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NewsFlash! Online Archives
2010
16 August

MBK Partners Yet to Make Deposit in KEB

9 August

Bookseller in Debt

2 August

Sale of Wuxi Pharma Terminated

26 July

Hong Leong Gives EON More Time

19 July

India's Lenders Form JV Investment Fund

12 July

AES and CIC Will Not Proceed With Wind Joint Venture

5 July

Reliance to Sell Tower Assets to GTL

28 June

Primus Brings Grievances to Court

21 June

Dubai Private Equity Board Dissolved

14 June

Management Buyouts Loom at HSBC PE Arms

7 June

AFFIN May Join the Race for EON Capital

31 May

Mahindra Takes Majority Stake in Reva

24 May

Daiwa and SMFG to End PE Partnership

17 May

Transurban Reiterates Its "NO" to Canadian Pension Funds

10 May

Liquidators of China Milk Assets Seek Buyers

3 May

Deadline for Shenzhen Development Bank Extended

26 April

Former Manager Sues JP Morgan

19 April

Southwest Securities Eyes PE

12 April

Deutsche Bank Launches Fund of Funds Unit

29 March

US West Coast Institution to Commit to Champ III

22 March

IFC Eyes Opportunities in South Asia

15 March

Sale of KEB to Resume

8 March

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Postpones IPO

1 March

India's Religare Enterprises Acquires Northgate Capital

22 February

Axis PE to Become Independent

8 February

Primus Stays with EON Capital

1 February

Axiom Fund II Closes at US$950 Million

25 January

Asian Institutions in Clean Tech Fund

18 January

YES BANK Says Yes to PE Again

11 January

Evergrande's Guangzhou Site Repossessed

4 January

Oceanus Joins the TDR Party

2009
28 December

Affinity Loses Control of First Engineering

21 December

ePlanet Enters the Islamic Financing Arena

14 December

Curtains to Fall on ABC Learning

7 December

Honiton to Sell Minority Stakes to PE Investor

30 November

Oz Tax Office to Pursue TPG on Tax

23 November

TPG Could be in Tax Dispute

16 November

PEP Settles Dispute with WPP

9 November

Panasonic's Tender Offer for Sanyo Finally Commences

2 November

No Catalyst For PearlStreet

27 October

Sovereign Wealth Funds Hold Canary Wharf

19 October

Nan Shan Sold to Primus and China Strategic Holdings

12 October

Navis to Complete Recruitment of a Deal Down Under

5 October

CIC to Enter Distressed Asset Management

28 September

Willcom Rings for an ADR Process

21 September

Platinum Buys Rio Tinto's US Cable Unit

14 September

PE's Energy Talks Continue

7 September

Two Asian PE Veterans Join Forces

31 August

Two Asian PE Veterans Join Forces

24 August

eTelecare Merged with Stream Global Services

17 August

Blackstone Blazes Rmb Fund Trail

10 August

AXA PE in Alternative Energy

3 August

PBL Media Seeks Avenues to Raise Capital

27 July

Cerberus Executive Named in Suit

20 July

IFC to Invest in Pakistan's Engro Chemical

13 July

J-STAR's LP Releases Holdings

6 July

Aozora and Shinsei Bank Agree on Merger

29 June

Allco Equity Partners Adopts New Name

22 June

Asciano Turns Away from PE Capital

15 June

KDB Eyes Opportunities in MENA Region

8 June

JPMorgan to Close Hedge Fund And Buyout Units

1 June

Asahi Tec's Insolvent Metaldyne Attracts Investors' Interest

25 May

Acquisition of am/pm Japan Aborted

18 May

JAIC Seeks Orchestrated Works

11 May

IFC to Invest in China Micro-finance Bank

4 May

IFC Mulls Allocations to Funds

27 April

Religare Takes Control of Film Fund's Management

20 April

TPG Asia V's LPs Can Opt to Reduce Commitments

14 April

Lone Star Agrees to Take Over Troubled Japan REIT

6 April

Allco Equity Prepares for a Makeover

30 March

Investors to Receive Meaty Bonus from Shanghui

23 March

CITIC Securities Forms JV with Evercore Partners

16 March

I-Med Receives A$160 Million

9 March

Candover Asia Seeks to Become Self-Financing

2 March

Seven Media Reports Write-Downs

23 February

ICICI Ventures' Subhiksha Ceases Operations

16 February

Lloyds Banking Group Commits to China Fund

9 February

China Sovereign Wealth Fund Eyes Stake in CITIC Capital

2 February

AMP Capital Investors Selects Advisor for its FDF

