Private Equity
Limited partners are planning big increases in their exposure to Asian private equity, a preference primarily dictated by the continued attractiveness of China and India.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
General Electric will buy Lineage Power, whose business lines include power conversion systems for cloud computing, in a deal valued at $520m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Though it could potentially allow LPs access to China’s domestic private equity industry, LPs want to see the final details before celebrating.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Offshore LPs are giving a lukewarm reception to Shanghai’s Qualified Foreign LP programme until it is finalised.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The $750bn financial services company is seeding a China-focused private equity vehicle with Asian private investment house Fosun Group, which last year partnered with Carlyle on an RMB fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The measures leave many of the questions around foreign LP investment into RMB funds unanswered, but contain good news for foreign GPs managing RMB funds.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chinese capital has reportedly joined Shanghai in securing the necessary backing from China’s central government to launch a currency conversion programme for offshore LPs. Further detail on Shanghai’s QFLP scheme has also emerged.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Dhiraj Poddar will bring the Mumbai-based investment team at the US mid-market firm to four.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
It has been reported that China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has allowed the Shanghai government to greenlight the conversion of $3bn into RMB for investment into private equity funds. Whether this money will be treated as local capital still remains unclear.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Pying-Huan Wang has been hired to head infrastructure investments at Swiss-Asia Financial Services, which is preparing to launch its debut infrastructure vehicle.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
