Private Equity
The firm has named DS Brar, the former CEO of Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy, as a senior advisor weeks after naming a new director of KKR India.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
US buyout group TPG Capital has backed Nordic lender Saxo Bank, investing $560m in equity for a 30% stake, and providing an exit for private equity peer General Atlantic.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Fundraising by firms targeting emerging markets is accelerating, says trade body EMPEA, which predicts the total will reach $40bn by year end, almost double the $23.5bn raised in the whole of 2010.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The Australasian firms will sell Independent Liquor to Japan's Asahi Group - another example of Japanese firms expanding via cross-border M&A.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The global private equity firm’s second growth fund will split its investments between the US and Asia, focusing primarily on China and Southeast Asia.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
India's TV and entertainment sector has piqued the interest of two private equity firms in talks to acquire broadcaster Multi Screen Media.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Chinese insurers are reportedly gaining approval not just to invest in private equity funds, but also to raise them.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity interest in the shipping and port logistics sector is on the rise, with more than $2bn of recent deals suggesting firms are increasingly drawn to infrastructure-related assets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
In addition to the appointment of former Goldman Sachs banker Alan Chen (pictured) as head of China, the firm also named former Alix Partners director Christian Paul as portfolio director.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
After languishing for months, Boston-based ArcLight’s fifth fund appears to be on a marketing tear, having raised nearly $900m since May.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
