Private Equity
Israel's Infinity Equity has teamed again with China Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Venture Partners, this time to back a spin-out of Hong Kong-listed technology company Digital China Holdings.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The $72bn flagship company of Taiwanese financial services group Cathay Financial has become an LP for Blackstone's latest mega-fund. Andrew Kuo, an independent non-executive director at Cathay Financial, is vice chairman of Blackstone's Greater China operations and a managing director in its Hong Kong office.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
China's first wholly domestic private equity fund is reportedly in talks with Xugong to acquire a 45 percent stake in the construction equipment manufacturer. Carlyle's bid, agreed three years prior, failed to gain regulatory approvals and stirred opposition pertaining to foreign ownership of domestic assets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG, MBK Partners, Providence and Macquarie are reportedly among the firms that have made it through the first round of bidding for the media and telecommunications assets of Hong Kong-listed PCCW. Apax, Bain and Carlyle may also be second-round bidders.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Aureos' recent Sri Lankan deal highlights the island nation’s often overlooked investment opportunities, writes Cezary Podkul.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Greater China-focused affiliate of US private equity firm Clarity Partners is investing C$20 million in Canada’s Adaltis to fund the company’s expansion into the Chinese market.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets private equity firm has acquired Teknicast in what is its second management buyout in Malaysia's aluminium sector and third overall in the country.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
CITIC Capital and China’s National Social Security Fund will launch a yuan-denominated private equity fund to invest in state-owned enterprises and industrial sectors.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Venture capital investment in China reached its highest level in five years at $1.4bn, while India recorded its second highest quarterly total at $238m. Chinese information technology and Indian advertising proved the most appealing sectors, according to a Dow Jones study.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Less than a year after launching its China investment practice, Baird has hired Anthony Yan-Hong Siu to launch its investment banking activities in the region.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
