Private Equity

East Asia

LGT opens first China office in Beijing

The firm will build a local team over the next 12-18 months, with the new presence serving as a hub for due diligence and portfolio management.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

China regulators clash on PE registration

Just a month after the CSRC released its own private equity fund registration policy for public comment, the NDRC has come up with its own competing registration requirements.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

China distressed fund raises $303m

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 · 21 September 2013

Creador targets $200m with Fund II

Led by Brahmal Vasudevan, the firm will launch its next vehicle with an increased focus on Southeast Asia.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Indonesia's consumer sector ripe for growth

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 · 21 September 2013

PEI Asia Forum: Secondary growth will be slow

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 · 21 September 2013

Iwakaze’s cross-border work bearing fruit

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 · 21 September 2013

StanChart invests in China retail

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 · 21 September 2013

Lunar Capital boosts its operations team

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 · 21 September 2013

PEI Asia Forum: Valuations ‘really matter’

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 · 21 September 2013

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