Private Equity
New Thai group Kiatnakin-Phatra Financial joins the fray
A new entity, named Kiatnakin-Phatra Financial Group, aims will offer both commercial banking and capital-market products and services, with strong...
New Thai group Kiatnakin-Phatra Financial joins the fray
A new entity, named Kiatnakin-Phatra Financial Group, aims will offer both commercial banking and capital-market products and services, with strong...
South Indian Bank sells 15% stake to US private equity firm
South Indian Bank has sold 15% stake for Rs 443 crore to the private equity firm of the US-based Carlyle Group, First Carlyle Ventures Mauritius.
Mandiri to expand brokerage business in Singapore, then HK
Bank Mandiri plans to expand its brokerage business in Singapore to tap growing foreign investor interest in Indonesian equity assets.
Deutsche Bank to cut equities jobs in Japan, HK
Deutsche Bank is eliminating about 85 jobs at its Japan and Hong Kong equities units.
Korean firms' equity financing hits 12-year low
Financing of South Korean firms through initial public offerings and rights offerings tumbled to the lowest mark in 12 years.
Nomura includes Thailand in equity research coverage
Nomura has included Thailand in its equity research, after Malaysia and Indonesia.
Citi Venture Capital to invest $125M in Prometheon
The private equity arm of Citigroup is set to invest $125 million, or Rs 700 crore, in Prometheon.
China's Fortune Link ties up with Korea's KDB Daewoo
Fortune Link Fund Management Co. and KDB Daewoo Securities Co. has signed a deal to team up in the Chinese private equity market.
Chinese advertising firm receives private-equity offer
Focus Media Holding Ltd received a bid from private-equity firms in what would be the country’s largest leveraged buyout.
Asia Alternatives raises over $1.5B
Asia Alternatives raised more than $1.5 billion in new funds to invest into fund managers across Asia.
Romney's Bain Capital raises $2.3B for second Asia fund
Bain Capital LLC has completed fundraising for its second Asia fund, closing at $2.3 billion.
Asian private equity fundraising down in first half
Private-equity fundraising and transactions decreased in almost every country in Asia during the first half of 2012, including China.
India's PE investments drop 34% in June quarter
India's Private Equity firms invested 34% less T about $1,848 million across 102 deals during the quarter ended June.
StandChart Private Equity invests in Smoothies Korea
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. will invest $46 million in Smoothies Korea Inc.
Lippo luring private equity firms to Indonesia
Lippo Karawaci is drawing private equity firms on its possible sale of as much as 49 percent of its unit Siloam Hospitals.
Two infrastructure funds put India plans on hold
Two large infrastructure-focused private equity funds have put their investment plans in India on hold.
Indian investors take to crowd funding
Crowd-funding has increasingly made inroads into India.
