Private Equity
Accel Partners’ Joe Schoendorf says the expansion of VC activity throughout the world has created a 24/7 venture environment in which investors are going after revolutionary advances that could change the world. Dave Keating reports.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
CDC Group, the UK government-backed fund of funds, has made a $20 million commitment to Lombard Asia III, an expansion capital fund that will focus on South Asia and Greater China.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Joseph Bae, head of KKR’s Asia investment team, said before a conference crowd he expects further growth in Asia’s private equity market, as larger transactions and international expansions become more commonplace.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Orchid Asia, a China-focused growth capital provider, has made three times its money in paper gains from the listing of a portfolio company in Hong Kong on 1 February.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity investors continue to increase their exposure to emerging markets – particularly China and India – resulting in a record fundraising year.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Bain Capital has partnered CBL & Associates, a US mall developer and owner, to invest in a Chinese mall operator and real estate developer based in Nanjing.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The world’s largest home improvement retailer is evaluating a sale, spin-off, or initial public offering of its $12bn revenue wholesale distribution business, HD Supply.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Cerberus Capital Management is planning to extend its Asia presence beyond Japan to China. A new office in Hong Kong is on the cards.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity is likely to have another big year backing technology buyouts in the UK, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, as trade buyers return elsewhere.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis has boosted its oil and gas operations in Africa and South East Asia with sector veteran Meb Somani, who has been hired as head of the division.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
