Seen that? - Is China SAFE for Private Equity Investors?

Filed in archive Best of on April 19, 2010

Is China SAFE for Private Equity Investors? China Venture News

International private equity firms, like gold prospectors, continue to invest in China, reflecting the same gold rush mentality that often results in high-stakes risks for all. The influx of new money reflects the pulling power of the new "China story," and pays little attention to the regulatory stop signs popping up along the bumpy Middle Kingdom road. Venture capital and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions and listings are significantly [...] Read More


Baird Private Equity the Latest Fund to Look Toward China China Venture News

With opportunities in the US thinning out a little because of the economic slow down, Baird Private Equity has become the latest PE Fund management company to look toward China for new investment options. The Chicago-based firm is starting a seven-person investment team in Shanghai to identify potential investments, according to Chicago Business. The paper said that Baird Capital Partners Asia expects to complete its first investment in the next two [...] Read More


Private Equity Faces Hurdles in China China Venture News

Forbes published a report recently saying that private equity continues to face hurdles in China. China's private equity industry is in a state of change and is experiencing growth. We reported earlier this month on the debut investment of China's first home grown private equity fund. Foreign private equity funds face a number of hurdles. Among them, the threat of protectionist sanctions - both in China and in a fund's home [...] Read More


The privacy of private equity Sox First

Last year, former Morgan Stanley chairman Sir David Walker issued a report that put greater onus on private equity funds in Britain to provide more details of the financial performance of companies they take over. Sir David's review was triggered by increasing criticism of the private equity industry. It's been accused of a secretive, asset-stripping approach to management that has resulted in thousands of job cuts in recent years.The new [...] Read More


Venture News from China TJ's Weblog

As you might have seen we have a started a new site - ChinaVentureNews. The site will cover all noteworthy news from the Middle Kingdom for (prospective) investors. Here is an introduction into the state of Chinese investing by James Borton. Enjoy. [...] Read More