Private Equity
Texas Pacific Group and its Asian affiliate Newbridge Capital have poached General Electric veteran Steven Schneider to serve as a Hong Kong-based operating partner for both firms.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Chicago-based Lincoln Partners and Frankfurt’s Peters Associates have merged to create a global investment bank focused on the mid market. The deal is said to be just the first step in the combined firm’s international initiative.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank has paid $70 million for a 45 percent stake in Megabox Cineplex.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Texas Pacific Group affiliates are teaming up to acquire a minority stake in Richard Li’s PCRD.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Michael Kim, the former co-head of Asian buyouts at Carlyle Group, has quickly amassed $750 million of commitments for his spinout fund MBK Partners, according to a report.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Dresdner Bank has sold a second portfolio of real estate non-performing loans to Lone Star, which has teamed up with Merrill Lynch.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has tapped outgoing Flextronics CEO Michael Marks to join the firm. Marks’ hiring will coincide with the departures of long-time KKR execs Edward Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, who announced their intention to leave the firm in September.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The London-listed global private equity firm has stepped up its limited partner activities with a substantial investment in I2, a UK-based infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK venture capital firm is teaming up with Asian consultancy Intralink to provide its portfolio companies with expertise on the region.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The AIM-listed investment and merchant banking group is seeking to raise £50 million for a private equity fund focused on Chinese businesses.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
