Myanmar
Anthem Asia makes first Myanmar investment
Anthem Asia, a new private equity firm based in Yangon, Myanmar, has closed its first deal in the country, investing around $1 million in office rental firm Hintha Business Centers (HBC).
ACO Investment to bet $700m on Myanmar
New York-based ACO Investment Group, a firm founded by former United Airlines president Rononjoy Dutta and former Credit Suisse banker Hari Achuthan, says it will invest $700 million in Myanmar.
Origo sets up Myanmar joint venture
Origo Partners and Myanmar-based Serge Pun & Associates (SPA) have formed a joint venture in Myanmar to identify investment opportunities across the natural resources and other sectors.
Silk Road expects three Myanmar deals by year end
Silk Road Management expects to complete three investments in Myanmar by the end of the year, marking the Southeast Asian nation’s first private equity deals in about 20 years. The investments will be made via Silk Road’s Myanmar Human Capital Fund,...
KPMG opens Myanmar office
KPMG is opening an office in Myanmar, becoming the first of the Big Four accounting firms to establish a presence in the frontier market.
Silk Road Finance enters Myanmar
Frontier markets-focused investment bank Silk Road Finance has set up a Myanmar subsidiary and won a mandate to raise a private equity and venture capital fund dedicated to investing in the country.
TLG Capital bets on Myanmar cruise company
UK private equity firm TLG Capital is reportedly planning to establish a company that will operate cruises in Myanmar, investing via its holding in Compagnie Fluviale du Mekong, one of Cambodia's oldest river cruise businesses.
Private equity firms target $500m for Myanmar investments
Leopard Capital and Cube Capital are among the Asian private equity firms looking to raise nearly $500 million for investments in Myanmar. It is hoped that the removal of trade sanctions imposed on the Southeast Asian nation will create opportunities...