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HKMA new alternatives tilt, KKR investment revealed
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank and manager of the territory's c.$1.5 trillion Exchange Fund, will invest more into private equity and hedge funds, having already committed to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and other...
KKR after Firstsource
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is seeking a stake of up to 68% in Indian BPO player Firstsource Solutions from existing investors, in a deal that could fetch up to $250 million.
Citi's Sen cancels move to KKR
Abhijit Sen, CFO and CAO of Citi India, has apparently decided to stay at his post, after announcements earlier this month that he was moving to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts India as its new local CFO.
New Silk joins Coffee Day party
New Silk Route Partners has joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. as an investor in VG Siddhartha holding company Coffee Day Group, adding $75 million to bring total private equity fundraising to $200 million.
Robinson said quitting Citi
According to media reports, Mark Robinson, current head of South Asia for Citigroup, has left for a new position at ANZ Banking Group, potentially handing over to Pramit Jhaveri, current Head of Global Banking in India and Vice Chairman of Asia Investment...
Japanese private equity: Mount Fuji rumbles?
Report from the Tokyo frontline
Coffee Day likely to deliver cuppa jo for KKR
Following earlier reports of potential investment by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in Indian company Coffee Day Resorts, which owns the popular coffee chain Café Coffee Day, a consortium led by New York-based now looks likely to invest up to INR10 billion...
All smiles in Sydney as ANZ upbeat
AVCJ Forum ANZ highlights market strengths, local skills
KKR India recruits Sen from Citi
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has reportedly recruited Abhijit Sen, formerly CFO and CAO of Citi in India, as its new CFO for KKR India.
Fresh Coffee Day funding reports continue
Indian media are continuing to report that VG Siddhartha-backed holding group Coffee Day Holdings is about to receive funding of around $75 million, purportedly from Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL), with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and...
Mystery buyer for Morgan Stanley CICC stake
China International Capital Corp. (CICC) chairman Li Jiange said publicly that his bank's longterm investor Morgan Stanley had finally fixed a buyer for its 34.3% CICC stake - but he declined to say who.
Buyouts still viable in Asia Pacific: ANZ Forum
GPs, LP and other market players at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 confirmed that they feel buyouts are still viable deals in Asia Pacific, as long as targets are exceptionally strong.
Morgan Stanley on track for KKR/TPG CICC exit
Issues surround PRC banking investment
Stokes Seven deal bets against media
Australian billionaire Kerry Stokes has merged publicly-listed media group Seven Network, which he co-owns with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., with his unlisted heavy machinery and mining business WesTrac, in an A$1 billion ($900 million) all-share deal.
GS Retail goes to Lotte, not private equity
South Korean discount and department store group GS Retail is reportedly being acquired by Lotte Group for some $1.2 billion – not by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. or the other private equity group reportedly involved in bidding for the asset.
Oz media rebates may help PE investees
Rebates announced by the Australian government for the next two years on the license fees that commercial free-to-air broadcasters pay to the state may prove a lifeline to hard-pressed private equity investors in the sector. Australia’s channels Seven,...
Bain, KKR, TPG may get CICC from MS
Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital are reportedly on the shortlist for the final round of bidding for Morgan Stanley’s $1 billion+ stake in PRC investment bank China International Capital Corp. (CICC).
Private equity leaders eye GS Retail in Korea
US buyout leader Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., South Korea-originated MBK Partners and Hong Kong's Affinity Equity Partners have all emerged as potential bidders for GS Retail,a retail business affiliate of South Korean conglomerate GS Group.
Cohen at the gates of the China Club
LBO legend in HK for Cowen Latitude
Private equity’s crisis year, by the numbers
A tumultuous 2009 in AVCJ figures
Second coming? China’s M&A market rebounds
China M&A is resurgent, observers say; but activity within it is much changed.
Goldman gets Max India
Goldman Sachs direct investment unit Goldman Sachs Capital Partners has won out over reported interest from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in the acquisition of Indian healthcare and insurance provider Max India Ltd.
Japan’s niche businesses for changing times
Mid-market plays in mature economy
KKR may go to the Max
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. reportedly may commit up to $117 million into Max India Group, the investment holding company of healthcare and insurance entrepreneur Analjit Singh.