Aug 21, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
The Wall Street Journal 19 August 2013 SHANGHAI–Chinese private equity firm Citic Capital Holdings Ltd. is buying a minority stake in S.F. Express (Group) Co. Ltd., as it seeks to help a domestic delivery firm expand in a lucrative market in China that foreign...
Aug 21, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
The Times of India 20 August 2013 Baring Private Equity Partners Asia is set to buy the IT services firm Hexaware Technologies Ltd in a deal estimated at about $400 million, say bankers directly involved with the matter. This could be the largest private equity deal...
Aug 21, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal 19 Aug. 2013 SHANGHAI—An Asia-focused real-estate fund run by Blackstone Group LP has made an offer to acquire Chinese property developer Tysan Holdings Ltd. for 2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$322 million), as the private-equity investor...
Aug 20, 2013 | News, North America
The Wall Street Journal 19 August 2013 Zillow, Inc., the largest U.S. real estate and home-related marketplace has agreed to acquire StreetEasy, the leading real estate website in New York City, for $50 million in cash. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of...
Aug 20, 2013 | News, Western Europe
Reuters 19 August 2013 Swedish engineering group Atlas Copco said on Monday it was buying British industrial technology firm Edwards Group for up to $1.6 billion, an investment which should help it offset volatile swings in its mining business. Atlas Copco, which...
Aug 20, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
Bloomberg 18 August 2013 Chaoyue Group Ltd. agreed to buy two Chinese makers of stainless steel and copper products for HK$10 billion after selling its main water purification businesses. Chaoyue will pay Chung Ming Metal Resources Holdings Ltd. HK$3 billion in cash...
