Private Equity
Speaking on a World Economic Forum panel dedicated to sovereign funds, the Blackstone chairman and chief executive praised the funds and likened them to US state pensions as institutional investors.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Computer network company 3Com will be taken private by Bain Capital in partnership with Chinese networking group Huawei.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Adveq, the Swiss fund of funds, has opened its first Asian office at the same time as closing its debut fund for the region.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
One of mainland China’s four major banks will enter the private equity industry, providing fund management services for a new state-backed fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The head of European buyout firm Apax Partners, Martin Halusa, has visited China in an attempt to secure backing from the government’s sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Carlyle has hired international trade and policy expert David Marchick to provide in-house government affairs, regulatory and strategic advice to its fund managers.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
General Atlantic, the global growth equity firm, has continued its Asia push with three promotions to managing director in the region while also advancing staff in its US and Europe offices.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Emerging Capital Partners, in partnership with Truffle Capital, has acquired a third African mining company with its $53 million purchase of Morocco’s Compagnie Miniere de Touissit.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The head of European buyout firm Apax Partners, Martin Halusa, has visited China in an attempt to secure backing from the government’s sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Global Capital Management, a subsidiary of Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House, has held a first close on its MENA fund with more than $500 million in commitments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
