Private Equity

East Asia

Foreign firms ‘wait and see’ on new China rules

Take up of the pilot policy to allow foreign ‘equity investment management enterprises’ in the Shanghai New Pudong Area has been low.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone opens Chinese entity in Shanghai

The US private equity giant has officially launched its first RMB fund and signed an agreement with the state-backed Shanghai Lujiazui Financial Development Company.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Private equity in China: alternative no more

If recent developments in China are anything to go by, the asset class is bedding in nicely.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Chinese government allocates RMB270bn to infrastructure

The amount is close to the budgeted RMB368bn intended for infrastructure investment this year.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

China’s NDRC launches 20 venture funds

The state planning agency has launched the high-technology focused funds together with seven provincial governments. No financial details were disclosed.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Olympus raises $250m for cleantech fund

Asia Environmental Partners, which invests in renewable energy and environmental services companies regionally, is Olympus Capital’s first fund targeting this sector.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Baring Asia invests $135m in Chinese candy

China's developing sweet tooth is the rationale behind the firm's latest deal - the purchase of a stake in Singapore-listed Hsu Fu Chi International.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: NSSF to boost private equity investment in 2010

Assets under management at China’s National Social Security Fund are predicted to rise to RMB1trn in 2010, meaning its 10% allocation to private equity will stretch to RMB1bn.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Affinity closes $200m Chinese cleantech deal

The firm's second deal in China is for Beijing Leader & Harvest Electric Technologies, which manufactures energy saving devices.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

GIH replaces head of alternatives

Rajiv Nakani will lead the Kuwaiti government-backed firm’s alternative asset management arm.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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