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Private equity regroups after Japan quakeWith Japan still reeling from the largest earthquake in its history, private equity business in the country has been put on pause.
- Partners Group boosts Tokyo team with Sony Life hire
Mamoru Numata, former manager of alternative investments and new business development at the insurance giant, will help Partners build relationships with Japan’s institutional investors.
- PEI Awards: Oaktree, Apax retain crowns
The results are in: Oaktree and Apax are among the winners that have once again been honoured by peers in the PEI Awards. Meanwhile, TPG swept the boards in Asia, while Actis, Blackstone, Bridgepoint, Robeco, CalPERS, Temasek and Partners Group were also considered standouts by voters.
- China Forestry under SFC investigation
Trading of the Carlyle- and Partners Group-backed company has been suspended while Hong Kong’s securities regulator investigates ‘irregularities’ in the auditing process.
- Partners buys into education provider
Swiss alternatives firm Partners Group has inked two co-investments with Asian GPs this week, the latest being with Baring Private Equity Asia.
- Partners Group in first Korea direct deal
Just two months after establishing an office in Seoul, the Swiss firm has made an undisclosed direct equity investment in Saehwa International Machinery.
- Partners opens in South America
The Swiss giant’s global expansion continues. New York-based Karin Hallin will head up a new office in São Paolo, Brazil.
- Morgan Stanley Credit closes $1bn debut fund
Morgan Stanley Credit Partners raised just under $1bn for its debut fund, which focuses on corporate mezzanine deals in North America and Europe.
- Partners Group predicts stronger mezz market
A study by Switzerland’s Partners Group finds that market conditions for mezzanine financing remain favourable at the outset of 2011 for private equity investors.
- South Korean hotspot
Despite rising political tensions, South Korea remains a draw for Asia’s private equity firms.