Private Equity
In an effort to encourage private equity and venture firms to establish funds based in RMB, the Chinese government is drafting rules and regulations that would allow various types of institutions in China to become investors in private equity funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Kuwaiti-headquartered firm has sold its interest in Reliance Petroleum, generating an IRR of more than 70%.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Wall Street Institute, a global English school network purchased by Carlyle and Citi Private Equity in 2005, has sold its Chinese subsidiary to education conglomerate Pearson. The unit is projecting annual sales of $70m this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment from Legend Capital, Sequoia Capital China and CCB International will used to expand the company, augment human resources, marketing activities and help R&D.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
China's real estate sector has expanded in terms of investment deals, with $25bn of property transactions in the first half of the year. However it has been mainly driven by domestic investors. Deals by foreign firms declined by more than two-thirds over the past year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A consortium led by RimAsia Capital Partners has invested $11m in NeoStem to help the company expand its activities in China. RimAsia's Eric Wei sees 'huge market potential' for stem cell therapies in the country.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Deals done by Hopu and Terra Firma were among the handful of transactions larger than $100m agreed in a region where deal value and volume have both declined significantly.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK mid-market investor has sold Transmission & Distribution Group 15 months after backing the company's management buyout. The deal represents an IRR in excess of 40%.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The two firms will back Oceanus, which is listed on the Singapore stock exchange and has operations in China. The company is seeking $45m to scale up its production and brand marketing activities.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment will be used to drive Ellassay’s growth in China and to ‘gain recognition in international markets’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
