Private Equity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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