PRIVATE EQUITY

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Maybank wants bigger slice of equities market

PRIVATE EQUITY | 06 Jul 10

Banks on Islamic stockbroking service HOT Broking to expand its curreent 6.5% share in the market. Read ››

MBK Partners emerges as sole bidder for KEB

PRIVATE EQUITY | 23 Jun 10

The private equity fund is the only bidder that submitted proposal of $4bln as rivals offered less than $3.3bln. Read ››

HSBC plans selling private equity units

PRIVATE EQUITY | 07 Jun 10

British bank HSBC is in talks that could lead to five separate management buyouts of its private equity fund management businesses as banks go back to focusing on core operations. Read ››

Asian investors enthusiastic about the private equity opportunity

PRIVATE EQUITY | 18 May 10

Asia heralded as the new fundraising region for US and European Private Equity firms. Read ››

ICICI Venture mulls launching $500mln infrastructure fund

PRIVATE EQUITY | 14 May 10

India's ICICI Venture, the private equity arm of lender ICICI Bank, plans to launch a $500 million fund by July to invest in infrastructure projects, its chief executive said. Read ››

Lone Star urges foreign investors to acquire KEB

PRIVATE EQUITY | 07 Apr 10

US fund sent letters to investors in an effort to resume lender’s delayed sale. Read ››

StanChart strengthening equities operations in Asia

PRIVATE EQUITY | 31 Mar 10

Plans doubling its Hong Kong 40 research analysts and expand in South Korea and India. Read ››

StanChart to hire analysts for India, South Korea

PRIVATE EQUITY | 17 Mar 10

Lender eyes doubling its number of stock analysts as it beefs up equity business in Asia. Read ››

CBA beefs up equity business with new hires

PRIVATE EQUITY | 16 Mar 10

2 ex-Merrill Lynch professionals appointment was prompted by lender's successful hiring of 16 people from rivals. Read ››

Actis appoints Lionel Soh as Singapore office director

PRIVATE EQUITY | 05 Mar 10

Company expects Soh's extensive work experience in different Asian countries could enhance its regional network. Read ››

Bocom Intl to raise $500M for private-equity fund

PRIVATE EQUITY | 12 Feb 10

Bocom International is seeking to raise as much as $500 million in its first private-equity fund focusing on Hong Kong and China. Read ››