Heinz Strikes a China Deal for $165 Million

While major US private equity operators like the Carlyle Group, KKR and the Blackstone Group (BX) gear up to invest in emerging markets, there are already a variety of locally-based firms that are capitalizing on the opportunities. Take Transpac Industrial Holdings Limited, which is based in Singapore. The firm has been aggressive in areas like China/Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and so on.

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Carlyle Learns a Hard Lesson About Private Equity in Japan

That market has been tough to crack and also risky. For example, late last week, one of Despite broad global experience, private equity firm Carlyle’s investment in mobile-phone company Willcom has gone bust as the wireless provider has filed for bankruptcy. Still, Japan remains a promising market for private equity, and Carlyle certainly isn’t going away.

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