Private Equity
Asia Pacific’s most developed private equity market has comparatively fewer secondary transactions due to the country’s robust pension system.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
Shoreline Capital has raised $303 million for a China-focused special situations/distressed debt fund, almost twice the amount of its debut fund, but still below its $400 million target.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Led by Brahmal Vasudevan, the firm will launch its next vehicle with an increased focus on Southeast Asia.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Despite the PRC's slowing growth, China private equity funds remain popular with investors and are still the first port of call in Asia for North American LPs, industry sources say.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The VC arm of electronics giant Siemens has launched an RMB fund to invest directly in Chinese start-ups, taking advantage of the benefits given to corporations operating in the PRC.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The China-focused buyout firm has added two sector partners to its operations team, who will focus on making operational changes to the firm’s recent investments.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Capital flows into Asia reached a new $1.5bn peak over the last three months, a development welcomed by the region's private equity firms.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
GPs must prioritise getting reasonable valuations in Asia, with PIPE deals often limiting the ability to enter at good prices or influence businesses, according to speakers at PEI's Asia Forum.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Tokyo-based firm, led by former Ripplewood executive Kenji Ueda, has helped move two investments out of loss positions by bringing them into China.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The bank’s private equity arm has entered into a strategic agreement to acquire maternity and children’s clothing business Aiyingdao despite slowing growth in the country’s retail sector.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
