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China fund makes splash with $110m debut deal

Former Och-Ziff China head Frank Yu's nascent firm beat 20 bidders including TPG to take control of one of China's largest water treatment companies.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

German trade body chief to lead EVCA

Dörte Höppner, who has for four years led Germany’s private equity association, will replace Javier Echarri at the end of the year.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Advent's Japan head to retire

Hiroshi Matsumoto will be replaced by Yoji Anzai, currently a Tokyo-based partner.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis promotes four to partner in Asia

Mumbai-based Sanjiv Aggarwal and Shomik Mukherjee, and Beijing-based Tao Sun and Dong Zhong have been promoted to partners at the firm.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Terra Firma to lose IR head

Veteran fundraiser Michael Hewett plans to leave the embattled firm, whose future is contingent upon deftly deploying Fund III’s €2.4bn of remaining dry powder.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

HPEA completes spin-out, re-emerges as Headland

The management buyout of HSBC Private Equity (Asia) completed Tuesday. Some 16 professionals have joined new firm Headland Capital Partners.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Snow Phipps hires ADP’s Langdon

The New York-based mid-market firm has hired former president of ADP’s major account services, Campbell Langdon, as an operating partner.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Wilshire hires PE veteran in Australia

Wilshire Associates’ private markets unit has named Gary Gabriel as a managing director and head of the firm’s Canberra, Australia office.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Former TriCycle CEO joins Avista

Arthur Zuckerman, the former chief executive officer of consultant The TriCycle Group, has joined Avista as partner and chief operating officer.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CIC sets up shop in Hong Kong

The $300bn Chinese sovereign wealth fund has set up a Hong Kong subsidiary to expand its investment overseas.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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