HSBC Private Equity
BNP Paribas to acquire PE-backed Sharekhan
French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to acquire Indian retail brokerage Sharekhan from its private equity backers.
Former Kroll, HSBC Asia heads launch regional advisory firm
Chris Leahy, Kroll’s former head of Asia, and Nicholas Bryan-Brown, former head of investment banking for Asia Pacific at HSBC, have launched regional advisory firm Blackpeak Group, which focuses on corporate, private equity and hedge fund clients.
Private equity's fashion fix
When it comes to capitalizing on rising disposable incomes in key Asian markets, investors are finding the region’s fashion and lifestyle segment in vogue
HSBC’s private equity unit invests in Indian post-production firm
HSBC Principal Investments has agreed to pay $60 million for a minority interest in Avitel Post Studioz, a Mumbai-based post-production company serving the media and entertainment industries.
KPCB takes on life sciences expert in Shanghai
KPCB have taken on life sciences expert James Huang as a partner in its Shanghai office. Huang was previously managing partner at Vivo Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in life science investments.
HSBC, Tesco take three assets in China
HSBC Specialist Investments, a division of HSBC Group targeting infrastructure and real estate investments, has teamed with mega supermarket chain Tesco and Singapore-listed Metro Holdings to acquire three shopping malls in China.
Headland, NEA in ValueFirst financing round
Headland Capital Partners Limited (Headland), formerly known as HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited, has committed INR 70 crore ($15.4 million) to Indian mobile messaging and communication firm ValueFirst Messaging Pvt. Ltd., with current investor New...
Former HSBC PE Investment Director Victor Leung joins KPCB
Former HSBC Private Equity Asia executive Victor Leung has joined the Shanghai bureau of Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) as Partner.
Headland becomes a test case for post-bank spinout PE funds
One of the most closely watched of the new wave of private equity team spinouts from major banks has completed with the announcement that the management team who led HSBC Private Equity Asia have now completed their separation from parent HSBC with the...
HSBC Private Equity Asia completes spinout as Headland Capital Partners
The management team who led HSBC Private Equity Asia have now announced the completion of its buyout from parent HSBC with the launch of Headland Capital Partners Ltd., under George Raffini and Marcus Thompson, Managing Partners of the new firm.
HSBC PE Asia spins out to management
HSBC has followed through on its plan, first discussed internally in June this year, to spin out its private equity divisions, at least in Asia, with the sale by HSBC Holdings of 80.1% of HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. to Foci Holdings, an SPV backed...
Banks far down the spinout trail?
HSBC Private Equity Asia's spinout comes as no surprise.
HSBC sells HSBC Private Equity Asia unit to management
HSBC Holdings has announced the sale of 80.1% of HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. to the management team of HSBC Private Equity, for a price tag of around $18.8 million, executing a spinout plan first reported in June.
HSBC India's PE head resigns - reports
HSBC India’s Head of Principal Investments and Private Equity Gul Mukhey has departed his role after two and a half years at the bank, a move that comes as HSBC is considering spinning out of its private equity units - including HSBC Private Equity...
HSBC PE to spin out
HSBC has announced that it is having internal discussions about the prospective spinning out of its private equity units, including HSBC Private Equity Asia and HSBC Asian Ventures, through a series of MBOs, following growing regulatory and financial...
HSBC private equity units could spin out
HSBC could be on the verge of spinning off its private equity units, including HSBC Private Equity Asia and HSBC Asian Ventures, through a series of MBOs, following growing regulatory and financial industry pressure for major banks to shed such capabilities.
HSBC invests India media with Avitel
HSBC Private Equity Asia has made a $10.8 million investment from its $700 million HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 3 into Avitel Post Studioz, a Mumbai-headquartered post-production company working with film and TV clients.
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HSBC PE gets Executive Centre
HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in The Executive Centre, a manager of premium rental office spaces in Asia, from Marathon Asset Management, a New York-based alternative investment and asset management company with over $11...
Chepstow team builds on shared mid-market experience, strategy,
CLSA, HSBC long-standing key players move to new outfit