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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Revived vacuum retailer Godfreys set for Australia IPO

Australian vacuum and cleaning products retailer Godfreys Group, which was acquired by Unitas Capital and Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and then taken over by creditors after running into trouble, is preparing to go public following a turnaround.

  • Exits
  • 28 November 2014
Q&A: Oaktree's Howard Marks

Howard Marks, chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, gives his appraisal of the current investment and economic environments, and explains how his firm is developing its Asia strategy

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 05 November 2014
Centerbridge leads $352m restructuring of Australia-listed miner

Centerbridge Partners will support a $352 million restructuring plan for Boart Longyear, an Australia Securities Exchange-listed mining services provider that has struggled as falling commodities prices prompt a scaling back in exploration.

  • Restructuring
  • 24 October 2014
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China downside protection: Parachute play

All PE investors want downside protection in China, but they prefer to use it as leverage in amicable negotiations rather than pursue full enforcement. Knowing the entrepreneur and the business is crucial

  • Investments
  • 01 October 2014
Khazanah to privatize trouble-hit Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines (MAS), the beleaguered national carrier that has tragically lost two planes in the space of four months, will be privatized and restructured by its largest shareholder, Khazanah Nasional in a deal worth MYR1.38 billion ($432 million).

  • Restructuring
  • 12 August 2014
Carlyle-backed China Forestry set for restructuring

China Forestry Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed timber company whose investors include The Carlyle Group, plans to negotiate a debt restructuring with creditors after defaulting on $180 million in senior notes.

  • Restructuring
  • 17 June 2014
RBI panel backs PE to buy up to 40% of distressed Indian banks

A panel appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to review banking industry governance has recommended that private equity firms, including sovereign wealth funds, be allowed to buy up to 40% of distressed lenders.

  • Financials
  • 15 May 2014
Blue Star on consolidation path

It is difficult to capture the scale of Australia’s printing industry given the amount of activity that takes place outside of the traditional silos. The data points highlighted by the national industry association, however, do not make for comforting...

  • Buyouts
  • 09 April 2014
Kendall Court ends Intrepid’s Indonesia mining nightmare

Kendall Court has acquired Intrepid Mines’ interest in the Tujuh Bukit copper-gold project in Indonesia for $80 million, ending the Australia-listed resources company’s long-running ownership dispute over the asset.

  • Regulation
  • 25 February 2014
ASA calls for Billabong delay over Oaktree, Centerbridge deal

The Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) has called on Australian surf wear company Billabong International to delay a shareholder vote on a decision that could give PE creditors Oaktree Capital Management and Centerbridge Partners as much as 40.8%...

  • Australasia
  • 27 January 2014
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