With $1.5 billion to invest in Korea, Japan and China, Michael Kim is one of Asia's most promising financial entrepreneurs. Sharon Lim met him in August.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Pangaea Capital Management intends to rescue troubled Asian businesses.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The detention of Byeon Yang Ho, head of Vogo, has created uncertainty over the Korean private equity firm's future.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
UK technology manager has established a dedicated VC secondaries fund in an industry first with two deals already in the portfolio.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Archie Norman, former grocer, politician and corporate turnaround specialist, set up a new investment company, Aurigo Management, last month. Robert Venes speaks to Norman about his latest venture.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Blackstone and KKR are understood to be pursuing an interest in two retail units owned by GUS, despite a recent announcement by the UK retail group to demerge the businesses.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
UK lower mid-market firms Sovereign Capital and Palamon Capital Partners have had a busy week, with Sovereign completing two deals, while Palamon closed its €670m second fund and invested in a German corporate gift certificate company.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Paris-listed private equity manager has targeted external investors for the first time to give the group additional deal-doing capacity and to create a new revenue stream.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Two years after closing EQT IV, EQT Partners is back in the market raising a new buyout fund.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, The Carlyle Group and Merrill Lynch Private Equity reclaim almost half of their original equity investment in the rental car company via a debt-financing commitment.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
