Private Equity
The volume of add-on acquisitions has shot up recently, and firms are using this trend to add more leverage to their debt portfolios.
3 min read · 13 November 2018
EQT and Apollo are the latest to eye Tokyo, but a lack of large deals in the country may pose a challenge.
4 min read · 05 November 2018
The investment firm, which has focused on Europe and the US, is planning to boost its Asia IR team with more Japanese professionals.
2 min read · 01 November 2018
Asia-Pacific managers are putting stronger emphasis on diversifying their asset base to gain exposure to faster growing markets, according to a survey by Dechert.
2 min read · 29 October 2018
Yum China’s rejection of a $17.6bn takeover bid from a Hillhouse Capital-led consortium sheds light on Asia’s changing deal landscape.
3 min read · 26 September 2018
The firm has plans to make direct deals in China on the back of its debut PE investment there, according to its co-chief executive.
2 min read · 19 September 2018
The firm joins the likes of KKR, CVC and BlackRock in targeting long-term cashflows from market-leading companies.
3 min read · 11 September 2018
The auction process is not as chaotic as it may at first seem – nor are strategics always the most persistent buyers, says Houlihan Lokey's Justin Abelow.
4 min read · 21 August 2018
More private fund managers that oversee closed-end funds are selling portions of their firm to finance product growth, succession or larger GP commitments.
4 min read · 01 August 2018
Europe-focused buyout strategies were the bright spot in the first half of 2018, according to PEI’s H1 fundraising data. View the report for H1 figures broken down by strategy, sector, fund size and region.
1 min read · 20 July 2018
