Private Equity
The sovereign fund, which already owns a portion of Blackstone's management company, will reportedly pay $258m for new shares in the Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
This is Shanghai-listed China Pacific Insurance's second attempt to list in Hong Kong after its plans to reportedly raise more than $4bn last year was scuppered by weak markets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The capital injection will be used by Zhaoheng Hydropower to develop and acquire small- and medium-sized hydro assets in China. This is Olympus' fifth investment in Asia's renewable energy and environmental services sector.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Seoul-based firm has closed the largest Asia-focused fund to date this year, but fell short of its reported initial target range of $2.5bn to $3bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The debut fund from the China-focused private equity firm will invest in the technology, clean-tech, media and consumer sectors.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Norwest Venture Partners has led a $17.4m Series B round of funding for Borqs, a Chinese developer and integrator of mobile software applications.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A Bank of China subsidiary is reportedly setting up an RMB-denominated private equity fund focused on China’s media industry.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Guy Hands-led firm is one of several investors interested in PD Ports, the UK port operator owned by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure. CVC, HgCapital, Carlyle and Star Capital are also reportedly interested in the asset.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
eHi Car Rental will use the funding from three venture firms to scale up its operations.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The reported co-investment in China Mengniu Dairy Company alongside China-backed COFCO marks the second private equity investment in a Chinese dairy firm in as many months.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
