Private equity gunning for Asia

Posted Apr 27th 2007 7:23PM by Tom Taulli
Filed under: Private Equity

The Asian markets have been underrepresented in terms of private equity activity. But that's going to change fast.

This week, for example, Bain Capital raised a $1 billion Asian fund (this is the first one for the firm). This is according to a report from the Associated Press.

The main focus will be in China and Japan. No doubt, there are lots of companies to choose from. Although, dealing with the regulations will not be easy.

And, according to a report in Reuters, CCMP is in the process of raising a $3 billion Asian fund. The firm does have lots of experience in the region though. Its Asia Opportunity Fund II has a size of $1.6 billion.

Oh, and it looks like KKR is raising an Asia Fund and is targeting a cool $4 billion or so.

Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.

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