Private Equity
The Chinese private equity firm has raised $990m for its second fund, exceeding the original target of $800m and the vehicle's $900m hard-cap.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A Capital’s managing partner André Loesekrug-Pietri tells PEI why the firm recently partnered with the Beijing government to launch an RMB3 billion (€317 million; $460 million) fund to support Chinese companies’ overseas expansion.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
How a still-emerging private equity firm in China is building an institutionalised investment platform right from the start.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US venture capital firm has raised a total of $650m for China- and India-dedicated funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has made another investment in China’s e-commerce sector, investing an undisclosed amount into apparel retailer Milanoo.com.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The China-focused technology investor has added three investment professionals for its current $200m vehicle. The firm is expected to complete two 'significant' investments before the end of the Q2 2011.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
BAML Capital Partners, which has been overseen by James Forbes, will become an independent firm and eventually raise third-party capital. Forbes will stay with BofA.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Speaking on the sidelines of the PEI Asia Forum in Hong Kong, Enrique Cuan, co-managing partner of placement firm Mercury Capital Advisors, says LPs aren't yet as adventurous as one might be led to believe.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Hony Capital's John Zhao, CITIC PE's Yibing Wu, FountainVest's Frank Tang and Morgan Creek's Jason Zhang debated whether RMB funds were crucial for China-focused managers at the PEI Asia Forum held in Hong Kong this week.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Paul Capital, HarbourVest, LGT and Axiom have committed around $400m to NewQuest Asia, the spin-out of Bank of America Merill Lynch Private Equity Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013