Private Equity
The jointly managed vehicle with Japanese financial heavyweight Sumitomo Trust & Banking is the second in a four- fund Asia strategy for the French insurance giant aimed at partnering with managers in each of its target countries.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment, made out of the firm's debut fund, will help Shanghai Insuring Polymer Materials boost its production capacity and develop its sales network in various Chinese cities.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Norwest Venture Partners' Fund XI is nearly double the size of its predecessor.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The China-focused private equity firm, set to open a Suzhou office early next year, is aiming for a final close on $200m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm's Asian growth capital business is backing the growth of Nantong Rainbow Heavy Industry and iTour.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Joe Zhou, founder and managing partner of Beijing-based Keytone Ventures, talks to PEI Asia about the close of the firm’s first fund and the specifics of early growth investment in China.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
But even as there are more managers seeking more money in the asset class than ever before, the weak fundraising environment is making it difficult for the 99 funds in market to reach their targets. Meanwhile, investors are demanding lower fees, closed-end fund structures and independent management teams, according to a survey by placement agent.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
PEI Asia asked some of the region’s leading private equity LPs to name their pick of the Asia Pacific region’s “first-time” funds. The results are the eight names listed on pages 16 and 17. While some of the people may be familiar, having already made their mark elsewhere in Asian private equity, the firms they run now are probably not – yet. They have had the toughest of challenges thrown at them, in the form of the economic downturn, but the expectation is that these eight firms will go on to establish themselves firmly in the bedrock of the Asian private equity industry. Reporting by Jenny Blinch, Siddharth Poddar and Yvette Choo
10 min read · 05 January 2013
The Kuwaiti investment firm’s first office in Asia aims to establish private equity vehicles and build closer ties with the Chinese government.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Cadol Cheung has established FUEL Capital to focus on Chinese cleantech and healthcare deals. The firm is reportedly raising a $100m fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
