Europe
Oz Future Fund, two others invest $576 million in new UK capital lender
Australian sovereign wealth fund the Future Fund, as well as Lord Rothschild and UK buyout leader Apax Partner’s founder Sir Ronald Cohen have together invested EUR450 million ($576 million)...
Expansion |
07 Sep 2010 | 
Wish you were here…
European nations may have deep historical ties with the Asia Pacific region, dating as far back as Marco Polo and Vasco da Gama, but European GPs have largely been late entrants to the region. European LPs, especially those with development capital mandates,...
Europe |
01 Sep 2010 |
Adveq's Wong leaves in Beijing
Darren Wong, MD of the Beijing office of leading Swiss-headquartered fund-of-funds Adveq Management, has left the firm, with Nils Rode, MD and Co-Head of Adveq's overall investment management practice, assuming management of Adveq's Asian funds business....
People |
23 Aug 2010 |
Korea's National Pension Fund buys Parisian shopping center
The National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) has acquired 51% stake in the O'Parinor, a shopping center in the Parisian suburb of Île-de-France, from London Stock Exchange Listed realtor Hammerson LLC.
Real estate |
20 Aug 2010 |
New regulations in Europe: the perils of painting with a broad brush
While new alternative asset regulation in the US is more or less a done deal, the European attempt to accomplish the same remains stalled.
Regulation |
17 Aug 2010 |
Partners Group gets $100 million KIC real estate mandate
Korea Investment Corporation, the SWF that manages some $27 billion of assets for the Korean government and the Bank of Korea, has mandated around $100 million to Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group to seek investment opportunities in the private...
Portfolio management |
28 Jul 2010 |
Hands hands on for China
Guy Hands, high-profile chairman of UK buyout leader Terra Firma Capital Partners, has publicly said that his firm is looking for partners to enter the China market.
People |
28 Jul 2010 |
Temasek hires former UK business minister as consultant
Former British Minister for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise Baroness Shriti Vadera has been hired by Singaporean SWF Temasek Holdings as a consultant.
People |
06 Jul 2010 |
Ex-Unilever Banga joins CDR for operations
Manvinder (Vindi) Singh Banga, formerly Chairman and MD of Unilever in India and later Singapore-based President of its Foods, Home and Personal Care division, is set to join the London office of global buyout major Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR), as...
South Asia |
29 Jun 2010 |
LGT Crown Secondaries II high close part due to Asia
Alternative investment manager LGT Capital Partners has closed its second global secondaries fund, Crown Global Secondaries II plc (CGS II), after reaching total subscriptions of $1.2 billion – a figure that substantially surpasses its initial $750...
Fundraising | 29 Jun 2010
Fosun, A Capital co-invest Club Med
A Capital Asia, the Hong Kong-based private equity and financial advisory firm, has announced a PIPE co-investment with Fosun, China's largest privately-held conglomerate, in Euronext-listed Club Méditerranée (Club Med), with Fosun picking up a 7.1%...
Europe |
14 Jun 2010 |
Agnellis' Exor plans Asia private equity JV with Jardine, Rothschild
Exor SpA, the Italian industrial holding company controlled by the Agnelli family behind Fiat and other leading businesses, is planning a private equity joint venture with Jardine Matheson Holdings and private bank NM Rothschild & Sons, focusing primarily...
Europe |
11 Jun 2010 |
CLSA invests Norway with desalination company Aqualyng
CLSA Capital Partners has invested $8 million for a minority stake in Norwegian desalination company Aqualyng Holding, as part of the latter's efforts to raise $24 million of capital.
Investments |
09 Jun 2010 |
HSBC private equity units could spin out
HSBC could be on the verge of spinning off its private equity units, including HSBC Private Equity Asia and HSBC Asian Ventures, through a series of MBOs, following growing regulatory and financial industry pressure for major banks to shed such capabilities....
Financials |
07 Jun 2010 |
GIC emerges as final bidder for Grosvenor luxury hotel
Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) has emerged as one of the final contenders vying to acquire the Grosvenor House Hotel, owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC.
Real estate |
02 Jun 2010 |
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Jointly organised with the Shanghai International Private Equity Association (SHPEA), the CEIBS Lujiazui International Finance Research Center and the Shanghai Huangpu District People’s Government, the Forum aims to promote the development of the private equity industry in China by bringing together more than 400 senior government officials and domestic/international PE leaders with investment experience/aspirations in China.
Date: September 21st 2010
Venue: The Westin Bund Centre, Shanghai
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Since its launch more than two decades ago, the AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong—the cornerstone of AVCJ’s Private Equity and Venture Capital calendar of regional events–is the de facto nexus of the private equity industry in Asia.
Date: November 9th-12th 2010
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
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