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China's cross border deals on the riseChina’s outbound M&A continues to grow – despite the reservations in some quarters overseas about Chinese buyers, writes Clare Burrows
- Hony Capital to privatise US-listed pharma company
The Beijing-based firm joins a consortium of investors taking private Chinese pharmaceutical company Simcere in a deal worth close to $500m.
- CITIC invests in Chinese delivery service
The firm has invested in domestic delivery business S.F. Express, which is growing alongside China's thriving online retail sector, according to Yichen Zhang, CITIC chairman.
- Privately Speaking: Frank Tang of FountainVest Partners
FountainVest raised $1.35bn for its second China fund in eight months, despite its relative youth and lack of track record. Drew Wilson met with CEO and managing partner Frank Tang to find out what this tells us about the firm – and about the maturing private equity landscape in China.
- Chinese firms help Alibaba raise $7.6bn
Boyu Capital, CITIC Capital and CBD Capital were among the Chinese private equity firms that helped Alibaba raise $7.6bn in a share buyback from Yahoo!, said to be the largest-ever non-LBO private financing for a technology company.
- CITIC's Goldstone targets $1.6bn for Chinese buyouts
The private equity subsidiary of CITIC Securities has already raised half of its RMB 10bn target.
- PE buyers in $3.7bn Focus Media buyout
The Carlyle Group, FountainVest Partners and CITIC Capital will take the US-listed Chinese company private in China’s largest ever leveraged buyout.
- China take-private deals spike
Eight take private deals of foreign-listed Chinese companies have been announced since June, as low valuations create attractive targets for PE.
- CITIC funds get support
CITIC Securities will respectively commit RMB500m ($78m) and RMB200m ($31m) to funds managed by CITIC Capital and CITIC Private Equity Funds Management.
- CITIC closes second Japan fund on $217m
CITIC Capital Japan Partners II, which closed on ¥18bn, short of its ¥30bn target, has made two investments to date.