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General Atlantic hires Warburg, McKinsey pros for Asian push(3)

General Atlantic has added to its Hong Kong and Mumbai teams with the new hires of Jeff Leng and Ranjit Pandit.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

MBK Partners signs first deal in Japan(2)

MBK Partners in its second deal this week has beaten two local private equity firms to seal its first deal in Japan, investing ¥71 billion in Yayoi, a business software unit of internet service provider Livedoor.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Bear Stearns latest to launch private exchange(3)

Bear Stearns has created a private trading platform, which will bring the total number of such private US exchanges to four.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Permira turns sights on gaming growth in China

The global buyout group, whose name means "surprisingly different", has made its first investment in China taking a non-control stake in Galaxy, a casino operator, to fund an ambitious programme of property development and expansion.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

EQT rebuilds in Finland(3)

The Nordic buyout firm is overhauling its senior deal team in Finland, where it has not made an investment since 2005.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

EQT targets €1bn for infrastructure

The Nordic group has told investors that it is planning to add yet another string to its bow, with the launch of a €1 billion infrastructure fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Ussher welcomes sovereign funds to London

The UK City Minister has said she is inviting the Chinese government’s sovereign fund to London. The funds continue on a path towards respectability after Sir David Walker persuaded the Qatar Investment Authority to sign up to his proposals on disclosure and transparency.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

General Atlantic hires Warburg, McKinsey pros for Asian push(2)

General Atlantic has added to its Hong Kong and Mumbai teams with the new hires of Jeff Leng and Ranjit Pandit.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

MBK Partners signs first deal in Japan

MBK Partners in its second deal this week has beaten two local private equity firms to seal its first deal in Japan, investing ¥71 billion in Yayoi, a business software unit of internet service provider Livedoor.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Sequoia drops Yale after refusal to invest in Asian funds

Yale University has reportedly said that Sequoia severed its relationship with the $18 billion endowment after it declined to invest in some of the firm’s newer, Asian vehicles.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

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