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Thai private equity: A beginner's guide

As private equity carves out a niche in the highly-liquid Thai market, PEI outlines Thailand's key players, deal environment and long-term outlook.

6 min read · 08 June 2021

Cover me: Asian PE slowly warms to deal insurance

Only 10% of Asian PE deals had insurance last year, versus 80% of those in North America.

5 min read · 27 May 2021

SPACs: What will the SEC’s recent scrutiny mean for valuations?

A recent interpretation of accounting rules regarding warrants from the SEC has put the SPAC market on ice, fast. But will it affect valuations, in the long run?

3 min read · 03 May 2021

Ares joins secondaries game through $1bn Landmark acquisition

The $197bn private credit and private equity giant follows TPG and Brookfield in looking to gain exposure to the rapidly growing secondaries market.

2 min read · 31 March 2021

Why a Korean shareholder dispute could spark more buyouts

A recent fracas marks the latest in a string of negative headlines for Korean private equity, which some industry participants fear could impact dealmaking activity in the near-term.

3 min read · 15 March 2021

How this ex-Carlyle director ‘punches above their weight’ in China

Shanghai-based Ocean Link closed its second USD-denominated private equity fund at $580m in January, co-founder and partner Tony Jiang tells PEI.

3 min read · 25 February 2021

Goldman Sachs offloads $4bn of PE from balance sheet

The bank is reducing the stress capital intensity of its businesses by selling balance sheet private equity investments, chief executive David Solomon said on the firm's earnings call.

2 min read · 20 January 2021

What's in store for European take-privates in 2021?

For GPs, teaming up with strategic buyers and tapping assets on smaller listed indices could lead to an increase in public-to-private deals over the next year, say industry practitioners.

4 min read · 09 December 2020

Value Creation Forum: Beware companies with ‘covid steroids in the system’

Businesses that should seek new ownership aren’t being listed for sale during coronavirus, Tim Sims, founder of Pacific Equity Partners, tells delegates at PEI’s Value Creation Forum: Asia.

2 min read · 07 December 2020

Covid-19 adds fuel to India’s private equity explosion

Some Indian business owners have become more receptive to private equity capital during the pandemic, Neeraj Bharadwaj, a Mumbai-based MD at Carlyle, told PEI.

4 min read · 30 November 2020

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