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Ten wishes for 2009Standardising all fund carry to be on a deal by deal basis and getting banks lending again are among KY Tang's top 10 private equity wishes for 2009.
- Report: MBK buys Korean packing unit for W400bn
MBK will reportedly buy Doosan Technopack for about $286m, half of which would be debt assumption.
- Affinity Equity Partners co-founder retires
David Lai has 'retired at the young age of 47', after building the firm into one of Asia’s most prominent private equity shops.
- GIC to shift sights to private equity
Singapore’s largest sovereign fund has increased its investments in private equity and real estate in recent years – a trend likely to continue owing to the turmoil in the financial markets. The change was revealed as part of its first performance report, which also shed rare light into the GIC’s structure.
- Report: Carlyle, MBK, Affinity line up for Korea Life stake
The three buyout firms are reportedly seeking to acquire a 10 percent stake in the Korean life insurance company that could value the enterprise at more than $7.5bn.
- Report: CVC Asia, Standard Chartered eye huge Amtek exit
The two private equity firms are reportedly looking to sell the Singaporean metal stamping company for about S$1bn just over a year after acquiring it for S$552m. KKR, CVCI and Affinity Equity Partners are potential buyers, initial reports suggest.
- Asian GPs brace for tougher times
Forward-looking fund managers are preparing their portfolio companies for life in a deteriorating economic and financial climate, delegates at PEI’s Asia Forum in Hong Kong learned.
- Landmark deals in Asian private equity
PEI Asia presents 15 private groundbreaking transactions that, for many and varied reasons, are set to leave a lasting legacy in Asian private equity.
- Global firms dominate the PEI Awards
In spite of the credit crunch, the global mega funds took centre stage in the Private Equity International Awards 2007. Mid-market resilience also found favour with voters in the only truly democratic private equity awards.
- CCMP Asia and Affinity exit from Mando in Korea
CCMP Capital Asia and Affinity Equity Partners are selling their shares in Mando Corp back to the original vendor of the Korean auto parts maker ten years after insolvency threats forced the disposal.