Clare Burrows

New proposals from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will make it harder for private equity to raise money from high net-worth individuals.

With LBOs expected to increase in China, domestic banks are learning the nuances of leverage financing through their offshore units

PE exits of portfolio companies in Southeast Asia last year more than doubled in terms of deal value, a trend expected to continue, according to a Bain & Company report.

Seiichi Saito, director at Alternative Investment Capital – one of Japan’s few domestic funds of funds – talks to PEI about Japanese investors’ expectations of private equity.

The Chinese powerhouse has acquired Alma Lasers for an enterprise value of $220m, Israel's largest-ever technology acquistion by a Chinese buyer.

India has come back into favour as the top emerging markets destination, followed by China and Southeast Asia, according to a global survey by Ernst & Young.

The Chinese sovereign wealth fund has appointed Li Xiaopeng as head of the board of supervisors, while the position of chairman remains open.

The Chinese conglomerate and European private equity firm have offered $700m to acquire the French resort operator to boost the company’s development in China.

Just a week after Korea Teachers promoted Park Min Ho to CIO, Korea’s National Pension Service hired Choi Kwang as chairman and CEO.

The Canadian pension plan has received regulatory approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to operate in the Special Administrative Region.