Nomura has appointed Zhao Yang as its China chief economist and Sophie Jiang as head of Hong Kong and China banks equity research, as the firm continues to enhance its research platform in the region, according to a company announcement. Zhao Yang will lead a team of three economists to forecast China’s economic cycle and […]

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Beijing-based private equity firm Heaven-Sent Capital Management Group Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire 100% of South African gold producer Village Main Reef Limited for about US$58 million, according to a company announcement. Heaven-Sent offers to buy all of Village Main Reef's outstanding shares at 12.25 South African rand per share, representing a 14.49% premium to […]

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After four years of conflict, Syria appears to be doomed to a self-perpetuating spiral of violence. But UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura's pragmatic “Aleppo first” strategy – which aims to freeze military operations in Syria's largest city and facilitate inflows of humanitarian aid – offers reason for cautious optimism.

After three years of dwindling exits, Chinese private equity funds finally achieved a rebound in investment exits last year. In 2014, a total of 232 exits were recorded, up from 126 in 2013, according to a research report by global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The rebound was driven by both an increase in exits through initial public […]

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Hong Kong-based Asia Frontier Capital, Singapore-based LyGH Capital, and CITIC Securities International Fund Management Limited are among the top 20 performing hedge funds globally in 2014, according to industry data tracker Preqin. Long-biased AFC Asia Frontier Fund recorded net returns of 37.58% last year, while GH China Century Fund and CITIC China Alpha II Fund […]

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