Private Equity
Chinese investors continue to increase their offshore direct investments and will begin to target foreign private equity funds to diversify their portfolios, according to cross-border firm A Capital.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The Shanghai-based firm will pay $50m for Yonghong, a supplier of processed beef products, at a time when China’s food industry is mistrusted due to food safety scares.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
A mismatch in supply and demand has created big opportunities for credit and distressed lending in Asia, delegates heard at the PEI Global Alternatives Investment Forum in Tokyo.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The media-focused firm has closed its Hong Kong office and opened in Singapore, where there are more TMT opportunities than in Greater China, says director Sumeet Jaisinghani.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Sweden-based private equity firm has merged two of its vehicles to create a platform to expand businesses between Asia and Europe.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The initiative introduced by Chinese regulators to allow private equity players to buy and sell companies more easily will likely offer lower quality assets, according to industry sources.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Since 2011, the pan-regional firm has realised $800m, added 20 professionals and built an in-house team for operational value-added work, according to Jean Eric Salata, founding partner.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
US dollar fund managers in China believe that RMB funds offer less competition for deals than before, but finding high-quality companies to invest in is becoming more challenging, according to a Bain & Company survey.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The promotions come following a year in which Riverside completed a record 36 total acquisitions and 14 total exits.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
China is experiencing a continuous downward trend for the past four quarters across fundraising, investments and exits, despite a slight upsurge in the beginning of 2012, according to a recent study from Zero2IPO.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
