Financing Strategies

US-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC) announced in April that it has agreed to buy telecoms assets of City Telecom for HKD5bn (US$644mn), which includes Hong Kong's... 2012-04-13

Swedish incumbent TeliaSonera will exit the Cambodian mobile market, selling its 18.6% stake in Smart Mobile, the country's fourth largest mobile operator.

CFW View: The US$40mn wind farm sale by Suzlon reflects the company's difficulty in meeting debt commitments stemming from a lower revenue stream, poorer profitability, and greater... 2012-04-10

Spanish utility, Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF) is reportedly considering a bid for BG Group 's stake in Gujarat Gas. GNF is likely to be in the hunt for emerging market (EM) assets as... 2012-04-10

CFW View: Hitachi's acquisition of Fuji's wind turbine business reflects a timely attempt by Hitachi to tap into an increasingly attractive Japanese renewable energy market via acquisitive... 2012-04-04

CFW believes that the recent announcement from Philippines-based terminals operator International Container Services Inc (ICTSI) that it is to buy a 35% stake of a Pakistani container... 2012-04-03

Recent reports have suggested that Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries Group (UB Group), is looking to divest a 13% stake in Indian brewer United Breweries (UB). Dutch brewer... 2012-04-02

Although Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has denied rumours that the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications group (VNPT) will combine its two mobile operations,... 2012-03-29

CFW View: We believe that Epuron 's decision to sell the Silverton wind farm in New South Wales (NSW) highlights increasing political and regulatory risks for wind energy in NSW,... 2012-03-29

Much of the merger & acquisition (M&A) activity across the food and drink (F&D) space is happening in the developing world, Asia in particular. The rapidly growing ranks... 2012-03-27