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ChrysCapital to raise $750m eighth fund, eyes soft launch by year-end
It firm is currently investing out of its seventh vehicle which it had closed in February 2017 at over $600 million.
ESR bags pre-IPO investment from CLSA’s CSOBOR Fund
This marks the second pre-IPO investment that ESR has announced. In the earlier deal, announced last month, the logistics unit of China’s online ret
Record PE vehicles make fundraising challenging for smaller managers: Chris Leahy, Blackpeak
"For the PE landscape, the big LPs have learnt from the GPs, and they are beginning to write their own terms, and one of the first things they seek is
Our focus continues to be Greater China, parts of Southeast Asia: Johan Bygge, EQT
EQT Mid Market Asia III at $800m is looking at control investments in Greater China, SE Asia.
HK’s Strategic Year raising $300m debut fund for consumer, education sector investments
The firm, which also has interests in the real estate, with projects spread across 14 cities in Asia, is not planning to raise a separate vehicle for
Outsourcing offers prolific investment opportunities for PE: Jie Gong, Pantheon
The Chinese market, a happy hunting ground for local and global private equity firms despite the giddy valuations, continues to offer sectors that are
India govt does not have fiscal space to spend too much: Sonal Varma, Nomura
With oil inching up and interest rates moving up, India may see a slowdown in growth in the second half of FY19, said Sonal Varma, managing director a
Hong Kong’s Maison Capital nears final close for $200m PE fund
Outside of China/HK, Maison Capital is excited about the Indonesia market -- it made an investment in Indonesian e-commerce firm WOOK last year -- and
High valuations in Asia often reflective of growth opportunities: Abrar Mir, Quadria
Explaining the largely untapped opportunity for PE in Asia, Mir said that most industries in the region are highly under-funded, capital markets are s
Growing appetite for buyout, control deals in India: Vivek Kathpalia, Nishith Desai
Vivek Kathpalia, head of Singapore and Far East, Nishith Desai Associates, shares his views on the good, bad and ugly of the Indian PE landscape.
