Asia
China / Finance
CFW View: China State Grid International (State Grid) and Oman Oil Co (SAOC)'s purchase of a combined 40% stake in Portuguese power grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN) is highlighting an important industry trend. As war-battered European countries are struggling with mounting debt and threatening defaults, we continue to see increased direct foreign, notably Chinese,...
2012-02-03Australia / Finance
Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell has made a much-anticipated confirmation regarding its shareholding in Australian independent Woodside Petroleum.
2012-02-03Canada / Finance
PetroChina's Canadian investment makes sense on two fronts: it increases the state-run company's access to unconventional expertise and it is likely to help pave the way for a large...
2012-02-03Financing Strategies
China
CFW View: China State Grid International (State Grid) and Oman Oil Co (SAOC)'s purchase of a combined 40% stake in Portuguese power grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN) is...
2012-02-03Australia
Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell has made a much-anticipated confirmation regarding its shareholding in Australian independent Woodside Petroleum.
2012-02-03Canada
PetroChina's Canadian investment makes sense on two fronts: it increases the state-run company's access to unconventional expertise and it is likely to help pave the way for a large...
2012-02-03China
CFW View: Chinese construction machinery maker Sany Heavy Industry's decision to acquire German concrete pump maker Putzmeister is the latest illustration of Sany's willingness and...
2012-02-01China
The dragon has roared in so far in 2011, and with just under a month-and-a-half of the year remaining Chinese issuers look to set to top the global IPO rankings.
2011-11-15China
We have become accustom to China playing an increasingly important role in the global IPO market. But when the going gets tough, it seems that even the tough struggle sometimes.
2011-08-17Australia
The privatisation of Sydney's AUD2bn (US$2.1bn) Kurnell desalination plant is getting underway, with the New South Wales state government appointing KPMG , Mallesons Stephan Jaques...
2011-07-29China
State-owned dam developer Sinohydro Group has applied to the China Securities Regulatory Commission for an IPO to raise CNY17.3bn (US$2.7bn). CFW believes that there is a potential...
2011-07-28United Kingdom
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is continuing to sell its non core assets as part of its three year strategy of 'shrink to grow'.
2012-01-25Japan
Currently it seems like not a week goes by without
2012-01-18Japan
A sleeping dealmaking giant is awakening in Asia. Over the past few years the M&A market headlines in Asia have been dominated by China as it used its unparalleled foreign exchange...
2011-12-07Brazil
It is not only safety that comes in numbers, but also the ability to secure crucial resources deals across the globe. Indeed in a sign that Chinese corporates are willing to work together...
2011-09-14India
Although reports that a group of US private equity (PE) firms are looking to take a stake in Indian-Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Hero Honda are as yet unconfirmed, the very idea...
2010-10-21Australia
While a rally in Australian equities has opened the window for private equity (PE) firms to exit their portfolio investments via IPOs, the 51% climb in the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index...
2010-03-10China
After a year in which China embarked upon an unprecedented shopping spree buying up assets across the globe, it seems Chinese focus is returning back home. The fund raising of CNY9bn...
2010-02-03Of the money raised so far this year towards investment in China, nearly 60% was raised through renminbi funds worth nearly RMB20.4bn, according to the Centre for Asia Private Equity...
2009-12-14Brazil
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has been busy inking deals of late as it continues its rapid foray into emerging markets (EM). In line with CFW 's long-held view that SWFs...
2010-12-15Brazil
In line with one of CFW 's key views that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are set to become increasingly active in dealmaking , Singapore's state-backed investment vehicle has moved...
2010-09-15Most people think of globalisation as an economic phenomenon, yet the most important facet of the process is the globalisation of ideas, i.e. who generates world-changing ideas and...
2010-04-12In its 8 February issue, CFW highlighted Greece's expectations that China may come to its rescue, as the Greek government battles to raise EUR11.6bn to meet its May funding requirements...
2010-04-06
