Private Equity
The firm’s president and COO Tony James said the fund would reach $12.5bn for its final close, lower than its original $20bn target.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Asian private equity funds compare favourably with global funds across certain parameters such as management fee-offsets and distribution waterfalls.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Fubon, which is partnering with China Development Bank and the Fujian provincial government, will reportedly raise RMB5bn for the fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Hony Capital, CITIC Private Equity Funds Management and Sequoia Capital China have acquired a minority stake in HappiGo, the television commerce arm of Hunan-based Golden Eagle Broadcasting System.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Fresh from a record-breaking fundraise, CITIC Private Equity Fund Management’s Wu Yibing explains the success of the firm’s maiden fund and talks about the need for the private equity to build itself a good reputation in China.
7 min read · 05 January 2013
A recent survey found most LPs plan to increase emerging market commitments, from which most expect net annual returns of more than 16%.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Jean-Paul Gauzes, the rapporteur for AIFM, has suggested a way of replacing the controversial third-country rules.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
We present a quick guide to the firms – and the private equity stars behind them – making waves in the Chinese private equity industry.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of Chapdelaine is the Hong Kong-based private equity start-up’s first since buying AIG's Nan Shan Insurance and will be a platform to build a global brokerage business.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Thayer will buy $307m for Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. IHR shareholders have yet to vote on the plans.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
