Q1 2008 saw continued activity in China in the Finance sector.
Chinese financial institutions were on the acquisition trail overseas.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q1 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Finance Q12008

Tags: Finance

Outbound M&A is of interest to Western GPs that may be facing a slower exit market at home. As we will see, Chinese businesses are already active in seeking acquisitions abroad.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q1 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.


Regards,

The Epiven Team


Outbound MandA Q12008

Tags: Outbound M&A

Within the Infrastructure area there is a one sub sector that is receiving a lot of attention and capital - railways.
China is investing heavily into this area. As such Epiven is keeping a special eye on the sector.
The attached pdf provides an overview the Q1 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Railways Q1 2008

Tags: Infrastructure, Railway

The Resource sector has attracted a lot of interest in China in Q1 2008.
There was not much PE activity in the sector. We see that most of the activity was strategic M&A.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q1 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Resources Q12008

Tags: Resources

Chinese Cleantech News 2008 Q1

The Cleantech sector has attracted a lot of interest in China in Q1 2008. There were a number of high profile IPOs and a number of PE investments in the space.Some of the GPs that made investments include Goldman Sachs, CDH, IDGVC, Baring and Carlyle.A number of investments were also made within the industry with SunTechnology Power buying a stake in Nitol SOlar and China Solar announcing a takeover of Shenzhen Peng Sang Pu.Renesolar listed on the NYSE.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q1 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Cleantech Q1 2008

Tags: Cleantech

March 2008 saw 11 fundraising related items in our database.
These included funds such as UBS and ICBC among others announcing new funds.

The attached pdf. shows the deals for March as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

PE Fundraising Mar2008

Tags: PE Fundraising

March 2008 saw 23 deal related items in our database.
These included investments into Brilliance Auto, Bihu and CHina Recycling Energy Corp among others.
Investors included SAIF, Matrix, Carlyle and KPCB among others.

The attached pdf. shows the deals for March as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team



PE Investments MAR2008

Tags: Chinese PE Investments

The first quarter of 2008 some PE activity.
Retail sales grew at their fastest pace since 1999.

The attached pdf. shows the top news items as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Consumer Q12008

Tags: Consumer