Private Equity

East Asia

China fund makes splash with $110m debut deal

Former Och-Ziff China head Frank Yu's nascent firm beat 20 bidders including TPG to take control of one of China's largest water treatment companies.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: TPG, KKR eye Morgan Stanley's CICC stake

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the proposed sale of Morgan Stanley's 34.3% holding in China International Capital Corporation.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Morgan Stanley latest to launch RMB fund

The financial services firm will establish its headquarters for Chinese private equity investment in the city of Hangzhou.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Emerging markets 2010

Money is flowing into the emerging markets. But don’t be fooled: these economies can take it, writes Toby Mitchenall.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis promotes four to partner in Asia

Mumbai-based Sanjiv Aggarwal and Shomik Mukherjee, and Beijing-based Tao Sun and Dong Zhong have been promoted to partners at the firm.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Storm brewing in the West

A slew of new financial regulations and proposals from the US and Europe are extending their reach into Asia, potentially damaging international investment between the regions.

6 min read · 05 January 2013

Hopu leads $200m Asian Citrus deal

On the heels of reports Hopu planned to wind down, Fang Fenglei's firm has struck a deal with seven other investors including Temasek to back China's largest orange plantation.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle gets green light on Kbro sale

Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has finally got the go ahead to sell Taiwanese cable television operator Kbro to the country’s Tsai family in a deal worth around $1.19bn.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CDH-backed Syswin raises $67.2m through NYSE IPO

The Chinese private equity firm last year invested $30.5m in the real estate service provider for a 19% stake.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR reaches first close on China growth fund

The firm had raised $700m for its first ever country-specific fund by Q3 and anticipates launching its next global private equity fund ‘early next year’.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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