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Blackstone hires ex-Archer partner for AustraliaJames Carnegie has joined The Blackstone Group to help source deals in Australia. The hire comes less than a year after the firm brought in Paul Costello as chairman in the country.
- Archer Capital rockets to $1.5bn
Archer’s ‘strongly oversubscribed’ fifth fund has beat it’s $1.27bn target after only four months on the market.
- CVC, Johor, bid $1.6bn for Malaysia fast-food giant
CVC Capital Partners and the investment arm of the Malaysian government, Johor, have bid to buy fast-food chain operator QSR, which manages KFC in Malaysia.
- Morgan Stanley Asia buys Korean restaurant chain
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has taken control of Nolboo for a reported sum of $108m.
- Blackstone bites into first NZ deal
The global firm has agreed to buy Burger King’s New Zealand operator from Anchorage Capital Partners.
- Glum Down Under
Times are tough for Australian GPs, with limited partners’ enthusiasm for the asset class seemingly in decline – and competition from emerging markets growing
- CHAMP Ventures holds first close for Fund VII
The size of the close is confidential, however the fund is targeting $482m in commitments.
- Picking up where they left off
After a lost year (or two), private equity activity has resumed once again in Australia. Exits, however, remain elusive. Jenny Blinch reports.
- The Asian A-list
PEI Asia presents the 2009 Asian winners in the tenth annual Private Equity International Awards.
- Beating up on Oz GPs
Continued public and media hostility towards private equity in Australia may become a factor for GPs when weighing up their exit options.