Buyout
From buyouts to asset managers
Emerging Asia is a key consideration as the global buyout firms diversify their product offerings to meet the needs of a changing market
Buyout |
03 Nov 2011 | 
Funds monetize Japan’s aging demographic
Japan may be the world second-largest economies but, by Asian standards, it is also one of the most mature. GDP growth is lackluster and the consumer market is pedestrian compared to those of the region’s emerging nations, which are still driven by...
Buyout |
27 Jul 2011 |
Korean financial plays are not for foreigners
The Woori and Mirae Asset Life Insurance deals are cause for hope, but foreign PE may still find life difficult
North Asia |
06 Jul 2011 |
The great India debate
Private equity investment deals in India may be tricky, expensive and atypical compared to the standard private equity model, but they are potentially lucrative and poised to become even more attractive.
South Asia |
07 Dec 2010 |
Australian private equity: Behind the numbers
Judging by current data, one might think that Australian private equity has seen the best of times become the not-quite-so-good times.
Australasia |
12 Oct 2010 |
Japan, a Catch-22?
While Japan's estimated GDP growth sits at just 2.6%, China is forecasted to hit 9.6% growth in 2010.
North Asia |
22 Jun 2010 |
Shan exits TPG for solo fund
Turnover at the top of TPG Capital in Hong Kong continues after the relocation of Dan Carroll, formerly Managing Partner with the firm in Hong Kong, to the West Coast.
People |
08 Jun 2010 |
Carlyle closes CAP III at $2.55 billion
The Carlyle Group has announced the close of its Carlyle Asia Partners III buyout fund at $2.55 billion, over 40% larger than the preceding $1.8 billion Carlyle Asia Partners II fund, though still below the $4 billion target that CAP III launched with...
Funds |
14 Apr 2010 |
Investindustrial brings Euro mid-market to Shanghai
Investindustrial Group, a Milan-headquartered mid-market buyout firm with over $2.6 billion under management and offices in Spain, Luxembourg, the UK and Switzerland, has announced the opening of an Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai.
Greater China |
13 Apr 2010 |
Mid-cap vs buyouts: may the best financing win
The year following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the global financial crisis was not a good one for Japan.
North Asia |
13 Apr 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 |
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 |
PEP powers up control
At first glance, Australian private equity major Pacific Equity Partners’ (PEP) determined takeover bid for Australian renewable energy company Energy Developments (ENE) – even though it has recently expanded its shareholding to more than 50% after...
Buyouts |
20 Jan 2010 |
China giants put their best fund forward
Amid unparalleled interest in the evolution of China’s domestic private equity environment, two major PRC financial institutions have announced progress in forming their own private equity funds.
Greater China |
16 Dec 2009 |
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