Articles by Christina Kautzky
AVCJ India report shows PE making strides
The themes common to any discussion on Indian private equity are still there today, but instead of debate, the 2011 AVCJ India Private Equity and Venture Capital report showed steady progress and lessons learned. PIPEs are down by nearly two-thirds –...
GS and Everstone to laurnch NBFC in India – reports
US banking giant Goldman Sachs, Everstone Capital, Ashmore Group and several other funds have linked up to establish a non-banking finance company (NBFC) in India, according to reports.
CapAsia goes to Pakistan for wind energy
CapAsia, a joint venture private equity fund manager between CIMB Group and Standard Bank Group, has announced a $20.5 million investment into two wind parks in Pakistan. The capital will be deployed from its Islamic Infrastructure Fund (IIF). The assets...
The Australian visionary
The Executive Chairman of CHAMP talks about why a focus on fees is short-sighted, why a return to traditional benchmarking is needed, and why the future of venture capital is bright
AXA buys CBs in China funeral services company
AXA Direct Asia II, LP, has announced in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, that it will pay $12.5 million to subscribe to zero coupon convertible bonds of Sage International, a Chinese company engaged in funeral services. The bonds can be converted...
Archer tops up dairy acquisitions
Private equity buyout firm Archer Capital, which owns a majority stake in DairyWest, has acquired West N Fresh Premium yoghurt business from Lee and Paul Hayes. The company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Brownes, which DairyWest also acquired...
CapAsia invests in renewable energy in Pakistan
CapAsia, a joint venture private equity fund manager between CIMB Group and Standard Bank Group, has announced a $20.5 million investment into two wind parks in Pakistan. The capital will be deployed from its Islamic Infrastructure Fund (IIF). The assets...
MIVCC sees both side of Oz VC
The Melbourne International Venture Capital Conference (MIVCC) held on March 8 as a joint venture between AVCJ and the Victoria government, brought together venture firms from across Australia, domestic LPs and government representatives to explore the...
Carlyle a partner in $5 billion Chinese shipbuilder company
In a significant departure from the private equity model, US-based megafund The Carlyle Group is part of a consortium starting up a Chinese shipping company that will capitalize on the “desire among Chinese [SOEs] to control the ships that transport their...
Sequoia exits Chinese retailers to SINA
A statement by SINA, one of China’s largest online media and mobile companies, has confirmed that the group and its parent company, DongXiang, are purchasing approximately 19% of the share capital of Nasdaq-listed Mecox Lane, an online retailer of clothing...
Deal making Down Under
The 8th Annual AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum in Sydney brought together optimists, skeptics, GPs, LPs and the industry that makes Austrasia a hotbed of private investment activity
Fundraising – a game changed
Whether investors are intensely focused on emerging markets, just more reticent to commit capital generally, or simply waiting for more economic certainty, there is no question that fundraising for Australian funds will continue to be difficult. In speaking...
Market truths with a smile
At the recent AVCJ Forum in Sydney, the Founder and Chairman of Principle Advisory Services Les Fallick spoke candidly about challenges, opportunities and why Australia’s “no bullsh*t” culture is good for investors
Distressed in Australia on the rise for 2012-2013
Often unrecognized next to its buyout counterparts, a panel of leading Australian distressed investors are bullish on the prospects for a broad range of debt opportunities coming up in the next few years.
True mid-market deals aplenty in Oz
“There has never been a better time to grab market share than now,” said Craig Cartner, Partner, Archer Capital, of the opportunity set in Australia. During a panel on growth drivers in the mid-market, the panellists discussed the true definition of the...
2010 and 2011 record years for secondaries
Jonathon Freeman, Investment Partner with Coller Capital, said at the 8th Annual Australia & New Zealand AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum that while he had predicted that 2009 would be the stand-out year for secondaries, in fact 2010 was a stellar...
Oz supers negatively impacting fundraising: Forum
While speakers acknowledge that the fundraising environment was tough inherently, GPs in Australia have expressed discontent with the stance many superannuation funds have taken on private equity, believing that it does not accurately depict the value...
AVCL "making progress" with Australia tax issues
In an interview with Katherine Woodthorpe at the 8th Annual Australia & New Zealand AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum, the Chief Executive of AVCAL told AVCJ that she had spent four hours with the tax department just yesterday, and that although the...
AVCJ Australia Forum debates Oz supers' expectations
The opening to the 8th Annual Australia & New Zealand AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum delved straight into the issues that are most pressing for the industry Down Under. Australia’s connection to Asian growth, question marks around taxation and...
Driving Asia's growth
With analysts, economists and private equity fund managers touting the opportunities for investment to capitalize on growth throughout the region, AVCJ takes a look at the macro-economic factors that are contributing to Asia’s development and expansion....
Australia's VC industry
Small relative to the buyout community, and in its nascent stages compared to powerhouses like the US, Australia’s venture capital industry is quietly growing, producing returns that LPs should be taking note of. In advance of the 2011 Melbourne International...
Carlyle purchases minority stake in Qube Logistics
Carlyle Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced an agreement with Qube Logisticsto to acquire a 15% stake in the Australian company in two stake acquisitions: one to be completed by mid-March for $46.3 million, and the other in early April for $70.3...
China consumer confidence down
Against a backdrop of double-digit GDP growth, a new survey from the China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center and media research firm the Nielsen Company shows that consumer confidence fell four points to 100, its lowest since 2009. The results of...
Susan Flynn rejoins Coller
A newly updated ‘Team’ page on the Coller Capital website served as a public announcement that Susan Flynn has rejoined Coller Capital as a Partner responsible for investor relations. She spent the last four years as CEO of Hermes Private Equity, where...