Asia-Pacific

Bear Stearns latest to launch private exchange(2)

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

Carlyle assembles Asia leveraged finance team(3)

The Carlyle Group has made three senior hires into its recently-formed Asia leveraged finance team. The division, which is based in Hong Kong, is headed by Eric Mason who joined the buyout group in May from JP Morgan.

CITIC Capital teams up with Bright Food in new fund venture(4)

CITIC Capital has teamed up with an affiliate company, Shanghai-based Bright Food Group, to set up a $250 million private equity fund aimed at China’s food industry.

Olympus invests $28m in Chinese cement

Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has invested $28 million in a joint venture established with China-listed cement producer Sichuan Golden Summit.

China-Singapore investment fund underway(3)

China is reportedly close to approving the launch of a Singapore-China private equity fund that aims at boosting investments at Suzhou Industrial Park.

China’s $200bn fund to take more buyout stakes(2)

The vice chairman of China’s central bank, which has close ties to the state-sponsored fund that committed $3 billion to The Blackstone Group’s initial public offering, has reportedly said that the vehicle will commit more funds to the asset class.

IFC mulls $100m commitment to $5bn India fund(2)

The private sector arm of the World Bank may join Blackstone and Citi in contributing to a $5 billion Indian infrastructure fund.

CITIC Capital teams up with Bright Food in new fund venture(3)

CITIC Capital has teamed up with an affiliate company, Shanghai-based Bright Food Group, to set up a $250 million private equity fund aimed at China’s food industry.

CVC Asia Pacific invests $225m in China-listed bottle maker

CVC Asia Pacific has spent $225 million to acquire shares in a bottle maker in the largest private equity investment in tradable A-shares of a China-listed company.

China’s $200bn fund to take more buyout stakes

The vice chairman of China’s central bank, which has close ties to the state-sponsored fund that committed $3 billion to The Blackstone Group’s initial public offering, has reportedly said that the vehicle will commit more funds to the asset class.