Investments

Liang Meng, DE Shaw & Co.

The Managing Director and CEO of the group’s Greater China business talks about the firm’s approach to private equity investing, stemming from its alternative investment pedigree.

Blackstone, Olympus eye Guangdong Yinda Guarantee

Chinese credit guarantee firm Guangdong Yinda Guarantee Investment Group Co. has attracted the attention of private equity investors including the Blackstone Group and Olympus Capital looking to link with the company ahead of an anticipated IPO, local...

PEP denies NZ Griffin's Foods sale, confirms Tegel under review

Pacific Equity Partners has publicly denied that it will sell its New Zealand snacks and biscuits investee Griffin’s Foods, following reports by Australian media that the asset was up for sale alongside poultry business Tegel and cinema player Hoyts.

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GIC to bolster focus on Asia's emerging markets

The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) has bolstered its focus on investments into Asia’s emerging markets, and aims to continue taking on more equity risk in hopes of garnering higher returns, GIC revealed in conjunction with its annual...

Aureos, IFC among investors in Auro Mira Energy

Baring-backed Indian renewable energy firm Auro Mira Energy Company has received an extra $21 million from a consortium of investors made up of Aureos Capital, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ePlanet Ventures.

Patrick Alexander of Batavia Investment

Managing Partner of Batavia Investment Management Patrick Alexander says that now is a prime time to investment in Indonesia, because the market is now large enough to offer a range of opportunities, especially when it comes to mid-sized deals.

CIC may see functional restructuring

China Investment Corporation, the $300 billion SWF, may be in line for restructuring plans that could see it broken into up to three functional divisions targeting equity and strategic resources investments, according to reports.

Gary Stead of Shearwater Capital

Mezzanine’s role in Australia’s financing sector has grown in light of the economic crisis because, not only has it acted as an alternative to taking on senior debt – as banks became more stringent in their lending – but also to equity itself,...

HDFC, Ojas among Series B-round investors in Tyfone

HDFC, a division of India’s HDFC Bank which additionally counts Temasek Holdings as an investor, as well as Polaris Software Lab and Ojas Venture Partners, is set to inject $5 million into mobile payment firm Tyfone Inc. as part of a Series B round...