September 2008 saw 13 fundraising related items in our database.
Yet another Industrial fund was announced and CalSTRS announced their first Chinese PE fund,
The attached pdf. shows the deals for September as a timeline of the press releases.
Regards,

The Epiven Team


PE Fundraising SEP2008

Tags: PE Fundraising

September 2008 saw 18 deal related items in our database.
These included investments into GDS, PPG and NVC LIghting among others.
Investors included Fortune, Pitango and Goldman Sachs among others.
The attached pdf. shows the deals for September as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

PE Investments SEP2008

Tags: Chinese PE Investments

Q3 2008 saw much more M&A activity than IPOs. In addition, the milk scandal had a broader impact on consumer companies in China.
The attached pdf. shows the top news items as a timeline of the press releases.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Consumer Q32008

Tags: Consumer

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 Q3 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.


Regards,

The Epiven Team


Outbound MandA Q32008

Tags: Outbound M&A

Q3 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.
The attached pdf provides an overview the Q3 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Finance Q32008

Tags: Finance

The Resource sector has attracted a lot of interest in China in Q3 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 Q3 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team


China Resources Q32008

Chinese Cleantech News 2008 Q3

Q3 2008 saw continued activity in China in the cleantech sector. Blackstone and CLSA respectively announced funds for Chinese Cleantech. CNPV, Shunda and GCL Silicon continued the trend for IPOs and GPs invested into ET Solar and Jinko Solar. BYD, which was a recently invested in by Warren Buffet, acquired wafer maker SinoMOS.

The attached pdf provides an overview the Q3 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.

Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Cleantech Q3 2008

Tags: Cleantech

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 Q3 2008 activities of the industry in China from a PE perspective.
Regards,

The Epiven Team

China Railways Q3 2008

Tags: Infrastructure, Railway