30-12-2013 15:09
Nam Long Investment Joint Stock Company is due to announce new foreign investors, in addition to its three current strategic partners- ASPL, Nam Viet Limited and Mekong Capital.
16-09-2013 10:02
By applying vision driven investing, Mekong Capital has been able to produce consistently high investment returns.
15-07-2013 09:00
Mekong Capital announced today that Chad Ovel joined Mekong Capital in July 2013 as a partner, the first new partner in Mekong Capital since Mekong Capital was established in 2001 by the founding partner, Chris Freund.
19-06-2013 09:15
Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital is planning to divest from five companies this year and next year as part of its restructuring plan to prepare for future growth.
20-03-2013 10:00
Mekong Capital announced today that Mekong Enterprise Fund II has completed a partial exit of its investment in MobileWorld Investment Corp., the leading mobile phone retail chain in Vietnam, to a financial investor.
04-02-2013 16:51
Haas School of Business at the US’ University of California Berkeley, has been studying the role of private equity (PE) investment in emerging markets.
09-07-2012 11:44
Mekong Capital is facing a big challenge in realising its gains due to local tax policy, a problem that has made the foreign private equity firm stuck over the past two years.
05-03-2012 16:52
A Vietnam-focused private equity investment fund management company plans to revive efforts to launch an entirely new fund to invest in the country’s rapidly growing consumer sector.
10-10-2011 17:06
Mekong Capital announced today that Mekong Enterprise Fund had successfully divested 100 per cent of its investment in AA Corporation to an investment fund.
09-05-2011 09:00
New government policies on banning gold deposits and credits from May 1, this year and limiting gold plate transactions shortly, as well as tight forex policies are pushing private equity investment funds to turn their interest towards enterprises in consumer-driven sectors. Mekong Capital principal Pham Vu Thanh Giang talks about the impact of the polices on its investees.
02-05-2011 10:00
Mekong Capital underwent a fundamental and far-reaching transformation process which has helped the funds and investees achieve their best ever results in the last couple of years.
30-03-2011 09:35
Mekong Capital announced its Mekong Enterprise Fund II made its 10th investment deal on March 29 in Asia Chemical Corporation with the amount of $3.4 million.
03-03-2011 16:06
Mekong Capital announced today that Mekong Enterprise Fund II Ltd had invested about $3.4 million in Asia Chemical Corporation, the 10th and final investment of MEF II since its launch in June 2006.
28-02-2011 09:00
The investment environment is likely to favour equity investment funds in blue chip companies. Chris Freund, managing partner of Mekong Capital, tells VIR about the investment opportunities of its Vietnam Azalea Fund (VAF) in 2011.