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A marriage of convenienceKKR’s creatively structured buyout of Oriental Brewery could provide a template for private equity deals during these volatile times, writes Siddharth Poddar.
- Warburg Pincus leads Transpacific’s A$800m recap
The global private equity firm will invest A$65m for a stake of 18% in the Australian waste management company and the remaining A$735m will be raised via an entitlement offer.
- Fortress is to raise $80m
The US firm wants to raise the money to help pay down debt in its German residential business, Gagfah, as well as alleviate funding issues at its other real estate investments, according to a report.
- Report: Credit Suisse MD departs to set up fund
Zhu Lei reportedly plans to establish his own private equity shop and raise RMB9 billion for two RMB-denominated funds.
- CLSA plans $500m Japan fund
CLSA Capital Partners is planning to launch its second buyout fund focused on the Japanese mid-market.
- Carlyle's Korea head resigns
John Il Kwun has left the global private equity firm reportedly to set up his own fund targeting $1bn.
- Bidding for Satyam intensifies
The troubled Indian IT services giant has received ‘adequate response’ from bidders, which reportedly include Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR.
- Report: JC Flowers insists on being a part of Hypo’s future
The private equity firm, who along with Grove International Partners and Shinsei Bank, invested €1.1bn for a 24% stake in the bank in June last year, said it wants to remain as shareholders for ‘good or bad’. The firm's founder told German lawmakers to seize control of the bank would be an 'extreme step'.
- Secured Capital targets distressed Japanese sellers
The Tokyo-based real estate investment firm is reportedly raising a $1bn fund to take advantage of failing residential property companies. Secured Capital CIO John Paul Toppino says current conditions are similar to the financial crisis of the late 1990s.
- Goldman loses Asia special situations co-head
Kevin Zhang will end his 15 year-career with the bank, reportedly to join a China-focused private equity fund.