Private Equity
Milan-based mid-market firm Cape Natixis and Helio Partners, a Roman photovoltaic park investor and developer, plan to capitalise on Italy’s sunshine and lack of solar power plants. Their joint fund hopes to build the world’s largest photovoltaic power plant in Southern Italy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment bank’s Asian private equity arm has agreed a ¥15.5bn take private, the first Japanese deal from its latest fund. At the same time the bank is reportedly seeking more investment from CIC.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity investments in China for the month of August decreased by as much as 72 percent from July, in what is likely a reflection of slowdown in business activity during the Beijing Olympics.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges will make it easier for private equity firms to exit their Chinese investments. Backers of portfolio companies that have gone public will now only have to wait one year instead of three years to sell stakes.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The three buyout firms are reportedly seeking to acquire a 10 percent stake in the Korean life insurance company that could value the enterprise at more than $7.5bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Confronting an increasingly overweighted private equity portfolio, CalPERS has made $920m in commitments to four private equity funds. Last week, fellow pension giant CalSTRS addressed the denominator effect while disclosing more than $1bn in fresh commitments.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A blank cheque company sponsored by a Japanese consortium has agreed to acquire Senoko Power from the sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The financial services private equity firm is working with China's sovereign wealth fund and the major US bank on a joint bid, according to a report from the Financial Times.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The US firm is targeting $100m for its first Asian fund. Unlike other fund managers with grand expansion plans for Asia, Riverside is staying away from India and China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Two weeks after making an indicative offer for shares of the Hong Kong watch company, CVC Asia Pacific has pulled out. Meanwhile Peace Mark has received another offer from an undisclosed investor.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
