Mekong Capital
Mekong delivers golden return
As office workers clock off in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vuvuzela outlets begin to fill up. It was supposed to be a Hooters-style casual dining chain – and the female staff dress accordingly – but Vuvuzela has morphed into a very local beer club....
PE-backed Mobile World sets terms for Vietnam IPO
Mobile World, a Vietnamese mobile phone retailer backed by Mekong Capital and CDH Investments, has set terms for a stock market listing that will value the business at $200 million or more.
Trade sales in Southeast Asia: Expansion imperative
Companies from within and outside Southeast Asia are scouring the region for M&A opportunities as they seek to capitalize on regional growth. It means a wider variety of trade sale options for PE investors
Q&A: Mekong Capital's Chad Ovel
Chad Ovel turned around a portfolio company for Mekong Capital and then joined the PE firm as a partner. With the Vietnam-focused GP targeting $150 million for its third fund, he offers insights into a changing market
Mekong, CDH complete partial exit from Vietnam’s Mobile World
Mekong Capital and CDH Investments have completed partial exits from Vietnamese mobile phone retailer Mobile World through a pre-IPO private placement. Mekong’s portion of the sale represents a 21.8x return on an investment made in 2007.
Mekong, CDH set for partial exits from Vietnam's Mobile World
Mekong Capital and CDH Investments will make partial exits from Mobile World, Vietnam’s largest mobile phone retailer, when the company lists on the Ho Chi Minh exchange in June with an expected valuation of up to $280 million.
Portfolio: CDH, Mekong and Mobile World
Early investor Mekong Capital and recent addition CDH Investments have guided Mobile World through rapid growth and growing pains. Now the Vietnam-based mobile phone retailer is about to go public
Investment: Southeast Asia's family footholds
By most measures, Southeast Asia is under-penetrated by private equity. If deal flow expectations are to be met, investors must tap local networks for openings in and around the family conglomerates
Vietnam's Mekong Capital appoints new partner
Vietnam-focused GP Mekong Capital has named Chad Ovel as a partner. It is the first partner-level appointment since Chris Freund, Mekong’s founding partner, set up the firm in 2001.
Mekong trims Mobile World stake, looks to IPO
Is Mobile World the next Masan Consumer Corp? The as yet unnamed private equity firm that picked up part of Mekong Capital’s stake in the Vietnamese mobile phone retailer is certainly hoping so.
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital in partial exit from Mobile World
Mekong Capital has completed a partial exit from Vietnamese mobile phone retail chain Mobile World, securing an 11x return, including dividend payments. The PE firm initially invested $3.5 million in 2007.
Mekong exits toy maker Nam Hoa
Mekong Capital has completed the sale of its holding in Nam Hoa Production & Trading Corporation, a Vietnamese manufacturer of wooden toys for preschool children.
Serasi’s Veronica John joins Mekong Capital
Veronica John, founder of Serasi Capital and formerly CEO of IDFC Capital, has joined Mekong Capital as a senior advisor. She is responsible for various aspects of the Vietnam-focused GP’s operations, including investments, fundraising and private equity...
Mekong Capital to launch $150m fund
Private equity firm Mekong Capital plans to launch a new fund with a target of $150 million to tap opportunities in Vietnam’s fast-growing consumer sector.
Mekong Capital exits hotel decorator AA Corporation
Mekong Capital, a Vietnam-focused private equity fund, has exited its 100% stake in luxury furniture maker and hotel decorator AA Corporation to an undisclosed investment fund. It has achieved a gross return multiple of 2x and a gross IRR of approximately...
Vietnam’s road to reform
A strong consumer market is one of Vietnam’s most appealing qualities, but long-term economic stability is still required
Private equity seeks Southeast Asia consumer plays
Southeast Asia consumer deals are increasingly attractive, but not necessarily easy to do
Mekong invests in Vietnamese chemical distributor
Mekong Capital has purchased an undisclosed stake in Vietnamese specialty chemical distribution firm Asia Chemical Corporation for $3.4 million - capital invested from the PE firm’s Mekong Enterprise Fund II Ltd. (MEF II)
India's Marico acquires PE-backed ICP
Private equity partners Mekong Capital and BankInVest, with their investor backers, have exited their combined 85% stake in Vietnamese FMCG firm International Consumer Products (ICP) to Indian consumer products group Marico Ltd., for an undisclosed amount.
Mekong Capital makes fourth exit from Enterprise Fund
Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm Mekong Capital has exited its stake in Minh Phuc Printing and Packaging Company to an unnamed domestic investor.
Mekong exits sauce company Masan
Vietnam-focused private equity investor Mekong Capital has successfully exited its portfolio company Masan Food Corporation, one of the leading sauce makers in Vietnam, for $18.84 million in a negotiated stock transaction.
Mekong Capital partially exits restaurant owner Golden Gate
Vietnam-based Mekong Capital has partially exited its stake in hotpot restaurant operator Golden Gate Joint Stock Company, seeing a 3.6x return on its less-than three-year-old investment.
Back to School
Investment into Asia Pacific's education sector, at a glance, appears to be a promising play. Key emerging markets’ GDPs are on the rise, as are levels of disposable household income and consequently a willingness to invest in education. Many of these...
Mekong invests in Vietnam real estate
Mekong Capital, through its Vietnam Azalea Fund, has invested $9.1 million for a minority stake in Nam Long Investment Corporation, a leading privately-owned real estate developer in Vietnam.