Chinese Cleantech News 2008 Q4

Q4 2008 saw continued activity in China in the cleantech sector. Cleantech in 2008 was one of the strongest investment sectors.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q4 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Cleantech Q4

Tags: Cleantech

Software has traditionally been one of the areas for Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Software

Tags: Software, Technology

Retail has become one of the hot areas for Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
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The Epiven Team

China Retail

Tags: Retail, Consumer

Restaurants have become one of the hot areas for Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Restaurant 2H 2008

Tags: Restaurants, Consumer

2008 was an active year for Asian / Chinese FoFs.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China PE FoF

Tags: PE Fundraising, FoF

Metals are one of the key commodity industries in China.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Metals

Tags: Metals, Resources

Games has become one of the areas of interest for Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Games

Tags: Games

Education has become one of the hot areas for Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Education

Tags: Education

Within the Infrastructure area there is a one sub sector that is receiving a lot of attention and capital - Aerospace.
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 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

Tags: Aerospace

Q4 2008 was less active, due to the Financial crisis impact on the economy.
The attached pdf. shows the top news items as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Consumer Q42008

Tags: Consumer

December 2008 saw 21 fundraising related items in our database.
Actis raised a $2.9b fund.
The attached pdf. shows the deals for September as a timeline of the press releases.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

PE Fundraising DEC2008

Tags: PE Fundraising

The Chinese Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) attracted a lot of interest in 2008.
We can follow the newsflow below.
The attached pdf provides an overview the second half of 2008 activities of the CIC and SAFE SWF's in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China SWF 2H 2008

Tags: Sovereign Wealth Fund

December 2008 saw 17 deal related items in our database.
The attached pdf. shows the deals for September as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven TeamPE Investments DEC2008

Tags: Chinese PE Investments

2008 saw continued activity in China in the technology sector.
This sector remains of interest to Chinese PE.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Technology 2008

Tags: Technology

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is active in the Real Estate industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.
While it is a separate asset class many PE players are active via focussed funds or indirectly via their own funds.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Real Estate

Tags: Real Estate

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is not very active in the Industrial sector in China, and the newsflow is not that frequent.
As such, this post will be updated as new information arrives rather than issuing new posts.
We see that the Chinese industrial Sector has seen a lot of strategic M&A rather than financial or PE investment.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Industrial YTD

Tags: Industrial

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 Q4 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Railways Q4 2008

Tags: Infrastructure, Railway

2008 saw continued activity in China in the Telecoms sector.
Of interest to date was the attempt by Huawei to sell a division to PE players.
The attached pdf provides an overview the 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Telecom 2008

Tags: Telecoms

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is quite active in the Infrastructure industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Media

Tags: Media

Q4 2008 saw continued activity in China in the Finance sector.
Chinese financial institutions were on the acquisition trail internationally as the financial crisis provided opportunities, as well as buying back stakes from their Western partners.
The attached pdf provides an overview the Q4 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Finance Q42008

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 Q4 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.


Regards,

The Epiven Team


Outbound M&A Q42008

Tags: Outbound M&A

The Resource sector has attracted a lot of interest in China in Q4 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 Q4 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Resources Q42008

The Regulatory environment is seen as one of the key risks by overseas investors.
We see from the attached pdf that China is very active in improving the regulatory environment.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Regulatory

Tags: Regulatory

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is active in the Medical industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Medical

Tags: Medical

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is active in the Infrastructure industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.
As such, this post will be updated as new information arrives rather than issuing new posts.
We capture 31 news announcements year to date for this sector.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Infrastructure

Tags: Infrastructure

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is active in the Energy industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.
As such, this post will be updated as new information arrives rather than issuing new posts.
We see that the Chinese Energy industry has been actively acquiring assets overseas.

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

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Energy YTD

Tags: Energy

We limit ourselves to news that is relevant or related to PE industry.
The PE industry is active in the automotive industry in China, but the newsflow is not that frequent.
As such, this post will be updated as new information arrives rather than issuing new posts.
The attached pdf. shows the top news items as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Automotive

Tags: Automotive