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EON Capital rejects HLB offer

Primus Pacific investee EON Capital Bhd has rejected a MYR4.92 billion ($1.4 billion) takeover offer from Hong Leong Bank, run by Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan.

IPOs a mixed bag for HK, China

The recent poor performance of IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is a stark contrast with the upward trend of 2009’s world IPO leader.

Mahindra loads up PE arm

Mahindra Partners, the new private equity arm of Indian conglomerate the Mahindra Group, has gathered non-core group assets with a combined turnover of $500 million under its umbrella, including Mahindra Logistics, Mahindra Ocean Blue Marine and Mahindra...

Jeremy Coller of Coller Capital

After putting tough questions to the opening panel at the 2009 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Hong Kong, Jeremy Coller, CIO of Coller Capital, has the tables turned on him by AVCJ's Christina Kautzky.

Chhabria jumps from 3i to Actis

Mahesh Chhabria, a Partner with UK-based and listed 3i Group Plc since 2006, has left the group to join Actis, one of India’s longest-operating private equity houses.

Axis Bank to cater to family offices

In an attempt to capture the growing family office market, Axis Bank is planning to offer an all-inclusive service for India’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals or families with assets exceeding Rs100 crore ($22.5 million).

CVC AP makes Indonesia retail play

CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific (CVC AP) caught the market off-guard as it came to light that its Indonesia venture had purchased the department store arm of PT Matahari Putra Prima for 7.2 trillion rupiah ($773 million).

PE seeks pay-per-view Indonesia

Indonesia’s number one pay television platform, MNC Sky Vision, may sell a 40% stake to a foreign investor, in a transaction that would value the whole group at up to $800 million.

Philip Bilden of HarbourVest Partners

Philip Bilden, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at influential fund of funds HarbourVest Partners, talks about the firm's investment strategy and the relative attractions of different regional markets.

Jonathan Zhu of Bain Capital

Jonathan Zhu, Managing Director at Bain Capital Asia, speaks about the firm's position on control and minority stakes, Bain Capital's market entry strategy, and the firm's plans for investing in 2010.

Oh dear, Obama
Oh dear, Obama

US President Barack Obama’s recent statement about curbing US banks’ abilities to use their own capital to trade out of proprietary investment accounts or to invest in private equity funds and hedge funds is rife with implications, but very little in...

New Horizon rumored at $1 billion

Co-founded by the Chinese Prime Minister’s son, Wen Yunsong, PRC-focused private equity fund New Horizon Capital is fundraising for its third fund, originally targeting $500 million but now rumored to be looking at hitting the $1 billion mark.

Temasek in talks with GMR for India power

After selling off its stakes in Singaporean power companies, Singapore SWF Temasek Holdings is reported to be in late stage talks with India's GMR Infrastructure to invest some $150 million in its power unit, GMR Energy.

To market, to market, to market we go

Last year, in the first half of 2009, private equity fundraising fell 60-70% according to various estimates. This year, executives in private equity all seem to be racking up the air miles, on a mission to convince LPs around the world that they have...

GIC could lose $720 million

An announcement that New York-based property developer Tishman Speyer Properties and a unit of BlackRock will not be making a full scheduled debt payment on Manhattan Eastside properties Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village could cost the Government...