Private Equity
Fresh from a record-breaking fundraise, CITIC Private Equity Fund Management’s Wu Yibing explains the success of the firm’s maiden fund and talks about the need for the private equity to build itself a good reputation in China.
7 min read · 05 January 2013
A recent survey found most LPs plan to increase emerging market commitments, from which most expect net annual returns of more than 16%.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Jean-Paul Gauzes, the rapporteur for AIFM, has suggested a way of replacing the controversial third-country rules.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
We present a quick guide to the firms – and the private equity stars behind them – making waves in the Chinese private equity industry.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of Chapdelaine is the Hong Kong-based private equity start-up’s first since buying AIG's Nan Shan Insurance and will be a platform to build a global brokerage business.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Thayer will buy $307m for Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. IHR shareholders have yet to vote on the plans.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A debate by ministers over stringent regulations for EU fund managers was temporarily cancelled following interventions by the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The president of CITIC Private Equity Funds Management says the lack of track record of private equity in China is the single biggest hurdle facing the development of a local LP base, above regulatory issues.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm is targeting commitments of between $500m and $800m as it follows up on the success of its recent record-breaking RMB fundraise.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Beijing-based private equity fund launched by former Goldman Sachs executives has reportedly made its first investment outside of China.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
