Industry
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.
First Eastern launching Dubai fund
Victor Chu’s First Eastern Investment Group is planning a $250 million private equity fund to focus on investments in Dubai, aiming to assist local businesses starved of capital since the Gulf economy’s sudden collapse.
Pan-Asian Industry Reviews
AVCJ's series of topical pan-Asian industry reviews provides an independent overview of the private equity, venture capital and M&A activities in the Asia region. The annual reviews include the latest statistics and analysis by AVCJ's experienced research...
Regional Reports
A series of annual regional reports is produced by the AVCJ research team. The reports review the year's local private equity and venture capital activity and are filled with up-to-date data and intelligence on fundraising, investments, exits and M&A....
AVCJ Asian Private Equity Barometer sees sustained Asia Pacific recovery in 2009
The latest Asian Private Equity Barometer shows the recovery in Asia Pacific private equity investment observed over the first quarter of 2009 continuing and consolidating into 2Q09.
Risks and rewards for 2010
The year ahead is already being keenly talked over – and up – as investors and financial/commercial figures watch for indicators of what direction the global economy is going to take as it exits the past year’s dead zone.
AVCJ Asian Private Equity Barometer sees some slowdown in Asia Pacific third quarter 2009
The latest Asian Private Equity Barometer shows the recovery in Asia Pacific private equity investment seen over the last two quarters losing some momentum. Private equity investment regionwide in 3Q09 fell to US$8.8 billion, down from $12.1 billion in...
Capital Today hits $183 million first close
Capital Today, the Shanghai-based PRC private equity firm, has held the first close of its second private equity fund on $183 million.
US BBH deploys partner to Hong Kong
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH), a US private bank offering specialist private equity services, will relocate its senior partner Andrew J. F. Tucker to Hong Kong in order to develop business in Asia.
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...
Leopard launches Sri Lanka vehicles
Leopard Capital has followed the $34.1 million final close of its Leopard Cambodia Fund with the announcement that subsidiary Leopard Capital Sri Lanka Ltd. plans to start fundraising for two new local funds, the Leopard Sri Lanka Fund for private equity,...
Cohen at the gates of the China Club
One of the iconic figures of private equity’s LBO glory days in the 1980s, and co-star of Barbarians At The Gates, Peter A. Cohen, former chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman Hutton, was in Hong Kong this week on behalf of his new firm, Cowen Group, and...
Carlyle's BJ RMB MOU breaks cover
The Carlyle Group’s recent announcement of its MOU with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, a division of the Beijing municipal government, to form a Beijing-based RMB fund, the Carlyle Asia Partners RMB Fund, has attracted considerable attention...
Private equity's crisis year, by the numbers
The Research division of AVCJ has just released the full-year figures for the Asia Pacific market in 2009 – and they make interesting reading.
CalPERS places spotlight on placement
One not strictly Asia Pacific development that emerged lately – but one that certainly has implications for GPs here – is the latest wrinkle in the ongoing controversy over the relationship between California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)...
Global cleantech money for Abu Dhabi
The DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund, a private equity fund jointly set up by Abu Dhabi’s energy group Masdar and Deutsche Bank, has raised $265 million for its first close from globally well-known LPs, including Credit Swiss, Siemens, Japan Oil Development...
Aditya Birla makes $248m first fund close
Mumbai-based Aditya Birla Private Equity, a subsidiary of Indian multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, has raised INR6.75 billion ($148 million) for the first close of its debut fund from domestic LPs, as well as $100 million from its parent...
Nature Elements targets $400m for PRC cleantech
In yet another sign-of-the-times development, Nature Elements Capital, a Chinese investment firm founded by KK Chan, has announced that it will raise up to $400 million in a new China clean energy private equity fund.
Chongqing fund hits hot sector in China – education
Chinese investment firm Huiou (Chongqing) Equity Investment Co. has launched the Education Equity Investment Fund, claimed to be China’s first education-focused fund, aiming to raise RMB5 billion ($735 million) for pre-IPO investments in the sector.
Ant seeks foreign LPS
Japanese private equity firm Ant Capital Partners is aiming to raise ￥20 billion ($219 million) for its new buyout fund Catalyzer series No.4, from overseas as well as local LPs.
Lunar Capital triples up
Shanghai-headquartered private equity firm Lunar Capital Management has raised $150 million for its third fund, Lunar Capital Partners III, after fundraising started last autumn.
Korean government backs local venture
Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC), a South Korean government-backed fund of funds, and Korea’s Small & Medium Business Administration, have jointly raised KRW200 billion ($178 million) for their new vehicle, first launched a year ago.
Leopard closes at over $34 million
After going back to market a second time, Cambodia-focused Leopard Capital has closed its first fund at $34.12 million.