Private Equity
Asia's venture philanthropy investments have not yet been exited, but industry sources believe they are set to generate satisfactory returns.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Indonesia's natural resources story has been attractive to private equity, but focus is turning to consumer-related businesses, according to a panel of Indonesia specialists at PEI’s Asia forum in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Polaris Private Equity’s managing partner Jan Kühl talks to PEI about the investment climate in Scandinavia.
4 min read · 23 January 2014
Asia’s secondary market has been gradually growing for the past few years, but secondaries firms do not expect a large uptick in dealflow, delegates heard at the PEI Asia Forum.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Asia-focused private equity firm has moved into the lending business to provide non-private equity financing for mid-size companies, following similar moves by KKR and Adamas.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The private equity firm, led by a co-founder of Hony Capital, has launched a second fund and is raising money from US LPs.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The slowdown in Brazil’s economic growth – and a possible over-supply of capital – has led some to question whether the country is still a viable destination for private equity investment, writes Sam Sutton
7 min read · 23 January 2014
A lack of quick returns has made many China LPs think twice about committing to private equity funds, according to a Zero2IPO study.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Carlyle Group is considering opening an office in Jakarta to improve access to Southeast Asian markets, says COO Glenn Youngkin.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Affinity Equity has held a $1.4bn first close on its fourth fund, which is targeting $3.5bn, after only five months in market – having already secured some substantial re-ups.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
