Och-Ziff Capital Management
PE firms hedge their bets
Numerous private equity and hedge funds are pursuing alliances with one another in Asia. Could a multi-strategy approach be the golden strategy for the region’s investment environment?
Private investors back IPO of Khazanah’s healthcare arm
Blackrock, Capital Group and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group have agreed to become cornerstone investors in the proposed $2 billion IPO of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH), which is owned by Khazanah Nasional.
KKR ups stake in Far East Horizon
KKR has upped its stake in Far East Horizon, a division of Chinese trading conglomerate Sinochem Group.
JPMorgan to back Bangalore residential property projects
A JPMorgan proprietary fund will invest INR2 billion ($40 million) in five Bangalore-based residential projects being developed by Nitesh Estates. With the US investment bank’s backing, the Indian real estate firm is expected to raise debt to fund the...
North American property funds dominate 2Q fundraising
North America property funds accounted for most of the $11.2 billion raised by private equity funds with a final close in the second quarter of 2011, according to research firm Preqin. Total commitments were up on the $8.9 billion raised in the first...
Management, private equity launch takeover bid for China Natural Gas
China Natural Gas, a NASDAQ-listed compressed natural gas provider, plans to go private, backed by a group comprising the company chairman and CEO and Themes Investment Partners. Ji Qinan, the chairman and CEO, has entered into an exclusivity agreement...