Performance
Have your say in the 2012 AVCJ Awards
Last year Archer Capital scooped the prize for Firm of the Year, Baring Private Equity Asia was honored for its fund raise, and Affinity Equity Partners and Unitas Capital won plaudits for best exit. Unitas also claimed the prize for PE Deal of the Year,...
Shareholder revolt at Actis-backed Halonix - report
Shareholders at halogen bulb and lamp manufacturer Halonix have reportedly complained to India’s market regulators that the company has violated the country’s Foreign Exchange Management Act.
GLOBIS establishes Singapore subsidiary
GLOBIS, the Japanese venture capital firm, has established Globis Singapore, a subsidiary that will provide companies with management training and organizational development solutions.
GIC boosts cash exposure, warns of global volatility
Government of Singapore Investment Corp’s (GIC) exposure to alternative assets remained unchanged during the year ended March 2012 as cash reserves rose steeply at the expense of fixed income and developed market public equities holdings.
CIC doubles alternatives exposure, posts loss for 2011
China Investment Corporation (CIC) doubled its exposure to private equity, direct investments and hedge funds in 2011 but market volatility saw the sovereign wealth fund’s global portfolio retract by 4.3%, contributing to its first-ever annual loss. Net...
Temasek warns of volatility as annual profit declines
Temasek Holdings saw a marginal increase in the value of its portfolio to S$198 billion for the year ended March 2012, but net profit fell 16% to S$10.7 billion ($8.45 billion). The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund warned that the global economy remains...
AVCJ China Awards: VC Professional of the Year – Bo Feng
Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures, on the treats and trials of VC investing in China
AVCJ China Awards: RMB Fundraising of the Year – Cowin Capital
After barely three months in the market, Shenzhen-based Cowin Capital successfully closed its Nanhai Growth Fund V in June 2011 at a total of RMB2.5 billion ($393 million). The vehicle took the VC firm’s total assets under management past RMB7.5 billion....
AVCJ China Awards: VC Deal of the Year – Dianping.com
As China’s leading restaurant reviews website, Dianping.com has developed a business model that is difficult for others to replicate. VC backers TrustBridge, Lightspeed, Sequoia and Qiming don’t expect this to change
AVCJ China Awards: PE Deal of the Year – Alibaba Group
Silver Lake started building relations with Alibaba Group almost as soon as it launched its Asia operations in 2008. It was the logical thing to do: the private equity firm assiduously builds relationships with senior management at most of the world’s...
AVCJ China Awards: PE Exit of the Year – Beijing Leader & Harvest
Much is made of the commercial implications of China’s clean energy drive. The government has pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy intensity, promote industrial efficiency and minimize industrial pollution, protect forests, curb motor...
AVCJ China Awards: PE Professional of the Year – David Liu
David Liu, KKR member and head of the firm’s China operations, explains how the drop in public market valuations has created a swath of deal-making opportunities
AVCJ China Awards: Firm of the Year – Hony Capital
Hony Capital further endorsed its claim to be China’s preeminent domestic PE firm, raising a $2.4 billion US dollar fund and securing some landmark investments
Hony, KKR scoop major prizes at AVCJ China Awards
Hony Capital led the way at the 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards China, retaining its title as Firm of the Year and claiming the prize for US dollar fundraising. David Liu, China head of KKR, was named Private Equity Professional of the...
KKR adds two India firms to green portfolio program
KKR India portfolio companies Bharti Infratel and Dalmia Bharat Cement are among the new additions to the private equity firm’s green portfolio program. The initiative, which now covers about 30% of KKR’s global portfolio, is designed to identify opportunities...
Carlyle sees earnings drop in Q1
Carlyle’s earnings dropped 26% in the first quarter as the private equity firm reaped lower profits from its investments.
Please vote in the AVCJ China Awards
As the Chinese private equity industry continues to mature, the market has becoming increasingly crowded. The need to distinguish the excellent from the simply good has become more difficult, especially for new LPs and potential portfolio companies, both...
Cast your vote in the 2012 AVCJ China Awards
Voting is now open for the 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards China. From now until May 18, we invite the entire Asia private equity community to single out the top investments, exits, fund raises, firms and professionals from the past...
PE's positive role in China
Private equity has a far reaching impact in China’s economic, social and environmental spheres, according to Bain & Company’s Michael Thorneman, Weiwen Han and Hao Zhou
Ekuinas completes buyout of Tanjung's marine vessel assets
Ekuinas, the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, will buy the 76% of Tanjung Offshore’s marine vessel services arm it doesn’t already own for MYR220 million ($72.5 million) in cash. The asset, Tanjung Kapal Services (TKS), operates 16 offshore vessels and...
Playing the Asia expectations game
The institutional LPs that attend AVCJ events are a mixed bunch. A few maintain a presence in Asia and are clued up as to the up-and-coming markets and managers, key investment opportunities and general fundraising climate. Another group comprises frequent...
Mubadala posts $1.1b loss due to volatile markets
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund that counts The Carlyle Group among its investments, announced a loss of AED4.2 billion ($1.14 billion) in 2011, up significantly on the AED338 million deficit posted a year earlier, due to volatile global...
Looking forward, looking back
The first quarter of 2012 will soon be over. The Asian private equity industry seems to be humming along at a steady pace, although there hasn’t been anything particularly dramatic so far. Deal-making has been efficient and routine rather than startling,...
Nominations are open for the 2012 AVCJ China Awards
As the industry's premier information source, AVCJ tasks itself with highlighting the firms, professionals and deals that are a cut above the rest. We do this on a weekly basis in print and on an annual basis through our awards. As such, we are proud...