Private Equity
A recent CIRC regulation has kept Ping An Insurance from investing in two RMB funds.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The French VC firm has opened offices in Beijing and Tokyo aiming to capitalise on the growing cross-border trend between Europe and Asia.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
In Asia, more than half of the region had scores below the global average on Transparency International’s 2012 Corruptions Perception Index.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Having devoted much time and effort to China, Silicon Valley VCs are beginning to turn their attention to Asia’s other emerging giant. By Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Warburg Pincus has acquired a 20 percent stake in 7 Days, a budget hotel chain in China. The investment has been made from the firm’s first global real estate fund which closed on $1.2 billion in October.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
Starwood Capital’s Barry Sternlicht gets specific about the firm’s plans for India—which could include $500 million in investment in real estate on the subcontinent. By Aaron Lovell.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The New York-based private equity firm has further strengthened its presence in Asia by naming as senior advisors the president of Lenovo Group and the vice chairman of China Netcom Group.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Gilde Buy Out Partners is buying Groupe Novasep for €425 million, after materials business Rockwood Holding grew the company after a merger in 2004.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The US buyout firm has given Sir John Bond, the former group chairman of the UK’s largest bank, a role as special adviser to help develop its business, particularly in Asia.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
TPG Newbridge was the only private equity firm in the race to operate Philippines’ power grid, until The Carlyle Group reportedly joined a competing consortium.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
