Investcorp: Into Asia
Investcorp entered the region last year through a fund commitment in China and the acquisition of an alternative investment platform in India. The firm’s top executives explain the rationale
It appears to be a case of when, not if, Investcorp opens an office in mainland China. What they haven’t decided is whether it should be in Beijing or Shanghai. In the past 12 months, the Bahrain-listed...
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