Private Equity
First Round went to Beijing once. It’s fair to say that it wasn’t for the sea air. Even a few years back, the Chinese capital seemed to have a growing problem with pollution; now, apparently, it is (to use the official US term) “crazy bad”. But never fear, Beijing: private equity will save you...
2 min read · 21 September 2013
High prices and excessive borrowing from the country’s banks are some factors keeping the mainland property market in increasingly precarious 'bubble territory', according to Business Monitor International (BMI).
3 min read · 21 September 2013
David Jacobs, Deutsche Bank's former global consumer group head, will be responsible for sourcing acquisitions of private equity and corporate portfolios in North America.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Nebraska Investment Council stuck to its strategy with a $25m re-up to Wayzata Opportunities Fund III, which is targeting $2.5bn for distressed debt.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
The firms will each invest $50m in Texas-based oil and gas company Titan River Energy alongside the company’s management team.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The transatlantic firm has acquired the bakery supplies business of Dutch group CSM, less than a year after closing a €1.1bn fund.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Mid-market fundraising remained flat last year, with low levels of realisations impacting new allocations to the asset class, according to a study by placement firm Acanthus.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
The Toronto-based pension plan generated an overall return of 17.1% last year, HOOPP’s highest return in a decade.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
