Private Equity
The Nordic firm has acquired Taiwan’s Gala TV alongside the company’s CEO Poa-Chuan Lin.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Equis Funds Group, which is targeting energy and infrastructure opportunities across Asia, is understood to be in the early stages of raising a debut fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Just two months after establishing an office in Seoul, the Swiss firm has made an undisclosed direct equity investment in Saehwa International Machinery.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Fundraising, M&A and exits bounced back last year from the lows of 2009, according to year-end statistics from research group Zero2IPO. But while VC reached new highs, PE has yet to return to peak levels.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Australian fund manager’s Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund has acquired its first asset in China through the purchase of a stake of just over 19% in Qujing Gas. The fund has also attracted $66m of new commitments and is targeting a final close in Q1 2011.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has two offices in China, but legal issues and a lack of financing make it hard to source deals in the country, says co-CEO Rodger Krouse.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Click here to download Infrastructure Investor's latest intelligence report, which outlines the opportunities awaiting investors in Africa, a fast-growing continent whose GDP matches China and Brazil.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The real estate division of Colonial First State Global Asset Management has started fundraising on an investment fund aimed at Australia's 'sub-regional' and 'neighbourhood' shopping centres.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pan-regional investor had been lined up to back the take-private of the Chinese electric motors maker, along with CEO Tianfu Yang. It will now only fund up to 10% of the management buyout.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The CEO and managing partner of FountainVest shares with PEI Asia his views on the trends witnessed in Chinese private equity in 2010 and his expectations for 2011.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
