East Asia

Goldman Sachs and Madrone check in to Hyatt(3)

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Madrone Capital Partners have paid $1 billion to take a minority stake in hotel group Global Hyatt Corporation, as its family owners prepare to split the business up.

Actis hires ex-GIC executive as China head(4)

Actis, the emerging market buyout investor, has hired Lim Meng Ann, a former China-based GIC Special Investment executive to head its China operations. Lim replaces Chin Bay Chong, who left Actis at the start of the year.

CVC in $750m Taiwanese window deal

CVC Asia Pacific added a $200 million mainland blind manufacturing business to its basket before closing the $750 million deal for shutter manufacturer Nien Made.

Report: US intelligence deems Bain buyout a national threat

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has reportedly found Bain Capital Partners’ $2.2 billion acquisition of 3Com a potential threat to security, due to involvement of a Chinese state-linked company.

Actis hires ex-GIC executive as China head(3)

Actis, the emerging market buyout investor, has hired Lim Meng Ann, a former China-based GIC Special Investment executive to head its China operations. Lim replaces Chin Bay Chong, who left Actis at the start of the year.

Longreach pursues buyout of Japan-listed Cybird

The Longreach Group is launching a ¥17.4 billion ($152 million) bid for Cybird Holdings in a move that would lead to the delisting of the Japanese mobile content provider from Jasdaq.

Actis hires ex-GIC executive as China head(2)

Actis, the emerging market buyout investor, has hired Lim Meng Ann, a former China-based GIC Special Investment executive to head its China operations. Lim replaces Chin Bay Chong, who left Actis at the start of the year.

EQT targets €1bn for infrastructure(3)

The Nordic group has told investors that it is planning to add yet another string to its bow, with the launch of a €1 billion infrastructure fund.

Report: Fang to set up $2bn fund with Temasek

Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities chairman Fang Fenglei will manage a $2 billion fund in partnership with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, in addition to the Chinese state-backed $677 million domestic fund he was revealed to be involved with earlier this week.

Carlyle backs schools in China(3)

The Carlyle Group has invested $20 million in a Chinese language institute to help it expand across the country.