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Gateway invests in Singapore's Healthway Medical

Singapore-based private equity firm Gateway Partners has agreed to invest S$70 million ($50.2 million) in distressed local hospital operator Healthway Medical.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 March 2017
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China NPL securitization: Pass the parcel

China wants to use securitization and debt-for-equity swaps to address its non-performing loan problem. Even without structural concerns and political agendas, they are unlikely to supplant portfolio sales

  • Greater China
  • 23 March 2017
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Investors need boots on the ground to target China distress - AVCJ Forum

The credit and distress investment opportunity is significant – and expected to grow – but an on-the-ground presence is seen as essential to accessing it, industry participants told the AVCJ China Forum.

  • Greater China
  • 16 March 2017
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China NPLs: Great expectations

Foreign private equity firms are positioning themselves to address an anticipated surge in non-performing loan sales to third-party investors. Will the reality match the hype?

  • Greater China
  • 09 March 2017
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Australia mining: Desert stirrings

A stronger commodity price environment has spurred some opportunistic private equity investment in Australian mining services, but caution remains the mantra in this industry of capricious value drivers

  • Australasia
  • 23 February 2017
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VIDEO: Xiaolin Zhang, Shoreline Capital

Xiaolin Zhang, co-founder and managing partner of Shoreline Capital, discusses non-performing loan (NPL) investment opportunities in China

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2017
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VIDEO: Ilfryn Carstairs, Värde Partners

Ilfryn Carstairs, co-CIO of Värde Partners, discusses distress and structured credit opportunities globally and in Asia

  • North America
  • 17 January 2017
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AVCJ Awards 2016: Deal of the Year - Large Cap: Golden Apple Education

PAG Asia Capital spent 12 months negotiating over Golden Apple Education Group, but emerged with the first sizeable buyout-cum-restructuring by a foreign PE firm in China

  • Greater China
  • 22 December 2016
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Deal focus: Allegro brings driller back from the brink

Allegro carves out JSW Australia from bankrupt Hughes Drilling with a view to capitalizing on the country's gradual mining rebound

  • Australasia
  • 15 December 2016
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Q&A: Värde's George Hicks

George Hicks, CEO and CIO of global credit investor Värde, on looking beyond big default cycles, taking advantage of bank retrenchment opportunities, and the importance of building strong local teams

  • North America
  • 13 December 2016
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Ex-Shoreline executives reform as ShoreVest, target China NPLs

ShoreVest Capital Partners is bidding on its first Chinese non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios since the core team members departed Shoreline Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 11 November 2016
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Q&A: Shoreline Capital's Xiaolin Zhang

Xiaolin Zhang, co-founder and managing partner at China-focused distress specialist Shoreline Capital, discusses the NPL opportunity and what private equity firms must do to address it

  • Greater China
  • 02 November 2016
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KKR’s Kravis sees Asia promise amid global macro volatility

Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR, emphasized the importance of Asia’s rising middle class and the diversification of his firm’s investment approach as continued volatility globally is likely to deliver both uncertainty and opportunity.

  • Greater China
  • 20 July 2016
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Korea's Dongbu agrees $174m sale to Keystone

Keystone Private Equity has agreed to acquire distressed Korean construction company Dongbu Corporation for KRW206 billion ($174 million).

  • North Asia
  • 28 June 2016
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India distress: Workout window

India’s distressed asset sector is seeing a surge in investor interest as regulators indicate support for a tougher approach by creditors. PE investors looking to enter this space must develop sustainable strategies

  • South Asia
  • 13 April 2016
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KKR forms China distressed investment partnership

KKR has formed a partnership with China Orient Asset Management and China Orient Summit Capital (COS Capital) to make credit and distressed opportunities in the country, with real estate likely to be a key area of focus.

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 22 January 2016
Oaktree supports bankrupt Australian surfwear brand Quiksilver

Oaktree Capital Management will contribute to a $175 million restructuring package for Australian surfwear brand Quiksilver, which has voluntarily taken its US business into bankruptcy.

  • PIPEs
  • 10 September 2015
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China distress: After the boom

China’s slowing growth has created a wave of corporate defaults, and these bad debts should be put up for sale. Not all foreign investors are ready to jump in, though, conscious of the difficulties in extracting value

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 19 August 2015
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Worst case scenarios: How GPs recover value

There are various ways for PE investors to seek legal recourse against portfolio companies that have behaved improperly – provided they have structured deals properly and don’t mind getting their hands dirty

  • Regulation
  • 29 July 2015
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Q&A: Clearwater Capital Partners' Robert Petty

Robert Petty, managing partner and co-founder at Clearwater Capital Partners, explains why a strong credit and special situations investment strategy in Asia often involves going against the grain

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 01 July 2015
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Fund restructuring: The waiting game

The message has always been: Look at what’s happening in the US and Europe to get an idea of what is likely to happen in Asia. The follow-up question: Okay, but when? The answer: Soon, but not yet.

  • Secondaries
  • 09 June 2015
KKR’s McVey expects China restructuring, recapitalization opportunities

KKR expects to see increasing restructuring and recapitalization opportunities in China as the country’s role in the global economy adjusts, resulting in a sustained period of slower growth.

  • Restructuring
  • 16 January 2015
JKL, Harim Group named preferred bidder for Korea's Pan Ocean

JKL Partners and a unit of South Korean agricultural conglomerate Harim Group have been named by a local court as the preferred bidder for bankrupt shipper STX Pan Ocean.

  • Buyouts
  • 18 December 2014
L Capital-owned Jones the Grocer enters administration in Australia

The Australian operation of Jones the Grocer, a gourmet food retailer majority-owned by L Capital Asia, has gone into administration but is expected to stay open while undergoing a restructuring.

  • Restructuring
  • 17 December 2014
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