Private Equity
The ex-vice chairman of Bear Stearns has reportedly left new parent JPMorgan to set up a private equity firm.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Liu Lefei will reportedly be the new chief executive of China’s first wholly domestic private equity fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York-based mid-market firm will purchase Fine Chemicals, which makes electrolytes for lithium ion batteries in Louisiana and China. Arsenal, currently investing its $500m second fund, opened a Shanghai office earlier this year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
What was expected to be a battle between Bain and Silver Lake for one of the largest-ever private equity deals in China has been put on hold. Huawei decided to halt the sale of its mobile phone unit, a division valued at $4bn, due to uncertain global market conditions.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm, which specialises in Israel and China, has made the ‘flagship deal’ of its ‘gaming cluster strategy’ by backing Oberon Media. Fellow Oberon backers include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Oak Investment Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The lower mid-market specialist and security infrastructure investor have teamed up to enlarge their portfolio company Gichner Systems Group by acquiring Charleston Marine Container, which makes logistic containers.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Dominique Senequier, speaking at a recent press lunch, listed ageing infrastructure, regulation and new services among the drivers of growing infrastructure investment needs in OECD countries. Developing Asian economies also face steep financing challenges but offer more attractive returns.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Pantheon, Adams Street and Morgan Creek are among the founding members of the Limited Partners Association of China, the country's second such group created this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Silicon Valley-based venture firm has rewarded several team members as it continues its expansion into alternative energies. The firm has focused more on alternative energies since its NEA XII fund closed on $2.5bn in 2006.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
An NEA-IndoUS-led syndicate is backing Connectiva, a US-based company that 'leverages the strengths of India' to provide solutions to the telecom industry.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
