Analysis
Vietnam: Diamond in the rough
In a country where private consumption is two thirds of GDP and 60% of the population is under 30 years old; and people are highly entrepreneurial, highly motivated and very excited about...
Southeast Asia |
10 Mar 2010 | 
Mining and metals: All that glitters
All that glitters may not be gold; but most metals are enjoying robust price growth, with rosy prospects for the longer term, say senior market observers.
Industrials |
10 Mar 2010 |
The Great Arbitrage
In this week's Editor's Viewpoint, Brent Nicklas of Lexington Partners shares a key strategic insight with Paul Mackintosh, AVCJ Managing Editor.
Funds |
10 Mar 2010 |
All smiles in Sydney as ANZ upbeat
The 2010 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Australia/New Zealand was perhaps one of the most upbeat financial conferences held since the end of 2007.
Australasia |
09 Mar 2010 |
Australia: Ripe for mezz
Australia is not what the global mezzanine debt industry might consider a stand-out market. Traditionally, equity and senior debt have always reigned supreme, and convertible bonds have been considered quite a sexy debt instrument.
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Australian market prospects: Clear roads ahead?
The convergence of a robust economy, a shortage of credit and the perceived retreat in public equity markets look likely to generate M&A and private equity deals; but for different reasons.
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Pantheon cites ‘ownership culture’ in sale to AMG
Pantheon Ventures, the London-headquartered international fund of funds manager, and longstanding pioneer of investment in Asian GPs, gave AVCJ some further insights into its recently-announced $775 million cash sale by Russell Investments to NYSE-listed...
Fund-of-funds |
24 Feb 2010 |
Australasia bounces back for buyouts
Post the financial crisis, Australia – and New Zealand – appears to be holding up well not just in macro terms, but also as one of the few havens left in the world for the kind of big private equity buyout almost as extinct as the Tasmanian tiger...
Australasia |
24 Feb 2010 |
CIC commits $1.5 billion to secondaries
China’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation (CIC), has forayed into the fast-developing secondary market by investing $1.5 billion in total in three specialist secondary funds in the West.
Funds |
23 Feb 2010 |
Morgan Stanley on track for KKR/TPG CICC exit
US private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and TPG Capital have emerged as the final bidders in the auction to take the 34.3% stake in China International Capital Corp (CICC), the nation’s largest investment bank, from Morgan Stanley...
Greater China |
23 Feb 2010 |
Unison resets controls, salaries
After the tragic incident last year when one of its former partners died just after an official investigation, Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital is planning to move forward by strengthening its internal control systems to prevent any misconduct by its...
North Asia |
23 Feb 2010 |
Australia’s varied markets
A kaleidoscope of factors make a market, and a country’s economy is much more than a simple stage on which activity plays out.
Australasia |
23 Feb 2010 |
Axis spinout may set trend in India
Axis Private Equity, led by MD and CEO Alok Gupta, has confirmed earlier Indian media reports that it is planning to spin out of backer and parent Axis Bank, by buying out its stake in the business.
South Asia |
10 Feb 2010 |
What’s in private equity for China?
A new EUCC/Bain & Co study makes some bold assertions re. private equity’s economic and social impact in China.
Greater China |
02 Feb 2010 |
China: Globalizing the RMB
While the rest of the world is struggling with recession, China is different.
Greater China |
02 Feb 2010 |
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Events
AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - Japan 2010
Japan Private Equity: Riding a new wave of confidence?
The eleventh annual installment of the series will examine what's really changing in Japan's approach to business, investment, and the rest of the world...
Date: April 21st-22nd 2010
Venue: ANA InterContinental, Tokyo
AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - China 2010
Chinese and foreign PE: on the dance floor or on a seesaw?
The Forum in Beijing will discuss how PEs and VCs in China will develop, and how LPs, GPs, corporations, entrepreneurs and service providers in this ecosystem should strategise proactively (or at least react tactfully!)...
Date: May 27th-28th 2010
Venue: Park Hyatt, Beijing
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