Private Equity
The former Amadeus Capital partner has signed on with the general partners of IDG Ventures’ $100m European fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Singapore-based CapitaLand’s interest in China’s real estate sector has evolved but remains unabated, as evidenced by the firm’s recent fundraising.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The former head of Carlyle Group’s Asian business has poached five Carlyle executives to set up his own $1.5bn buyout fund for the region.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
China Gas, the Hong Kong-listed piped gas distributor, has pulled in financing from foreign investment groups to develop natural gas projects in China.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Michael Kim, the former co-head of Asian buyouts at The Carlyle Group who quit the Washington DC-based firm earlier this year, has launched new private equity firm MBK Partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US buyout outfit has completed what is believed to be the first acquisition of a controlling interest in a former Chinese state-owned enterprise by a private equity firm.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Mid-market investor HgCapital has agreed to sell FTE Automotive, a clutch-making business, to PAI Partners for €370 million, generating a profit of €145 million.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Goldman Sachs has entered final-stage talks to acquire a €2bn portfolio of bad loans from German bank Delmora, beating off competition from Lone Star and Lehman Brothers.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Anil Ahuja, formerly head of India investments for JP Morgan, has joined the global private equity firm as it makes further inroads into Asia.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Investors in Doughty Hanson’s latest fund are celebrating a lucrative recapitalisation of portfolio company Saft.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
