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Providence out of bidding race for Taiwan's CNS - reports
PE firm Providence Equity Partners has reportedly dropped out of the race to acquire MBK Partners-backed Taiwan cable operator China Network Systems (CNS) – an asset that could fetch up to $2 billion - leaving players Australian investment bank Macquarie...
Macquarie acquires Presidio for Asia Pacific/US real estate synergy
Macquarie Group has announced the acquisition of Presidio Partners, a leading US real estate private equity investment and advisory firm, seeking to build links with its own, chiefly Asia Pacific, real estate platform.
CPPIB on the (Aussie) road again
In a deal that looks set to transform the regional infrastructure and private equity investment numbers for 2010, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has received a formal recommendation from the board of Australian toll road player Intoll Group...
Macquarie recruits Garg for TMT
Macquarie Capital has hired Anupam Garg, formerly SVP with Singapore Technologies Telemedia, to be its telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology (TMET) investment banking co-head for Asia.
Macquarie SBI fund picks up Quippo stake
The Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Fund has made an INR1400 crore ($304 million) investment in Viom Networks, a cellular telecoms tower company formerly known as Quippo-WTTIL, for 11% of the group, with another investor, possibly WL Ross & Co., also participating.
PE-backed Ambow Education opens on NYSE below target
Ambow Education Group – the Chinese education and career development service provider backed by Actis, CStar Investment, EdVenture, JAFCO Asia Technology Fund and Macquarie - has launched on the NYSE, raising a reported $107 million, coming in below...
Macquarie, Providence and Bain bid on Taiwans CNS
Australia’s Macquarie Group and U.S. buyout fund Providence Equity Partners have submitted bids to acquire Taiwan’s cable network operator China Network Systems (CNS), currently 60%-owned by Pan-Asia-focused buyout firm MBK Partners, in a process...
PE-backed Ambow files for NYSE IPO
Ambow Education Holding Ltd. - a PRC education and career development service provider backed by Actis, CStar Investment, EdVenture, JAFCO Asia Technology Fund and Macquarie - has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, planning to raise nearly...
Goldman and Macquarie close infra funds below target
After nearly two years in the market, both Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Group have closed infrastructure-focused private equity funds, with much more fundraising difficulty than they encountered with their last vehicles.
Macquarie appoints Leong to cover Singapore
Macquarie Group has appointed Leong Yung Chee to its Head of Singapore Client Coverage position at Macquarie Capital Advisers, reporting to Kalpana Desai, Deputy Head of Asia for the division
MGPA first fund wound up
Macquarie Global Property Advisors (MGPA), the private equity real estate investment group launched by Australia’s Macquarie has wound up its debut $480 million Global Fund I, launched in 1999 targeting Europe and Asia.