03-03-2015 15:45
Mekong Capital was just awarded Frontier Market Firm of the year for 2014 by Private Equity International. The Private Equity International Awards 2014 are voted by investment industry professionals, and included more than 35,000 votes across all categories for the 2014 awards.
02-02-2015 09:57
Eyeing great improvements in the macro-economic environment and ample growth opportunities in Vietnam, Vietnam-focused private equity company Mekong Capital remains determined to see a strong year based on the launch of its fourth investment fund, the Mekong Enterprise Fund III this year.
29-12-2014 08:44
Private equity investors are paying more attention to the Vietnamese market, readying additional resources in expectation of better long-term results, according to the Grant Thornton global private equity report for 2014 to 2015.
03-10-2014 15:29
Standard Chartered Private Equity’s investment into An Giang Plant Protection Company is expected to facilitate robust growth of the firm.
30-09-2014 11:02
VinaCapital-managed Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) has reached a deal to sell its stake in An Giang Plant Protection Joint-Stock Co. (AGPP) to Standard Chartered Private Equity.
18-09-2014 09:42
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered on Tuesday announced that it has acquired a significant minority stake in a Vietnamese restaurant chain operator through an equity investment of US$35 million.
12-09-2014 18:00
Mekong Capital, a leading Vietnam-focused private equity firm, announced today that Mekong Enterprise Fund II Limited had successfully completed the divestment of its investment in Golden Gate JSC (Golden Gate).
13-01-2014 13:00
20-11-2013 15:57
Optimism is returning to Vietnam’s private equity sector with 43 per cent of respondents to a Grant Thornton survey saying they have a positive outlook on the country’s economy over the next year.
03-10-2013 14:56
Troubled Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry, is being eyed by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management which specializes in distressed companies and was a lead investor in Chrysler before the automaker's collapse
03-07-2013 14:37
Texas Pacific Group, one of the largest private equity investment firms globally, on July 2 announced signing a contract to buy 49 percent stake of Hoa Muoi Gio Company valued at $50 million.
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.
29-05-2013 18:00
A consortium led by an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, will invest $200 million in Vingroup’s retail property business, a subsidiary of Vingroup- Vietnam’s largest private-sector real estate operator.
20-03-2013 14:27
In a striking move, one of the largest private equity firms in the US with asset under management of approximately $54.5 billion, will organise its limited partners (LP) conference in Hanoi this week.
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.