Private Equity
The JP Morgan Partners affiliate is aiming to announce a first closing of its new fund later this month, with current levels of demand indicating it will be significantly oversubscribed.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
In its largest transaction to date, the Nordic mid-market private equity firm has agreed to acquire a Swedish automation company for SEK1.2bn, the debut transaction from its latest fund.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
GSC Partners and Tishman Speyer have launched a Chinese real estate joint venture, marking GSC’s first move into real estate.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Orchid Asia, an early backer in Ctrip.com, has closed its latest China-focused venture fund, amassing $180m in commitments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Mayfield-affiliated Chinese venture group GSR Ventures has held a first close on its debut fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
While many private equity and real estate firms are investing in faraway locales like India and China, limited partners in the US are finding similar opportunities much closer to home – in Mexico. By Paul Fruchbom.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The two private equity giants have teamed with Haier Group, China’s largest maker of household appliances, in a $1.28 bid for Maytag, a struggling US maker of washing machines that already has a buyout deal inked with Ripplewood Holdings.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Texas Pacific Group and its Asian affiliate Newbridge Capital have poached General Electric veteran Steven Schneider to serve as a Hong Kong-based operating partner for both firms.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Chicago-based Lincoln Partners and Frankfurt’s Peters Associates have merged to create a global investment bank focused on the mid market. The deal is said to be just the first step in the combined firm’s international initiative.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank has paid $70 million for a 45 percent stake in Megabox Cineplex.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
