Private Equity
CDIB Capital has invested in Dubai-based Flemingo International, aiming to help bring the duty-free retailer into China.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Venture capital firms invested significantly less capital in China and India during 2012, although activity is expected to rebound in 2013, according to an E&Y report.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The preference of pension funds for income-generating investments, as well as some cultural differences, shape their allocations to private equity.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Almost half of the transactions announced in 2012 involving listed Chinese companies privatised by PE firms have closed.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
China’s regulators have yet to approve implementing details for the Qianhai currency hub, where resident firms can take advantage of liberalised cross-border RMB transactions.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
European venture has disappointed investors for a decade. But many believe the prospects for this segment of the market have never been better – and funding is starting to concentrate around a few managers who seem to have the models to take advantage. Accel Partners’ European arm, which has just closed a $475m fund, is emerging as one of the best of its breed – and in Sonali De Rycker, it boasts a partner described in some quarters as ‘the best VC in Europe’. James Taylor went to meet her, to ask why LPs should believe that this time will be different...
10 min read · 20 September 2013
In an era where investors are increasingly focused on experience and track record, it’s arguably never been harder to raise a debut fund. Yet some groups are managing to buck the trend.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Long shunned as uninspiring, Japan is getting a second look from global firms and LPs – thanks partly to its underperforming neighbours.
8 min read · 20 September 2013
Is the higher level of commitments from North American LPs to Cinven’s new fund good news for other European GPs still on the road? Not necessarily, writes Yolanda Bobeldijk
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The concept of venture philanthropy is still new in Asia – but one leading private equity professional believes it will catch on.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
