Private Equity
The Blackstone Group is poised to add to its Asian office network with a branch in Beijing, the political and administrative seat of the Chinese government.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The China-focussed venture capital firm has raised its second fund and expanded its investment team in the country.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s $1.1bn infrastructure fund has done its second deal and joined the growing trend of private equity firms targeting the logistics space.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Canadian pension has been hit by turbulence in the public equities and REIT markets, but its alternatives fared well in 2007, with infrastructure leading the way.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The chairman of the New York-based alternative asset manager said the firm is building an operating team in China and downplayed problems with its Chrysler and GMAC deals.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The firm has hired Aaron Nieman to build an event-driven hedge fund platform targeting the Asia-Pacific region.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The captive infrastructure firm of the US bank has closed its latest fund, which has already made more than $1bn of investments. More than 100 employees of the bank invested.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Jean Eric Salata, the Asian firm’s chief executive, said investor demand had been particularly strong because of its low-leverage growth focus.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
In a significant move by the Chinese government, the country's National Social Security Fund has been allowed to invest in non state-backed domestic private equity funds.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group is expected to make significant investments in Shandong Province, China’s second-most productive in terms of economic output.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
