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09 Apr L’Occitane shares halted in Hong Kong as Blackstone said to prepare funds for privatisation bid

Posted at 08:04h in Asia

L’Occitane International’s billionaire owner Reinold Geiger and Blackstone are nearing a deal to take the skincare company private, potentially ending its 14-year of trading on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, people familiar with the matter said.Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, may provide debt financing...

21 Mar Alibaba’s former CEO Daniel Zhang Yong joins Beijing-based investment fund Firstred Capital

Posted at 11:30h in Asia

Daniel Zhang Yong, who stepped down as chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group Holding last year, has joined Chinese investment fund Firstred Capital.The internet industry veteran, who spent 16 years climbing the ranks at South China Morning Post owner Alibaba, will assume the role of...

EY: no ‘significant bounce-back’ in M&A activity even though private equity is still ‘very positive’ about China; Japan, India to lead regional rebound

12 Mar EY: no ‘significant bounce-back’ in M&A activity even though private equity is still ‘very positive’ about China; Japan, India to lead regional rebound

Posted at 23:30h in Asia

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to bounce back by around 10 per cent in the second half of this year after a lacklustre 2023, with India and Japan likely to emerge as winners, Yew-Poh Mak, Asia-Pacific strategy and transactions...

21 Jan Nokia set to exit telecommunications joint venture with Huawei amid US-China tensions

Posted at 03:00h in Asia

Finnish telecoms equipment giant Nokia has found new buyers for its majority stake in a Beijing-based joint venture with Huawei Technologies, after a proposed deal fell through last year following strong protest by the Chinese partner.Under the latest agreement, wireless technology firm TD Tech will...

18 Jan Private-equity investors to return to China in search of M&A deals in 2024, Bain & Co says

Posted at 10:35h in Asia

Bain’s statement is significant because, despite a drop in deal volumes, mainland China still accounted for 41 per cent of deals in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.Mainland China reported 5,156 M&A deals in 2023, with...

09 Jan Too big to ignore: China made up 15% of revenue for the world’s top 200 multinational companies in 2022, Bain’s data shows

Posted at 05:27h in Asia

China remains an important market for multinational corporations (MNCs) this year as executives eye opportunities from a rebound in consumption, even if their prospects have been bedevilled by challenges ranging from geopolitical risks to competition with local rivals.China made up about 15 per cent of...

30 Dec China M&A activity is set for a rebound in 2024 amid renewed overseas interest, but it won’t be business as usual. Here’s why

Posted at 03:30h in Asia

“Outside their home markets, most multinationals have their largest presence in China, and it’s where they have made investments for the long term,” said Colin Banfield, Asia head of M&A at Citi. “Multinationals continue to have high expectations for the China market, for their...

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09 Apr L’Occitane shares halted in Hong Kong as Blackstone said to prepare funds for privatisation bid

21 Mar Alibaba’s former CEO Daniel Zhang Yong joins Beijing-based investment fund Firstred Capital

12 Mar EY: no ‘significant bounce-back’ in M&A activity even though private equity is still ‘very positive’ about China; Japan, India to lead regional rebound

21 Jan Nokia set to exit telecommunications joint venture with Huawei amid US-China tensions

18 Jan Private-equity investors to return to China in search of M&A deals in 2024, Bain & Co says

09 Jan Too big to ignore: China made up 15% of revenue for the world’s top 200 multinational companies in 2022, Bain’s data shows

30 Dec China M&A activity is set for a rebound in 2024 amid renewed overseas interest, but it won’t be business as usual. Here’s why

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