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The Carlyle Group

Carlyle finds the right formula for Yashili

Glow-in-the-dark pork, dumplings with aluminum, cadmium-tainted rice, and cooking oil made from recycled sewage are just some of the horrors that have found their way onto Chinese dinner tables in recent times. It is no wonder, then, that there is an...

  • Exits
  • 26 June 2013
TPG eyes $2b second close on Asia fund, reduces final target – report

TPG Capital is said to be approaching a second close of $2 billion on its sixth Asian fund. The private equity firm has reduced the final target to $3.5 billion from $4 billion - it was originally said to be seeking $5 billion - and expects to reach a...

  • Fundraising
  • 21 June 2013
Carlyle, Seven to retain ownership of Australia's Coates Hire

The Carlyle Group and Seven Group Holdings have decided against pursuing an exit from Australian equipment-leasing business Coates Hire following a strategic review. The co-owners said they remain fully committed to growing the business.

  • Australasia
  • 21 June 2013
Carlyle-backed New Century REIT targets $254m HK IPO – report

China’s New Century Group, a portfolio company of the Carlyle Group, is seeking to raise as much as $254 million through an IPO offering by a real estate investment trust (REIT) in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2013
Carlyle to exit Yashili stake to China Mengniu Dairy

The Carlyle Group has agreed to sell its 24% stake in Yashili International to domestic rival China Mengniu Dairy for about HK$3 billion ($387 million). This is part of a Mengniu bid for a majority interest in Yashili - its second lateral investment...

  • Greater China
  • 19 June 2013
AlpInvest's Hong Kong secondaries head steps down

AlpInvest has confirmed that the head of its secondaries team in Hong Kong, Neal Costello, has left the company after less than a year in the role.

  • LPs
  • 19 June 2013
Shogun diplomacy:  Corporate management in Japan
Shogun diplomacy: Corporate management in Japan

History shows that Japan's corporate elites rarely take kindly to private equity knocking down their door. How can the outside investor best woo potential partners?

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2013
All smiles in Tokyo?

The timing of last year's AVCJ Japan Forum was perhaps fortuitous - a matter of days before the event Unison Capital announced that it agreed to sell sushi chain Akindo Sushiro to Permira for $1 billion.

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2013
Giant maintenance: PE and corporate Japan
Giant maintenance: PE and corporate Japan

Restructuring is a compelling story in Japanese private equity, but deal access is constrained by perception issues and government-linked competition. Will the there be anything left for foreign players?

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2013
Japan fundraising: Sink or swim?

Investor sentiment is gradually turning on Japan. The big buyout funds must convince LPs there is sufficient deal flow in their portion of the market; the smaller players must figure out how to talk to foreign LPs

  • Fundraising
  • 19 June 2013
KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle among bidders for SingTel Australia unit - report

KKR, The Blackstone Group and The Carlyle Group are said to have submitted first-round bids for Optus Satellite, the Australian satellite unit of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel).

  • Australasia
  • 18 June 2013
HP to divest India's MphasiS, PE firms eye deal – report

The Carlyle Group, The Blackstone Group, Advent International and Bain Capital are said to be in talks to buy HP’s 60.5% stake in Bangalore-based MphasiS, an IT services exporter. Domestic strategic players L&T Infotech and Tech Mahindra have also been...

  • South Asia
  • 03 June 2013
Carlyle acquires 49% stake in China shopping malls

The Carlyle Group has acquired a 49% stake in two shopping malls in Suzhou and Hangzhou owned and operated by Chinese developer SZITIC Commercial Property (SCP) as part of a strategic partnership.

  • Greater China
  • 29 May 2013
PE-controlled Chinese cinema equipment maker files for US IPO

Chinese digital cinema equipment manufacturer GDC Technology, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and Yunfeng Capital, has announced plans to raise up to $75 million through a NASDAQ IPO. With only two Chinese firms managing to go public in the US...

  • Technology
  • 24 May 2013
Goldman completes exit from ICBC

Goldman Sachs has sold its remaining stake in Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the nation's largest lender, for around $1.1 billion - seven years after its first investment.

  • Buyout
  • 21 May 2013
Carlyle pursues Rio Tinto's Australia mining asset - report

The Carlyle Group is said to have made an initial bid for Rio Tinto's 80% stake in an Australian copper-gold mine. KKR previously showed an interest in the Northparkes mine in New South Wales but didn't follow up with a bid.

  • Australasia
  • 13 May 2013
Carlyle reaches $1.5b on fourth Asia buyout fund

The Carlyle Group has so far raised $1.5 billion for its fourth Asia buyout fund, which is expected to reach a final close of $3.5 billion by the end of this year. William E. Conway, the private equity firm’s co-founder and co-CEO, said in the first quarter...

  • Fundraising
  • 10 May 2013
Carlyle confirms appointment of Indonesia head

The Carlyle Group has confirmed the appointment of Rajiv Louis as managing director with responsibility for investment activity in Indonesia. He previously spent nearly 10 years at UBS, most recently serving as managing director and country head in Indonesia...

  • People
  • 08 May 2013
Carlyle launches Japan fund with $2b target - report

Carlyle is said to have launched its latest Japan-focused buyout fund with a target of $2 billion.

  • North Asia
  • 06 May 2013
Carlyle-backed New Century refines Hong Kong plan - report

China’s New Century Hotel Group, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, plans to spin off its hotel business as a real estate investment trust (REIT) through a $300 million Hong Kong IPO. It earlier planned to list both the hotel and real estate business....

  • Greater China
  • 06 May 2013
Focus Media's PE-backed MBO clears final hurdle

Focus Media will be privatized next month after shareholders voted in favor of a private equity-backed management buyout that values the company at $3.7 billion. It is the largest buyout transaction ever completed in China.

  • Consumer
  • 30 April 2013
1Q analysis: Hard times

Mixed fortunes for Asia buyout funds on the road; large-cap deals weaken, but venture capital activity is on the rise; exits one of few bright spots thanks to spurt in trade sales

  • Fundraising
  • 17 April 2013
Carlyle buys Shanghai office tower from Singapore's Forterra

The Carlyle Group has paid $267 million for Central Plaza, a Shanghai office building owned by Singapore real estate fund Forterra Trust. The deal is further confirmation of private equity firms’ appetite for commercial real estate in China, coming a...

  • Real estate
  • 11 April 2013
Carlyle hires UBS banker to open Indonesia office – report

The Carlyle Group plans to become the first global buyout firm to open an Indonesia office and has hired a banker from UBS to lead its efforts in a country that has so proved difficult to navigate for many larger PE players. Carlyle completed its first...

  • Buyout
  • 11 April 2013
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