Financing Strategies

BG Group is looking to sell a stake in its Queensland Curtis LNG project. The sale could help spread the cost of the development and allow BG Group to focus more of its capital expenditure... 2012-03-08

Recent rumours have suggested that Japanese brewer Asahi is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire Eastern European brewer StarBev, which is owned by private equity firm CVC Capital... 2012-03-07

CFW View: We believe that Malaysian Tycoon Ananda has derived greater benefits from the sale of his power generation assets. Not only is he leaving a sector that is facing increased... 2012-03-06

Australia-based AGL Energy has announced that it would acquire Victoria's largest power station, the 2215-megawatt Loy Yang Power, and its adjacent coal mine for AUD448mn from Japan's... 2012-03-02

UK retail giant Tesco recently threw its hat in the ring for a potential acquisition of South Korean consumer electronics retailer Hi-Mart, which operates around 301 consumer electronics... 2012-03-01

The private-sector investment agency of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has bought a 11% stake in Medco Power Indonesia , the power generation subsidiary... 2012-03-01

Australian mining behemoth BHP Billiton has re-written the record books with the pricing of the largest Australian corporate bond to-date. On February 21, the Melbourne-based firm's... 2012-02-28

Japanese supermarket operator Uny recently announced that it will acquire all outstanding shares in Japanese convenience retailer Circle K Sunkus as it looks to build on its domestic... 2012-02-28

The sale of non-core assets continues and now it is Asian assets that are getting the axe.

CFW View: We believe the sale of Ananda Krishnan's 4,000MW power portfolio will generate significant interest from foreign players for two main reasons. Firstly, the sale offers an... 2012-02-27