Mar 25, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) – Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and Royal Bank of Scotland sold a combined $528 million stake in Hong Kong-listed luggage maker Samsonite International (1910.HK), according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday. The...
Mar 1, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
HONG KONG, March 1 (Reuters) – A consortium led by Carlyle Group and company management has reached a deal to take Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd private, after raising its bid by 9 percent to $688 million. PE-backed buyouts of Chinese...
Jan 10, 2013 | China, News, North America
New York Times 9 January 2013 Just a few years ago, Silicon Valley investors were pouring money into solar technologies and talking about how they would bring the same kind of innovation to green energy that they had to the computer chip. But few anticipated that...
Oct 15, 2012 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
China Private Equity 30 August 2012 The first rule of capitalism is the more buyers you attract, the higher the price you get. So, having just one potential buyer is generally a lousy idea when your goal is to make as much money as possible. What then to make of the...
Oct 9, 2012 | China, East Asia, News
Gigaom 5 October 2012 Huawei is reportedly giving some serious thought to listing itself on a US or international exchange, exposing its books and ownership structure to the world. An IPO won’t silence all of Huawei’s critics, but it would help the company close...
Sep 26, 2012 | China, East Asia, News
CNBC 14 August 2012 Mergers and acquisitions activity in China plunged by a third in the first half of the year, as companies held back on deals amid uncertainty over the world’s second-largest economy. Still, the number of deals is expected to pick in the second half...