19 January

SBI Mulls another Infrastructure Undertaking

12 January

Breaking News

5 January

Ten-Arrows Misses Its Target

2008
22 December

3i Streamlines Its North Asia Operations

15 December

HSBC’s Latest PE Fund Oversubscribed

8 December

Clouds Darken over Privatisation of Ten-Arrows

1 December

Investors Suffer Setback in Bid for MYOB

24 November

B&B Unloads Wind Assets

17 November

Canberra to Keep ABC Childcare Centres Open

10 November

Allco Finance Appoints Voluntary Administrators

3 November

CMH Vacates Its PBL Media Board Seats

27 October

Ironbridge Sees No Immediate Solution to Bravura Deal

20 October

Asia Greets Its Largest Mezzanine Fund

13 October

Sale of Small Goods Co. Terminated

6 October

Private Equity Investors Short-listed for Telecom Assets

29 September

PBL Media Names New Chairman

22 September

Invesco WL Ross in Partnership with Energy Producer

16 September

Bidding Activities Down Under

8 September

CVC Asia Pacific Withdraws from Peace Mark

1 September

Green Light for Insurers' VC Odyssey

25 August

Bohai Fund Could Fill Carlyle's Void in Xugong

18 August

Skylark's CEO Replaced

11 August

Buyout Investors Rejected by Coal Transporter

4 August

Nikko Principal Investment Australia Being Bought Out

28 July

Xugong: Goodbye, Carlyle

21 July

PCCW-HKT Attracts Keen Interest from PE Investors

14 July

Funds and Investments Up, but Returns Down for the First Half

7 July

Tokyo Sets Tax Parameters for Offshore Funds

30 June

CDC Allocates US$250 million to Three Indian Funds

20 June

FoFs to Become Investors of Macquarie Capital Alliance Group

16 June

SBI Holdings Takes a 34% stake in KTIC

10 June

Bidders Could Hang Up on Excelcomindo Tower Sale

2 June

Recap of Living and Leisure in Jeopardy

26 May

Daito Trust Deal May Flop

19 May

Carlyle's Shandong Deal Reportedly Being Foiled

13 May

Baring Manages Largest Pan-Asia Growth Fund

5 May

NIWS Co. Files for Court Protection

28 April

Reserve Bank of India Rejects IFC's Investment in Karnataka Bank

21 April

Home Bourse Closed to Red Chips

14 April

Long-haul Budget Airline Flies into Liquidation

7 April

Advantage Partners Opens Hong Kong Office

31 March

SMIC in Strategic Talks

25 March

Macquarie Private Capital Quells Market Speculation on Bear Stearns' Takeover

17 March

IFC Invests in Chemical Plant

10 March

Morgan Stanley Private Equity to Take Control of ABC Learning in the US

3 March

Blackstone Group Waits to Check In Chisun Hotel Group

25 February

George Soros Promotes Mircofinance

18 February

Sovereign Funds Reportedly in a China Train Ride

4 February

Korean Court Finds Lone Star Chief Guilty

28 January

China Galaxy Securities Comes Under Control of Investor Protection Fund

21 January

Blackstone May Withdraw from Indian Press

14 January

Asia Netcom to Merge with Pacific Internet

7 January

2007 - A Banner Year, albeit a Decline in Deal Value

2007
31 December

New Interest to Auckland Airport

17 December

Bid for Nufarm Ends

10 December

Pallinghurst Bows Out from Consolidated Minerals Bid

3 December

Tax Office Foils Symbion/Healthscope Merger

26 November

A Symbion/ Healthscope Merger Nears

19 November

Manager of Development Partners Fund to Wear Public Cloak

12 November

Symbion Rejects Counter-Offer From Primary

5 November

Goldman Sachs' Quest for Fuyao Glass Shattered

29 October

Primary Seeks Judicial Decision on Symbion's Takeover

22 October

Sanyo Electric to Postpone Selling Its Chip Operations

15 October

Tano Capital and Darby Overseas Vie for Opportunities in Tianjin

8 October

China Merchants Enters into PE and M&A Arenas

2 October

Bain and Huawei to Take Over 3Com

24 September

Oaktree Grows Its Asian Real Estate Roots

17 September

New Twist in Symbion's Takeover

10 September

Coates Hire Turns Down Revised Offer from Carlyle and National Hire

3 September

New Identity for DB Capital Partners

27 August

Draper Fisher Jurveston to Plant Its Man in India

20 August

Investors Could be on Board of Mainland Carriers

13 August

