Private Equity

India's private equity funds tap small town ventures

Private equity players are turning to smaller cities and towns across India for stellar investment opportunities. Read ››

Lok Capital may exit Janalakshmi Financial Services

Lok Capital is preparing to exit from its investment Janalakshmi Financial Services, an urban microfinance company. Read ››

Innovation needed to spur Islamic private equity: strategist

A, Islamic Strategic Counsel feels that research and development and innovation in businesses are necessary to spur the growth in Islamic private equity and venture capital market in Malaysia. Read ››

Fund managers optimistic on China's equities: HSBC

Global fund managers are most optimistic about China's equities, with 56% of respondents holding an overweight view in the first quarter of 2012. Read ››

DSP BlackRock declares dividend for Top 100 Equity Fund

DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund has declared dividend for DSP BlackRock Top 100 Equity Fund under its regular plan, an open ended equity growth scheme. Read ››

Private equity attracted to HK

Hong Kong is attracting venture capital investment, said John Tsang, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. Read ››

Aussie private equity groups target Asian investors

The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is working to attract Asian investors. Read ››

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund changes investment policy

The Board of the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. approved a change to the Fund's 80% non-fundamental policy, which will be effective March 14, 2012. Read ››

KKR, Sequoia among China Outfitters IPO cornerstones

KKR & Co LP, Sequoia Capital China and Everbright Private Equity, have committed three-quarters of the $145 million Hong Kong IPO of China Outfitters Holdings. Read ››

ABC, Wuxi launch equity investment fund

The ABC Wuxi Equity Investment Fund has been jointly launched by Agricultural Bank of China Limited and Wuxi. Read ››

UTI Mutual declares dividend for yield fund

UTI Mutual Fund has declared dividend for UTI Dividend Yield Fund, an open ended equity scheme. Read ››

RHB, SBI to establish clean tech fund

SBI Investment Co. will act as the Investment Management Advisor to RHB Private Equity Fund Management Ltd in establishing the Asia CleanTech Fund. Read ››

Foreign funds pull out Rs 19,000 crore from Indian equities in first 9 months

Foreign funds have withdrawn over $4 billion, or Rs 19,000 crore, from Indian equities in the first nine months of 2011 due to higher risk aversion, soaring inflation, policy paralysis and earnings downgrades. Read ››

Hong Kong seeks to improve risk management measures

The defaults of Lehman Brothers’ entities prompted HKEx to enhance the robustness of its risk management measures and to bring them into line with international standards, said HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li. Read ››

Repurchase deal on Lehman notes reached with Citibank

An agreement has been reached with Citibank Hong Kong on market-linked and equity-linked notes issued by Lehman Brothers between March 2007 and June 2008. Read ››

Korean investments pursued for Mongolian private equity fund

Doran Capital Partners and Eurasia Capital are courting Korean institutional investors for a private equity fund focused on Mongolia. Read ››

ECM segment to propel OSK Investment further

  Both 2009 and 2010 had been good years for the Equity Capital Markets department of OSK Investment Bank. Read ››

AmBank issues five new call warrants

  AmBank issued five new European style cash-settled call warrants. Read ››

Public Mutual maintains leadership in private trust industry

Public Mutual Berhad maintained its market leadership position in the private unit trust industry with an overall market share of 43 per cent. Read ››

HSBC offers Latin equity fund in Hong Kong

  HSBC Global Asset Management has launched its Latin American Equity Fund into the Hong Kong retail market. Read ››

BNY Mellon to manage Australian equities for Russell

The Australian equities specialist for BNY Mellon has been named to manage an Australian equity mandate for Russell Investments. Read ››

Siam Commercial assists SMEs in locating funds

Private equity funds' search for SMEs and latter's financing needs prompts SCB to act as middleman. Read ››

Maybank wants bigger slice of equities market

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

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

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

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

ICICI Venture mulls launching $500mln infrastructure fund

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

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

StanChart strengthening equities operations in Asia

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

StanChart to hire analysts for India, South Korea

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

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

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

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

CIMB says its time to invest in Asian equities

The Asian economic uptrend makes Asian equities attractive, says CIMB as it calls upon investors to take advantage of the Asian recovery. Read ››

JP Morgan optimistic of investments in China

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) remains convinced that China's consumption trends will continue to support its long-term investment case, with its Hong Kong portfolio continuously tilted in favour of the Mainland Chinese markets. Read ››

Threading funds for Asia through the needle’s eye

After opening its office in Hong Kong, Threadneedle has its eyes on Singapore. Read ››

MezzAsia Capital announces Midsouth privatisation

CLSA Mezzanine Management Limited announced the successful privatisation by Zhong Nan Limited of Midsouth Holdings Limited (Midsouth) and its delisting from the Singapore Stock Exchange. Read ››

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia invests in Biotor

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, the Asia private equity group of Morgan Stanley, has invested Rs. Read ››

Asia Pacific private equity fund pool tops $218 billion

The Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) has announced its full-year research figures for 2008. Read ››

Change to Exchange Price

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("the Company") and Aberdeen Warrants (Jersey) Limited announce that, following the approval of the final dividend at the Company's Annual General Meeting, the Exchange Price of the Warrants, forming part of the Company's Convertible Preference Share Units, will reduce from 97.00 pence per Ordinary Share to 94.00 pence per Ordinary Share effective immediately. Read ››