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Asia distress: Landslides on hold?

Investors are witnessing an uptick in turnaround opportunities based on delayed pandemic effects and a poor macro outlook. The trend remains anecdotal, but some markets could see a surge

  • Australasia
  • 25 October 2023
Japan's Keystone targets $440m for Fund V

Tokyo-based Keystone Partners is looking to raise around JPY50 billion ($440 million) for its fifth Japan-focused fund, which will make a combination of growth and turnaround investments.

  • North Asia
  • 27 October 2021
Warburg Pincus targets China distressed real estate

Warburg Pincus is entering the distressed real estate space in China through a $600 million partnership with Wensheng, a local special situations manager.

  • Greater China
  • 06 July 2021
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Vietnam SOEs: Diverted divestments

Murky accounting and politics have rapidly decelerated the privatization of Vietnam’s government-owned companies in recent years. Private equity is biding its time and testing creative inroads

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 May 2021
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China distress specialist DCL targets $466m fundraise

DCL Investments, one of China’s first private equity firms to focus on distressed assets, is looking to raise RMB3 billion ($466 million) for its latest renminbi-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2021
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OTPP puts $350m into Edelweiss' India private debt business

India’s Edelweiss Group has brought a strategic investor into another of its business lines, with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) committing $350 million to the firm’s credit unit.

  • South Asia
  • 03 September 2020
Uncertainty deters distress investors - M&A Forum

Distress-focused investors warned that persistent economic uncertainty is making it difficult to act on opportunities even as companies run into trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Greater China
  • 20 August 2020
Asia distress: Band-aids for corpses

Many companies are rolling liabilities forward, supported by accommodating government policy intended to maximize liquidity. It can't go on forever, but distress and private debt investors must be careful where they tread

  • Restructuring
  • 02 June 2020
QIC explores Virgin Australia bid

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has been asked by the state government, its ultimate owner, to explore a bail-out for beleaguered airline Virgin Australia Holdings (VAH).

  • Australasia
  • 14 May 2020
Zerobridge highlights Asia distress opportunities

Distress and special situations investors will see plenty of opportunities in Asia’s middle market as companies struggling with coronavirus-driven liquidity issues consider restructuring options, according to debt advisory firm Zerobridge Partners.

  • Restructuring
  • 15 April 2020
Ares takes controlling stake in Asia's SSG

Ares Management has agreed to buy a controlling stake in SSG Capital, an Asia-focused credit and special situations fund manager with approximately $6.2 billion in assets under management, including $3.9 billion in dry powder.

  • GPs
  • 22 January 2020
Kotak closes India distressed asset fund at $1b

The Kotak Special Situations Fund, which is sponsored by an alternative assets arm of Kotak Mahindra Group focused on Indian non-performing loans (NPLs), has reached a final close of $1 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 13 August 2019
China distress specialist DCL seeks $500m for US dollar fund

DCL Investments, a China-based distressed debt and special situations manager, is targeting around $500 million for its first US dollar-denominated fund, hoping to leverage renewed interest from foreign investors in this space.

  • Greater China
  • 10 April 2019
China distress: Dining on defaults

GPs expect a wave of non-performing loan sales in China as the slowing economy leaves banks with more bad debts to resolve, but could the distress investment opportunity be even broader than they envisage?

  • Greater China
  • 13 March 2019
ADIA to enter India distressed asset space

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will make an anchor commitment of $500 million to an India special situations fund launched in conjunction with Kotak Private Equity.

  • South Asia
  • 01 March 2019
Allianz invests $200m in Edelweiss India private debt platform

Allianz Investment Management, a unit of insurance giant Allianz Group, has invested over $200 million in a private debt platform managed by Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors, the alternative investment arm of India’s Edelweiss Group.

  • South Asia
  • 12 February 2019
China distress: Second cycle

Investors are looking to capitalize on the China distress opportunity, and recent activity in around non-performing loans suggests there will be enough deal flow to sate their appetites

  • Greater China
  • 04 February 2019
CITIC Capital targets China distress

CITIC Capital has established a team to make distressed investments in China, primarily in the real estate sector, and is considering raising a fund dedicated to this strategy.

  • Greater China
  • 28 January 2019
Värde collects $400m for debut Asia credit fund

Värde Partners has closed its debut Asia-focused credit fund with approximately $400 million in commitments. The vehicle launched about six months ago with a target of $250 million.

  • Fundraising
  • 04 December 2018
Sailing, Sanpower-owned Brookstone files for bankruptcy

US specialty retailer Brookstone, which was acquired in 2014 by Sailing Capital and Chinese retail conglomerate Sanpower Group, has filed for bankruptcy again and will close its 102 retail stores located in shopping malls.

  • North America
  • 06 August 2018
Carlyle merges India growth, buyout teams

The Carlyle Group has merged its growth and buyout teams for India in order to streamline operations in the country.

  • South Asia
  • 17 August 2017
Creditors to assume control of KKR-owned Bis Industries

Australian mining services provider Bis Industries has reached a debt-to-equity restructuring agreement with creditors that will see current owner KKR relinquish its majority position.

  • Australasia
  • 21 July 2017
Korea to create $7b restructuring fund

South Korea has announced plans for a KRW8 trillion ($7 billion) fund – of which half will come from private sector feeder vehicles – as part of government efforts to initiate a more market-based approach to corporate restructuring.

  • North Asia
  • 18 April 2017
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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