Private Equity
The results are in: Carlyle and Partners Group claimed top prizes in multiple categories, with groups including Apollo, Landmark, Actis, Navis and EQT also proving themselves as standout players.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Yasushi Ujioka, who has 17 years experience in the energy sector, has joined the Southeast Asia-focused clean energy fund just a few months ahead of its anticipated final close.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Funds targeting Asia underperformed in the first quarter compared to other geographies, largely due to changing China sentiment.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Brahmal Vasudevan-led firm has started fundraising for its second vehicle and has made its first exit from Fund I selling a partial stake in Malaysia’s OldTown White Coffee.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Entrepreneurs in emerging economies continue to favour bids from corporations over private equity firms, although in Asia this is changing as markets mature, according to an M&A report by Baker & McKenzie.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The government has increased the total amount of debt investment allowed from foreign investors to $51bn from just $1bn, a move likely to provide foreign private equity firms with attractive opportunities in India’s credit market.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Opportunities for credit and debt funds in Asia, particularly China, are expected to increase, according to ADM Capital.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
CDIB Capital has invested in a mainland furniture supplier after taking a stake in a duty-free retailer last month.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The Blackstone co-founder has donated $100m to create an endowment at Beijing's Tsinghua University. Advisors including Tony Blair, Henry Kissinger and Christine Lagard have signed on to the initiative, which aims to raise $300m.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Professor of finance at London Business School, Francesca Cornelli, believes more academic research in Asia is required to show how GPs can generate the best returns.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
