KKR news

As private equity firms increasingly set their sights on the investment potential of China and India, the practice area is becoming the front line of competition between law firms

As a growing amount of capital seeks a home in Asia, the funds industry is booming, and maturing into a more sophisticated market comparable with its more developed cousins

As the Singapore legal market moves quickly toward liberalisation, local firms are eyeing regional markets as the next source of growth

The recent commencement of media reforms is predicted to trigger a wave of M&A activity in the sector. ALB asks the specialists for their views on the impact of the reforms

Leveraged finance and buyouts are increasingly common tools for both private equity and trade players in financing Asian acquisitions. ALB looks at the rise of the LBO and the prospects for the future growth of this legal market

Recent PRC regulatory measures designed to curb investment inflows from offshore may have discouraged some bigger private equity deals, but private equity lawyers say investors continue to find China attractive - as they return to the old days of direct onshore investment

ALB Guide to Private Equity 2009

Clifford Chance has announced that private equity (PE) partner Simon Cooke will relocate from the company's London office to Hong Kong as the firm looks to strengthen its PE offering in the region.

A Paul, Weiss team has represented KKR in connection with a series of investments in Ma Anshan Modern Farming.

Six firms have collectively provided legal advice for the US$160m consortium investment for a minority stake in Shanghai-headquartered International Far Eastern Leasing Company.

近日，六家律师事务所一同为KKR牵头财团向远东国际租赁投资1.6亿美元的项目提供法律咨询和服务。

Buyout fund manager Affinity Equity Partners has acquired 94.2% stake in Beijing Leader & Harvest Electric Technologies. This transaction, valued at US$200m, is one of the largest private equity buyouts completed in China.

私募股权基金骏麒投资，近日以2亿美金的价格收购了北京利德华福电气技术有限公司94%的股份。虽然相对于国际标准，此次收购交易金额较小，但它却是单一海外私募股权基金在华规模最大的一笔收购。

ALB discusses what a world without the global financial crisis means for private equity in North Asia with Paul, Weiss partner Jack Lange

While the rest of the world takes a year-long hiatus from making private equity transactions, China’s domestic PE industry, now led by domestic players, remains active and is fast evolving. A strong private equity market will not only drive economic growth but also foster a more sophisticated domestic PE legal fraternity.

Deal highlights from the last week from ALB

The media manoeuvres of Kerry Stokes have generated work for Baker & McKenzie, Freehills and AAR.