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PE fundraising for Asia cools in H1 2022

August 3, 2022

Private equity fundraising for Asia investments has slowed from last year's record pace, as investors contend with volatility and other challenges in global markets.

Exclusive: Hong Kong's SC Lowy wraps up $400M in latest Asia-Pacific direct lending fund

July 12, 2022

Investors are hunting for higher yields in Asia's relatively untapped private debt market.

Q&A: ADDX looks to PE's future with blockchain tech

April 1, 2022

The exchange's CEO Oi-Yee Choo, a former head of investment banking for UBS in Singapore, discusses why funds are turning to distributed ledger technology and what it could mean for the private markets.

Hamilton Lane token to give individual investors access to private fund

March 29, 2022

Hamilton Lane is partnering with private markets exchange ADDX to make its $1.85 billion fund-of-funds available to individual investors with a minimum ticket size of $10,000.

EQT's $7.5B BPEA deal signals growing interest in Asian private markets

March 16, 2022

EQT has agreed to acquire Baring Private Equity Asia for $7.5 billion as investment firms continue to put stock in Asia's private markets, a trend that is expected to accelerate.

Private market mega-funds raise more than $329B in 2021

December 14, 2021

Private equity's biggest guns are bulking up with even larger war chests.

Aristocrat's $3.7B Playtech bid underscores appetite for sports betting

October 18, 2021

UK-listed betting software company Playtech has accepted a £2.7 billion (about $3.7 billion) takeover offer from Aristocrat, an Australian maker of slot machines and gaming content. The deal comes less than a month after US sports betting group DraftKings offered to acquire London-listed rival Entain (formerly GVC Holdings) for £16.4 billion, topping a competing offer from casino operator MGM worth £8 billion.

The barbarians at Japan's gate (again)

May 2, 2021

Japan has long been a tough nut to crack for PE firms, but changes in the corporate landscape may present new opportunities.

Huawei to offload mobile unit in $15B+ deal

November 10, 2020

Chinese tech giant Huawei is looking to sell Honor, its mid-range mobile phone brand, to a group of investors led by IT distributor Digital China and the Shenzhen government for around $15 billion.

Ant Group's $34B+ IPO postponed in Shanghai and Hong Kong

November 3, 2020

After a meeting between Jack Ma and Chinese regulators, the Shanghai Stock Exchange suspended the Ant Group's IPO, causing the company to announce it was also hitting pause on its Hong Kong debut and would return funds collected from investors.

NTT eyes $40B mobile unit take-private

September 29, 2020

Japan's state-backed telecom company Nippon Telegraph & Telephone is looking to take its mobile unit NTT-Docomo private, adding to a busy year for blockbuster telecom deals.

Are Asian investors still hungry for Europe?

January 10, 2020

Not so long ago, Europe found itself in the midst of a feeding frenzy of Asian buyers. While the great European binge seems to be subsiding, it may not signal a long-term change in sentiment.

Hong Kong exchange's £29.6B bid for London rival could put a Blackstone mega-deal in danger

September 11, 2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has made a surprise bid for the London Stock Exchange. But for the LSE, the proposal comes at a very high price.

Swiss deal worth $3B could inject life into Japanese pharma giant

September 6, 2019

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has inked a $3 billion deal with Roivant, marking the latest in a string of deals in the European pharma industry involving Asian acquirers.

KKR set to intensify efforts in Asia with new fund

August 22, 2019

Barely two years after raising $9.3 billion for its largest Asia fund ever, buyout heavyweight KKR is coming back for more.

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