Black Soil Capital Partners
TPG hires Chang Sun as China head
TPG Capital has appointed Chang Sun, who spent 20 years at Warburg Pincus in China before setting up agriculture-focused PE firm Black Soil, as its managing partner for China.
China SOE reform: No change?
The mixed ownership model that features in China’s latest push on state-owned enterprise reform sounds exciting in theory but some private equity investors must revise their expectations in practice
Profile: Black Soil's Chang Sun
Chang Sun swapped his life as head of North Asia at Warburg Pincus to become a farmer in China. He sees substantial financial and social opportunities in modernizing a highly inefficient agriculture sector
VIDEO: Black Soil's Chang Sun
Having spent 20 years at Warburg Pincus, during which he helped set up the firm’s China business, Chang Sun chose agriculture for his next challenge. His start-up, Black Soil, aims to bring consolidation, automation and improved productivity to a sector...
Black Soil’s Chang Sun postpones China agri fundraise
Chang Sun, the former Asia managing director at Warburg Pincus who co-founded Chinese agriculture start-up Black Soil, has delayed plans to raise a $1 billion PE fund and will instead focus on individual deals.
GPs look to adapt to a fast-changing China
China-focused private equity investors are modifying their investment approaches in the face of a challenging economic environment and ongoing overcapacity issues.