Private Equity

East Asia

ACS nears sale of ports division to JPMorgan

The long-running sale of ACS’ ports division – which had revenues of €114m in 2008 – appears to be nearing its conclusion.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Providence in $50m Baidu online video deal

The private equity firm will acquire a minority stake in an online video company launched by Chinese internet search giant Baidu.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Aureos to set up shop in Singapore

The emerging markets specialist plans to raise $1bn for Asia over the next two-and-a-half years, with Indonesian companies likely to benefit most.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Spring Capital reaches $184m for second close

The Hong Kong-headquartered private equity firm has also closed an investment in Qingdao Wuxiao, a wind and electricity tower manufacturer.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

India’s Religare to go global in $1bn push

Indian financial services firm is acquiring a controlling stake in private equity firm Northgate Capital as part of plans to invest up to $1bn in asset management businesses around the world.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle-backed Chinese companies raise $780m in IPOs

China Forestry, Kaisa Group and Concord Medical Services, backed by Carlyle Asia Growth Capital Partners, have all seen IPOs this month. The firm has maintained its stake in all three companies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CVC in $774m debut Indonesian deal

The private equity firm has taken a joint 91% interest in publicly traded Indonesian retailer Matahari Department Store.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

RMB funds dominate Chinese fundraising

Fundraising figures for 2009 show that for the first time ever RMB-denominated funds surpassed those raised in dollars.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Private equity-backed Chinese companies outperform peers

Companies that received private equity investments between 2002 and 2006 outperformed their listed counterparts on most indicators, according to a recent study.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Darby backs Chinese alternator manufacturer

The private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments has provided a $34m loan to PECH, marking its tenth investment from its second Asian mezzanine fund.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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