Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo(3)

The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

DIC picks up Almatis, UBS underwrites $1bn(3)

Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Istithmar opens Shanghai office(2)

Dubai investment group Istithmar has opened an office in Shanghai; it is the firm’s first office outside of the United Arab Emirates.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

ECP buys $15.2m stake in African gold mine

Emerging Capital Partners has made its fourth investment in the African mining sector with the acquisition of a 16 percent stake in gold producer Central African Gold.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Canaan closes $650m venture fund

The US firm’s eighth fund will continue its 20-year investment strategy, targeting early-stage tech and healthcare companies, with an increased focus on Israeli and Indian deals.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Catterton to pay $267m for specialty retailer Restoration Hardware(2)

US retailer Restoration Hardware has agreed to a $267 million buyout by consumer-focussed private equity firm Catterton Partners.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Chinese advertising firm in record $83m financing round

Goldman Sachs, Sequoia China, Farrallon and New Horizon are among the firms that have contributed $83 million in ‘strategic equity’ for Skyflying Media, a record financing round for China’s outdoor advertising sector.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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2 min read · 04 January 2013

CVC in $750m Taiwanese window deal(4)

CVC Asia Pacific added a $200 million mainland blind manufacturing business to its basket before closing the $750 million deal for shutter manufacturer Nien Made.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Orchid Asia closes $420m fund

Two years after closing a $180 million fund shy of its target, the Hong Kong-headquartered firm’s fourth fund has closed above target at its hard cap.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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