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PE buyers in $3.7bn Focus Media buyoutThe Carlyle Group, FountainVest Partners and CITIC Capital will take the US-listed Chinese company private in China’s largest ever leveraged buyout.
- LPs worldwide lose interest in India
A number of institutional investors around the world have shifted their private equity allocations within Asia Pacific, with many leaving India out of their mandates.
- Carlyle takes CLO fundraising past $2bn for the year
The Carlyle Group's inexorable push into alternative assets other than private equity has seen it raise four CLO funds this year, with the latest closing on $620m this week.
- Study: African business grads plan return
One of the biggest challenges in Africa for private equity is finding talented managers; the growing influx of business students returning to the continent is a good sign for future investment.
- Siguler Guff hires former OPIC executive
Jay Koh, who has joined the fund of funds as a partner, has a wealth of experience, including working on emerging markets private equity with a US government agency.
- 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.
- Study: Southeast Asia poised for deal activity
The compelling growth story of Southeast Asia is increasingly attracting new market participants, but local knowledge will bring a strategic advantage, according to a BCG report.
- PAI Partners to buy roofing business in €2.4bn deal
PAI Partners will buy the roofing business of cement group Lafarge, after beating off competition from 10 other investors.
- Carlyle buys online marketing business to merge with German portfolio company
The Carlyle Group has bought Bigmouthmedia as the online marketing sector approaches a global value of $20 billion.
- Rubenstein calls for improved communication
Speaking to 350 delegates at the second annual Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum, David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group co-founder, said the industry needed to explain itself better, whether in emerging or developed markets.