Private Equity

East Asia

Standard Chartered invests $35m in Chinese developer

UK bank Standard Chartered continues to invest in Chinese property developers with a $35m investment in Beijing-based Sino Ocean Real Estate Development.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Cognetas in second deal this week

Cognetas, a European private equity firm, has completed its second deal this week with the sale of an aluminium manufacturer to a consortium for €430 million.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Kirkland opens first Asian office in Hong Kong(2)

Kirkland & Ellis, a law firm, has picked Hong Kong to make its foray into Asia as China is where the firm’s private equity clients are most active.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Standard Chartered Private Equity buys minority stake in Wilmar

Standard Chartered Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Singapore-listed Wilmar Holdings, a large palm oil business group with operations in Malaysia and Indonesia.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Kirkland opens first Asian office in Hong Kong

Kirkland & Ellis, a law firm, has picked Hong Kong to make its foray into Asia as China is where the firm’s private equity clients are most active.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Ripplewood and Videocon to acquire Daewoo Electronics

Ripplewood Holdings, a US private equity firm, and Videoncon Industries, an Indian strategic partner, have won the race to acquire Korea’s Daewoo Electronics in a transaction worth a reported $700 million.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

CVC completes Chinese MBO

CVC Asia Pacific has reportedly paid $100m in the management buyout of Chinese flooring products company Plantation Timber Products.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Littlejohn sells French chemicals company to AXA for €130

Eliokem, a Paris-based manufacturer of niche specialty chemicals, will be exited to AXA Private Equity.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

MBK and TPG-Newbridge to compete for China Networks

Two private equity firms have been shortlisted from an original list of six that included Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs to compete for the acquisition of China Networks Systems, a Taiwanese cable TV operator.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Harrah’s gets $15bn buyout offer

The bid by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific for the Las Vegas-based casino giant could mark one of the year’s largest buyouts.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

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