Private Equity
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has invested $115 million in its first private equity transaction in China. It is the third for a $4 billion fund KKR has raised, its first Asia-dedicated investment vehicle.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.
2 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
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
China has reportedly approved four new private equity funds dedicated to high priority sectors, less than a year after launching its first private equity fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The new fund is just one of several regionally focussed vehicles Aureos Capital is in the midst of raising.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Global Emerging Markets Group and the Chinese government's investment arm are together raising a $1 billion fund to target mineral energy sources in the developing world.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Blackstone Group has taken a minority stake in a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Chemical Corporation, as it continues to build relations with the Chinese government.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The China-focussed venture firm has closed a second fund twice the size of its debut vehicle, just one year later.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
China has reportedly approved four new private equity funds dedicated to high priority sectors, less than a year after launching its first private equity fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
