Private Equity
The London-based law firm has restructured its private equity team following the departure of two senior executives. James Grimwood has been appointed as head of the PE sector team.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Former Och-Ziff China head Frank Yu's firm in 2010 beat 20 bidders to buy of one of China's largest water treatment companies. Now, Standard Water is at the centre of an accounting scandal.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Frank Tang-led firm has hit the hard-cap for Fund II, with commitments from LPs including the WSIB, CPPIB and OTPP.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Restructuring in Asia has helped the UK-based firm reduce losses, though net debt is still high.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Four partners from the firm's Singapore office will move to Beijing, as AXA Private Equity aims to find synergies with local companies for its European portfolio.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Providence Equity Partners has revealed it will exit an online video platform in a sale to Baidu, just after the US-based private equity firm opened a Beijing office.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Most GPs believe Indonesia will present the best growth opportunities for private equity firms, while interest in China and India fades.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Founded in 2009 by senior members of the Lehman Brothers Asia special situations group, SSG's latest pan-Asian vehicle was oversubscribed and has now deployed around one-third of its capital.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Advent International has wrapped up fundraising for its latest global buyout vehicle, which came in at €8.5bn.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
