Tag: private equity

The US private investment firm seeks to ramp up investments in Asia's media and entertainment industries.
By Yvonne Chan | 3 February 2012
The Hong Kong-based private equity firm tentatively plans to raise up to $300 million for its third mainland-focused fund.
By Yvonne Chan | 20 January 2012
The firm has delayed the final close on its pan-Asia private equity vehicle due to European sovereign debt woes.
By Yvonne Chan | 14 December 2011
The country's National Development and Reform Commission is requiring private equity firms to file with regulatory bodies and provide annual reports.
By Leanne Wang | 14 December 2011
Investors from the US and Greater China will contribute the bulk of capital inflows to Asian PE funds, finds Ernst & Young in its first Asia-Pacific private equity survey.
By Yvonne Chan | 8 December 2011
Deal activity is expected to rise, although doubts cloud fundraising efforts, according to a Grant Thornton study.
By Yvonne Chan | 18 November 2011
Thresholds for managed account mandates are falling as investor demand rises, says JP Morgan.
By Yvonne Chan | 2 November 2011
A build-out of its regional distressed assets team is to come as the private equity firm puts greater focus on China.
By Yvonne Chan | 26 October 2011
The $50 billion savings fund requests pitches in by October 31 to allocate a minimum of $30 million to a secondary private-equity fund.
By Dr Insup Lee | 24 October 2011
Preqin’s latest Asia-Pacific private equity report discloses the top performers and biggest fish in Asian private equity.
By Simon Osborne | 19 October 2011
Rapid expansion into alternative asset management and futures by brokerages with limited experience in these segments is expected to present a plethora of advisory opportunities.
By Leigh Powell | 15 September 2011
The new platform is focused on alternatives funds across Asia, with China its main long-term target, and will ultimately service traditional fund clients.
By Yvonne Chan | 25 July 2011
The number of private-wealth investors buying Chinese private-equity assets is rising fast, but their capital and expertise is still limited, says consultancy Zero2IPO.
By Leanne Wang | 22 July 2011
The hire of Credit Suisse veteran Paul Su comes as private-equity firm 3i gets the green light to make renminbi investments locally in China.
By Yvonne Chan | 21 July 2011
Law firm Jones Day notes a new trend for locally raised mainland China private-equity funds to acquire overseas assets.
By Joe Marsh | 20 July 2011
Pensions are raising allocations to alternatives, with investments in Asia accounting for a fast-growing proportion of assets, says a Towers Watson survey.
By Yvonne Chan | 12 July 2011
Carol Hall joins from Walkers to oversee the regional build-out of alternatives services.
By Yvonne Chan | 30 June 2011
Samena Capital’s collective of entrepreneurs from Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia have pitched in over $350 million, but seek other investors to boost scale.
By Jame DiBiasio | 9 June 2011
Risk specialist Matthew Cartwright is planning an Asian distressed debt hedge fund, according to sources.
By Yvonne Chan | 30 May 2011
A group of some of China’s most experienced private-equity and venture-capital investors say the best years are yet to come.
By Jame DiBiasio | 27 May 2011
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Asian Investor Magazine
AsianInvestor
February, 2012