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PE firms clean China’s water
Buoyed by strong government support for the industry, private equity players are looking for investments in Chinese water treatment and infrastructure businesses
China funds: Cult of personality
Star dealmakers are busy setting up their own funds in China. LPs need to separate the hype from the investment reality
NSSF reaches out to private equity firms
The National Council for Social Security Fund (NSSF), China’s state pension fund and best-known LP, is reaching out to private equity firms as it seeks to ramp up investments. It recently signed an agreement with one PE firm, is conducting due diligence...
Private equity goes primetime in China
Stunning exits, robust investments and record fundraising is transforming China into private equity’s biggest opportunity
Rising pressures in Chinese private equity
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, PRIVATE equity and venture capital firms have already established the industry as a credible source of financing for Chinese companies in need of capital. With the recent IPOs of Chinese entities, in particularly NASDAQ (that have...
CDH Venture co-founder takes step back following elopement announcement
Gongquan Wang, founding partner of CDH Venture Partners, the early stage arm of the China private equity giant, will reportedly take some time off from the fund following a brazen announcement that he would be “giving up everything” to elope with...
Qihoo 360 to list in the US
Venture-backed PRC internet site Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd, plans to be listed in the US and is aiming to raise up to $200 million in a debut on the NYSE. Established in 2005 in Beijing, the China-based company – which claims to be the third most...
Clean Water takes over Sinomem for S$351m
Clean Water Investment, an affiliate of private equity firm CDH China Management, is to acquire Singapore-listed water treatment group Sinomem Technology Limited via a voluntary conditional cash transaction, according to a document sent to the Singapore...
TPG wins Firm of the Year, Bonderman receives Lifetime Achievement honor at 2010 AVCJ Awards
At the 10th AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, presented this evening in an exclusive invitation-only ceremony in Hong Kong, a strong lineup was honored in a total of nine categories, with TPG Capital walking away with three Awards.
CDH-backed Xueda debuts on NYSE, raising $127 million
Xueda Education Group, a Beijing-based tutoring company invested by CDH Investments, raised $127.6 million in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
Awards finalists – the people’s choice
This year's list of finalists for the AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, released for public voting this week, was the result of the first ever open call for nominations in the Awards’ ten-year history.
CDH-backed Chinese education group Xueda files for NYSE IPO
Xueda Education Group, one of the largest providers of primary and secondary school tutoring services in China, and a portfolio company of CDH Investments, will debut on the NYSE.
CDH takes stake in China's Motie Publishing
CDH Investments, the China-focused private equity and VC firm, has made an investment of at least RMB100 million ($14.8 million) in Motie Publishing, a PRC book publisher.
Goldman Sachs-led consortium injects another $70 million in PRC rent-a-car business
Goldman Sachs Group has reportedly led a consortium of growth-capital investors to inject $70 million in eHi Car Rental Co., a Shanghai-based car rental chain operator which recently raised around RMB1 billion ($147 million) from investor groups, including...
China Kanghui sees NYSE IPO rise
VC-backed PRC orthopedic implants manufacturer China Kanghui Holdings saw its shares rise some 3.8% from $10.25 to $10.64 on its NYSE debut, the middle of its planned pricing range, raising some $68.4 million.
CDH IV final close at $1.46 billion
CDH Fund IV, the China-focused private equity fund regarded by many as a bell-wether for capital-raising exercises for the PRC, has closed at $1.46 billion, according to information given to AVCJ.
VC-backed China Kanghui seeks $75 million IPO on NYSE
VC-funded China Kanghui Holdings, a manufacturer of orthopedic implants, has filed for a $75 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors including IDG Capital, Accel Partners, TDF Capital, CDH Ventures and VivoVentures.
CDH Venture invests $10 million in Chinese English TV channel
CDH Venture Partners, the Chinese VC firm linked to CDH Investments, has invested over $10 million in Blue Ocean Network (BON TV), China's first private English-language television channel targeting overseas audiences.
Zhou joins LGT in Hong Kong
LGT Capital Partners has recruited Brooke Zhou as an Associate Vice President in its private equity investment team, based in Hong Kong, where she will focus on primary and secondary fund investments, as well as co-investments.
Location, location, location
Hong Kong and Singapore residents have long been used to the competition between the two regional centers in terms of quality of life, friendliness to business, and just about every other metric going.
CDH fund oversubscription reports denied
Leading PRC alternative assets fund manager CDH Investments, according to media reports, was said to be collecting up to $1.6 billion for its CDH China Fund IV, well above the putative c.$1.4 billion target.