New Ownership for Nikko Principal Investment's Assets Expected Soon

6 August

Flight Center Deal Terminated

30 July

Oaktree Completes Acquisition of Fu Sheng

23 July

Harald Quandt Family Arrives Asia

16 July

Advantage Partners Faces Stumbling Blocks in Bank Deal

9 July

Health Insurer Being Targeted

25 June

Coles’ Dwindling Party of Bidders

11 June

Eli Lilly Sets Life Sciences Fund of Funds for Asia

4 June

Coles' Bidding Party Shrinks

28 May

CVC Asia Pacific Walks Away from Coles Deal

21 May

Beijing Invests US$3 billion in Blackstone

14 May

KKR-Led Consortium Gains Exclusive Access to Coles’ Book

7 May

Further Turbulence to Qantas' Bid

30 Apr

Percentage of Qantas' Shares Tender Declines

23 Apr

% of Qantas Shares Tendered Dropped

16 Apr

APA Lowers Requisite % for Tendered Shares

9 Apr

Blackstone Targets Guofeng Group

2 Apr

PEP to Re-engineer Its Flight Centre Deal

26 Mar

Investors Postpone Deadline for Qantas General Offer

19 Mar

GE Equity to Gaining Full Control of Asia

12 Mar

Qantas' Investors Overcome FIRB's Hurdle

05 Mar

Qantas Takeover Deadline Extended

26 Feb

Coles to Review Ownership Options

12 Feb

Primus Capital Partners Dropped in Race for RHB Capital

05 Feb

Primus Capital Partners Dropped in Race for RHB Capital

29 Jan

Blackstone to Recruit Former Taiwan Financial Chief

22 Jan

No More Woods

15 Jan

A 5% Trading Band Imposed on Shenzhen Development Bank

08 Jan

A Record Year for Asian Private Equity

02 Jan

Bid for Hutchison Essar Intensifies

2006
04 Dec 3Com Wins Bid for Huawei-3Com
13 Nov Carlyle Receives Nod from Beijing on Xugong Deal
23 Oct Buyout Investors Rejected by Coles Myers' Board
03 Oct Affinity Equity Partners Within Reach to Take Over Colorado
11 Sep Affinity's Tiger Paper Story Resurfaces Again
28 Aug Bidding for China Network Systems Hinges on the Price
7 Aug CCMP Capital's In and Out of Buy The Way
17 July Newbridge in Talks to Acquire Shares of a Taiwanese Insurance Co.
26 June Carlyle Suffers Delay in Its Buyout of EMC
5 June CSMC - Subject of Takeover
22 May CR Logic to Take Control of CSMC Technology
8 May WestBridge Capital Partners Merges with Sequoia Capital's Indian Operations
24 April Lone Star Makes Goodwill Gestures
10 April Record Fund Pool & Transaction Sums in First Quarter of the Year
27 March Actis Calls Off Proposed Investment in Nutrine
13 March Conservative Response to IPO of Korea's 1st Infrastructure Fund
27 Feburary hanarotelecom to Take a Private Status
13 Feburary Catalyst to Halt New Investments
30 January Buyout Investors Looking at a Chinese Meat Maker
16 January A Record Year for Asian Private Equity
3 January

Merrill Lynch Increases Commitment to India

2005
19 December Macquarie Acquires Taiwan Broadband
5 December Warburg Pincus Assumes Full Control of Datang Telecom Holdings
21 November India Opens Up its Restructuring Market
7 November Seibu Railway's On-and-Off Track Saga
24 October SAFE Updates Its Earlier Guidelines
10 October BPL's PE Investors Wait for Their Exit
26 September Buyout King to Enter Asia
12 September H&Q Asia Pacific and Thomas H. Lee in Alliance
8 September Second Mega Buyout Fund Arrives
29 August Seoul to Tax Foreign Funds
15 August Morgan Stanley's First Asian Fund Closes at US$515 million
1 August Temasek Determined to Control ChangHwa Bank
18 July Maytag Bid in Twirl
4 July Haier Chief Cools Speculation on Bid for Maytag
20 June CVC Asia Pacific Prepares for Kiwi Dining
6 June Bain Capital to Join the Asian Buyout Market
30 May Newbridge In Healthcare Pursuit
13 May Blackstone Returns to Asia
3 May Final Closing for Asia's Largest Private Equity Fund
18 April 3i Leads in CDH's 2nd Fund
4 April Newbridge et al Inject US$350 million in China's PC Behemoth
21 March Foreign Investors Perches on Taiwan's Changhwa Bank
7 March Done Deal for Carlyle's China Pacific Life
21 February Daiwa and Sumitomo to Merge their Private Equity Assets
7 February Warburg Pincus' India Cheers
13 January MKS Consulting's Japan Venture IV Closes at US$322 million
3 January Australia Records Its Largest Buyout Transaction for 2004 Just Before Christmas