Private Equity
A new structure to allow foreign investors to access Chinese private equity funds may not be all it is cracked up to be
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has acquired a minority stake in Nobao Renewable Energy, a Shanghai-based energy efficiency technologies provider, marking its third transaction in China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Global private equity giants like Carlyle, Blackstone and KKR are testing new strategies in order to do private equity in China.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Under a pilot programme launched by the Shanghai government, qualified foreign limited partners will be able to commit up to 50% of one onshore fund’s capital. Beijing and Tianjin are also said to be awaiting approval for the same programme.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $3bn fundraising total includes a $300m separate account with the Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Peng Zhao, who replaces Linda Cai in Beijing, will work to increase direct investments in China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
After a lost year (or two), private equity activity has resumed once again in Australia. Exits, however, remain elusive. Jenny Blinch reports.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
Timothy Grady, the real estate veteran responsible for launching and growing Merrill Lynch’s private equity real estate platform in Asia, has joined Mark McGoldrick’s Mount Kellett Capital Management as a managing director.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The power struggle between GPs and LPs has escalated to a fever pitch in a recent court action involving a Bank of America Merrill Lynch real estate fund, writes Jenna Gottlieb.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
In his first in-depth interview since assuming the managing partner role, Hugh Langmuir explains why Cinven won’t be mimicking some of its large-cap peers.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
