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Alibaba, Baring Private Equity Asia consortium complete 400mm investment in The CrownX

Alibaba, Baring Private Equity Asia consortium complete $400mm investment in The CrownX

Masan Group Corporation (HOSE: MSN) on June 14 announced the completion of a private issuance of a 5.5 per cent stake in The CrownX Corporation to a consortium led by Alibaba Group and Baring Private Equity Asia for a cash...
Alibaba, Baring Private Equity Asia invest 400m in Masan retail arm, The CrownX

Alibaba, Baring Private Equity Asia invest $400m in Masan retail arm, The CrownX

Masan Group Corporation (HOSE: MSN) and a consortium led by Alibaba Group and Baring Private Equity Asia on May 18 announced the signing of definitive agreements for the acquisition of a 5.5 per cent stake in The CrownX for a...
Private-equity banks cushion market

Private-equity banks cushion market

Private-equity bank shares have performed well amid fears of COVID-19 in the last five weeks.
Everest Education receives 4 million from foreign funds

Everest Education receives $4 million from foreign funds

Everest said the company will use this capital to develop its training centres. The firm currently has seven training centres in HCM City.
Standard Chartered PE sells 8.2% stake in Loc Troi Group, ending five-year investment

Standard Chartered PE sells 8.2% stake in Loc Troi Group, ending five-year investment

Standard Chartered Private Equity (Singapore) Pte Ltd (SCPE) sold its entire holding of nearly 6.6 million shares, or an 8.18 per cent stake, in Loc Troi Group, ending its five-year investment in the Vietnamese agricultural company.
Viet Nam among top 3 ASEAN destinations for private equity investment

Viet Nam among top 3 ASEAN destinations for private equity investment

Viet Nam is among the top three ASEAN countries attracting private equity (PE) investment in terms of deal value. 
Techcombank chairmans son raises stake to 3.95%

Techcombank chairman’s son raises stake to 3.95%

The private-equity financial institution Techcombank has announced shareholder Ho Anh Minh has bought 44.7 million shares to increase his ownership to 3.95 per cent from 2.66 per cent.
Outside Looking In: Early Stage Private Equity

Outside Looking In: Early Stage Private Equity

I like to use "Early Stage PE" here because "Venture Capital" has a connotation of high risk and/or tech investments which belong in Boston or Silicon Valley. Coming from the UK, I understand Venture Capital quite well and I believe...
Mekong Capital earns 79m in divestments

Mekong Capital earns $79m in divestments

Mekong Capital, a Viet Nam-focused private equity firm, reported total earnings of nearly US$79 million from its divestments this year to date, including the recent sale of its remaining holdings in the agricultural company Loc Troi Group.
Private investment up in 2017

Private investment up in 2017

Grant Thornton Vietnam Limited’s (Grant Thornton) 16th survey on the private equity sector in Viet Nam showed largely positive responds about national economy progress and optimism for the country’s level of investment attraction.
Private equity optimism falls

Private equity optimism falls

A survey of the private-equity sector in July by consulting firm Grant Thornton found that 72 per cent of respondents anticipated higher level of investment activities in Viet Nam in the next 12 months.
E-wallet firm wins 28m investment from foreign investors

E-wallet firm wins $28m investment from foreign investors

M_Services JSC, the company that sells MoMo or Mobile Money service, has raised US$25 million from Standard Chartered Private Equity and $3 million from global investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Japanese firm becomes Eurowindows major shareholder

Japanese firm becomes Eurowindow's major shareholder

Japanese sliding door manufacturer Bunka Shutter has bought 30 per cent of the European Plastics Window Company Ltd. (Eurowindow) shares from Private Equity New Markets fund.
Viet Nam draws interest from private equity

Viet Nam draws interest from private equity

Private equity investors are paying more attention to the Vietnamese market, readying additional resources in expectation of better long-term results, according to the Grant Thornton global private equity report for 2014 to 2015.
SCPE invests in agro-firm

SCPE invests in agro-firm

Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) yesterday announced the acquisition of a minority stake in An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company (AGPPS), a market leader in Viet Nam''s agricultural sector.