Portfolio Management
Navis-backed EKH bolts on Chinese depot operator
Eng Kong Holdings (EKH), the Singaporean container-services company owned by Navis Capital Partners, has acquired an 85% stake in Best China Development for S$14.3 million ($11.1 million)....
Southeast Asia |
05 Jan 2012 | 
Quadrant-backed Media Monitors bolts on China Clipping
Media Monitors, the media intelligence company owned by Quadrant Private Equity, has secured a bolt-on acquisition in the form of media monitoring firm China Clipping.
Expansion |
14 Dec 2011 |
Former CalPERS manager sets up legacy asset consultancy
A former senior portfolio manager at CalPERS has launched a company focused on helping institutional investors maximize value from non-core and underperforming legacy alternative investments.
Restructuring |
20 Sep 2011 |
INCJ to promote Japanese media content overseas
Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ), a public-private investment fund, has committed JPY6 billion ($80 million) to form a new media company called All Nippon Entertainment Works, which will promote Japanese content overseas.
Portfolio management |
16 Aug 2011 |
Terra Firma to open Beijing office
European private equity firm Terra Firma has received the regulatory green light to open a representative office in Beijing, marking its foray into Asia.
Greater China |
04 Aug 2011 |
Asia distressed assets: Off the radar
A decade ago, in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, the region’s distressed assets were all the rage as investors moved in for opportunities to turnaround businesses that were underfinanced or failing. With emerging economies now flourishing,...
Portfolio management | 03 Aug 2011
INCJ: Collaborator or competitor?
The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) has always divided opinion. The government-run entity, which operates with the support of local corporations, is intended to support new growth businesses.
Portfolio management |
03 Aug 2011 |
LPs drive change in private equity
A new survey shows recovering confidence in private equity, but LPs are becoming more selective about their investments.
LPs | 22 Jun 2011
Private equity-backed Apo Plus Station makes healthcare acquisition
Apo Plus Station, a portfolio company of Japanese private equity firm J-Star, has purchased a 40% stake in EBM, a clinical examinations specialist.
Portfolio management |
16 Jun 2011 |
Lazard seeks Asian partner for Australia's Unibic
Lazard is looking for Asian partners interested in buying a stake in Australian biscuit manufacturer Unibic. The private equity firm wants a strategic partner for its portfolio company who can help develop the business and increase exports to Asia.
Australasia |
15 Jun 2011 |
Unison Capital indirectly invest in Japan’s realty fund manager
Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital portfolio company MK Capital Management, a real estate asset management company based in Tokyo, has acquired 90% of Atlas Partners Japan Ltd. (APJ), another Japanese real estate fund manager for undisclosed sum.
Buyouts |
23 May 2011 |
J-Star ups stake in Apo Plus
Japanese private equity firm J-Star has increased its stake in Apo Plus Station K.K. (APS), a pharmaceutical-focused contract sales organization (CSO) in Tokyo which the firm already two-thirds owns. The size and value of the stake has not been disclosed....
Portfolio management |
17 May 2011 |
Carlyle group’s awareness of China investment risks
The Carlyle Group was reportedly having problematic issues with two of its portfolio companies, China Forestry, a Hong Kong-listed plantation operator and NASDAQ-listed China Agritech.
Restructuring |
06 May 2011 |
DRC Capital-backed Yumeshin to take over personnel agency
Private equity-backed Yumeshin Holding Co., an outsourcing service provider in the construction industry, will launch a tender offer for listed personnel agency Fullcast Technology.
Portfolio management |
11 Apr 2011 |
Mizuho Financial Group consolidates its affiliates
Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG), Japan’s second largest financial group, is to acquire the remaining shares it does not own in each of its affiliate companies - including Mizuho Trust Banking Co., Mizuho Securities Co., Mizuho Invester Securities Co.,...
Portfolio management |
17 Mar 2011 |
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