounced back last year from the lows of 2009, according to year-end statistics from research group Zero2IPO. But while VC reached new highs, PE has yet to return to peak levels.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AMP Capital fund enters China with gas deal

The Australian fund manager’s Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund has acquired its first asset in China through the purchase of a stake of just over 19% in Qujing Gas. The fund has also attracted $66m of new commitments and is targeting a final close in Q1 2011.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Baring Asia to back $752m Harbin take-private

The firm has submitted an offer alongside company CEO Tianfu Yang to buy all outstanding shares of NASDAQ-listed Harbin Electric, a Chinese electric motor maker.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

FountainVest in $92m PIPE deal

The Hong Kong-based firm will invest up to HK$720m for a minority stake in die-casting machine manufacturer L.K. Technology.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

GIC, CIC in $1.8bn Brazil bank deal

The two Asian sovereign wealth funds have teamed with US private equity firm JC Flowers, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and others to acquire roughly a 19% interest in Brazil’s BTG Pactual.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

EQT cooks up bakery chain deal in China

The European firm has made yet another investment from EQT Greater China II through the acquisition of a 65 percent stake in Qinyuan Bakery.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

EQT backs Modern Metal in China

The Nordic firm's second China fund, which is roughly 50% deployed, has inked its sixth deal.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

EQT to bring UK firm to China

The European firm has acquired a 96% stake in UK-based food importer and distributor Classic Fine Foods, with the intention of expanding its operations into China.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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