Private Equity
Carlyle Group, the Washington DC-based buyout house, is close to acquiring a 25 percent stake in China Pacific Life Insurance for around $400m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Florida distressed-buyout specialist has agreed to buy the performance fibers business of Honeywell as the manufacturing giant looks to divest its non-core assets.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
US private equity fund the Carlyle Group may be about to become the first firm to undertake a leveraged buyout in mainland China, according to a report.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The pan-Asia private equity firm has hired an ex-Goldman pro as a managing director and the former head of the Development Bank of Singapore as a senior advisor.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
HSBC Private Equity Asia, the Asian private equity arm of the HSBC Group, has posted a final closing of its third fund on US$700 million.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
London Asia, the London-based investment bank focused on China, has teamed up with New York investment group Global Emerging Markets, to launch a $200m private equity fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Germany's weakened economy remains difficult territory for financial sponsors to negotiate. Incumbents dig deep to come up with the goods. Is the hard work paying off, asks Philip Borel
10 min read · 30 December 2012
Asia's largest market heads the first quarter deal table amid overheating worries
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The US private equity firm has consolidated its position as a keen acquirer of distressed debt in Germany by picking up a €1.2bn bad loan portfolio from Dresdner Bank.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Permira and Private Equity Partners have acquired a 33 percent stake in an Italian tile manufacturer for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
