Origo Partners

The private equity firm has refocused its investment strategy on China and significantly reduced its headcount in Mongolia, according to CEO Chris Rynning.

The London-listed private equity firm has formed a joint venture to invest in Myanmar while putting deal activity on hold in Mongolia.

China and India-focused private equity group Origo Sino-India will join AIM to elevate the company’s credibility and visibility in the West.

UK-listed fund manager Origo Partners, which is active in both China and Mongolia, is in the market to raise a $200m fund targeting China’s cleantech sector. PE Asia caught up with the firm’s chief executive officer Chris Rynning, to discuss the firm’s pipeline in both regions.

The fund, which has a target of $200m, is eyeing a first close of $75m later this year.

Origo's maiden RMB fund - to be established in partnership with the Xinxiang municipal government - will focus on clean technology.

Beijing-based Origo Sino-India is setting up an agriculture-focused private equity fund which will invest globally with a bias for Australasia.

GLG Partners, a European alternative investment manager, is picking up a 29.6 percent interest in Origo Sino-India.

Mongolia has in recent years attracted the attention of Hopu Investment Management, Temasek and CIC. Aston Tan looks into the opportunities for private equity investors in this natural resource-rich country.