Private Equity
With an eye on cross-border opportunities, AIM-listed China-focused merchant bank London Asia is expanding operations to Vietnam and Mongolia, and raising new country-dedicated funds.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Mark Richards, an 18-year veteran of Barclays, is the second hire in recent months for Actis following the appointment of former Microsoft India MD Rajiv Kaul.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Recent moves by the Chinese government on intellectual property rights and consumer spending have encouraged venture investors to dive into China’s software and internet sector. Dave Keating reports.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
Despite the possibility of a rival offer from a local business and delays in regulatory approval, Carlyle remains positive that its $375m offer for Chinese construction company Xugong will be the first majority acquisition of a Chinese state-owned enterprise by a private equity firm.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
As a recent spate of private equity fund closings and transactions makes clear, it’s not just the American public that is hooked on oil—institutional investors are junkies as well. By Paul Fruchbom.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Brentwood Associates will sell the consumer-product company to Carlyle after a hotly contested auction.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
With the addition of Ron Cao as partner at the Menlo Park-based venture firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners is positioning itself to tap early stage opportunities in China.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
In many parts of the world – emerging markets included – the growing demand for clean tech and alternative energy is sparking interest among private equity and venture capital funds. Judy Kuan reports.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
While groups like New York’s Avenue Capital are seeing distressed opportunities increasing around the world, China is currently grabbing most attention. Andy Thomson finds out why.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
The manager of the largest pan-Asian private equity fund is to acquire a 30 percent stake for a reported $623 million in China-listed Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
