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Japan renewables: Policy play
Japan’s response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has been to draw up plans for the world’s biggest alternative energy market. Foreign investors see solar power as the surest route to sustainable returns
Carlyle-backed China Forestry set for restructuring
China Forestry Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed timber company whose investors include The Carlyle Group, plans to negotiate a debt restructuring with creditors after defaulting on $180 million in senior notes.
Partners Group opens Mumbai office
Partners Group has opened its first India office in Mumbai, taking its total number of locations in Asia to six and 17 globally.
Stapled secondaries: Shades of gray
Secondary restructuring opportunities are on the rise in Asia, but investors are wary of giving managers fresh primary capital on top. Deal flow is hard to source, even harder to execute, and highly bespoke
Q&A: Partners Group's Andreas Baumann
Partners Group has raised $2 billion for its latest PE direct investment program, up to 40% of which can be deployed outside of the US and Europe. Andreas Baumann, head of the firm’s Singapore office, highlights the opportunities in Asia
Partners Group raises $2b for PE direct investment program
Partners Group has raised EUR1.5 billion ($2 billion) for its largest-ever private equity direct investment program, adding impetus to a strategy that has so far seen two deals in Asia, both secondary acquisitions from other GPs.
Equis, Partners Group bet on Japanese solar
Japan's rapid embrace of renewable energy in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has alerted PE investors. In the last 12 months, Macquarie Capital and local engineering firm Maeda Corp. launched a joint venture that will target infrastructure...
Equis, Partners Group invest $250m in Japan solar platform
Equis Funds Group and Partners Group have led a $250 million equity investment in a dedicated Japanese solar platform to be operated by Nippon Renewable Energy (NRE). For both groups, it represents a first foray into Japanese infrastructure and a solar...
Partners Group, Mizuho target Japanese pension funds
Partners Group has reached a deal with Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) to jointly develop and distribute global private equity and infrastructure products to Japanese pension schemes.
India buyouts: Ceding control
India emerged as and remains a predominantly growth capital PE market, but economic and generational factors have conspired to make domestic companies more open to a buyout proposition
India real estate: The long game
India's economic slowdown has created opportunities for real estate investors still convinced by the country's long-term fundamentals and with strategies that take capital where it is most needed
Partners Group joins India’s IT crowd
Few investors need to be convinced of the wealth of possibilities that exist in India’s IT outsourcing industry. As of last year, the sector was valued in excess $100 billion with export revenues reaching $69.1 billion and domestic revenues of $31.7...
European infrastructure: Bubble at the core
Asian investors are drawn to the diversification and yields offered by European infrastructure, but certain segments of the market are overheating. Prices are getting bid up and returns are likely to be pushed down
Partners Group buys majority stake in India’s CSS Corp - Update
Partners Group has acquired a majority stake in IT services provider CSS Corp. for $270 million. The deal facilitates the exit of existing investors SAIF Partners, Goldman Sachs and Sierra Ventures.
Partners Group invests in Hong Kong warehouse
Switzerland-based private equity firm Partners Group has invested in a warehouse building in Hong Kong’s Kowloon East for an undisclosed sum. The warehouse is earmarked for conversion into a class A office building.
Partners Group raises $1b for Asia Pacific, emerging markets
Partners Group has raised $1 billion for its 2011 vintage Asia Pacific and emerging markets private equity programs. In addition to Asia Pacific, the programs target investments in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Partners Group raises $2.6b for global secondaries fund
Partners Group has closed its latest secondary fund at the hard cap of EUR2 billion ($2.6 billion) and expects to deploy a higher proportion of the corpus in Asia than for previous vehicles as the region’s private equity market matures. The vehicle...
Secondaries: Access all areas?
With sophisticated regional players at one end and smaller novices at the other, navigating Asia’s nascent secondaries market requires patience, teaching skills and reliable information channels
China secondaries: Fresh start or false start?
China’s PE Secondary Market Development Alliance is meant to facilitate the trading of LP interests in renminbi funds. The absence of local expertise, portfolio transparency and mature LPs are obstacles to this.
Asia LP interests: The price factor
Global LPs have no intention of reducing their exposure to Asia. This has put upward pressure on secondaries prices, but assessing fair value is more difficult than it seems
Partners Group exceeds $800m with real estate fund
Partners Group has closed its Global Real Estate 2011 program at more than $800 million.
Partners Group invests in Thai wind energy project
Partners Group continues its foray into direct investment with an investment into Wind Energy, a Thai company that provides utility-scale wind farms. Other investors in the project are corporates including Chubu Electric Power Company, Ratchaburi Electric...
Partners Group adds to India direct investment capabilities
Partners Group has appointed Cyrus Driver as a managing director with the brief to strengthen the company’s direct investment activities in India. The move comes as Partners Group seeks to ramp up its direct investment capabilities across the region.
Carlyle backs China Forestry despite damning report
The Carlyle Group believes troubled portfolio company China Forestry Holdings still holds value despite the firm admitting last week that it was only able to account for 1% of its historical sales. Hong Kong-listed China Forestry has been suspended from...