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KKR is shrugging off 'fear in the market' to buy up risky debt
'One thing the Global Financial Crisis taught us is that when investors are paralyzed by fear, they often overlook opportunity'
December 07, 2023
Private equity
Private equity titans tap sovereign wealth to get deals done
Money from state-backed investors is also helping buyout firms hold onto assets longer amid a difficult environment for exits
July 19, 2023
M&A
KKR and GIC buy 42.5% stake in Philippines' top hospital chain
(Oct 15): Philippines' Metro Pacific Investments Corp said on Tuesday it is selling a 42.5% stake in the country's largest hospital chain for 35.3 billion pesos ($937.6 million) to a consortium comprising private equity firm KKR & Co and an affil
October 15, 2019
M&A
KKR said to explore US$2 bil sale of Singapore's Goodpack
(June 3): KKR & Co. is exploring a potential sale for Goodpack, a Singaporean provider of intermediate bulk containers, according to people familiar with the matter.
June 04, 2019
M&A
GIC said to make another Vietnam bet with Masan group stake
(Oct 6): GIC, the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, is making another bet on Vietnam by purchasing a stake in local conglomerate Masan Group Corp, people with knowledge of the matter said.
October 08, 2018
SE Asian economies
KKR's Kravis sees Southeast Asia winners in US-China trade war
(Oct 2): KKR & Co. is seeking to invest more in Southeast Asia, where companies are poised to benefit from the US-China trade dispute, according to the private equity firm’s co-founder Henry Kravis.
October 02, 2018
In print this week
How SunMoon intends to further grow its fruits of labour
SINGAPORE (Aug 25): Gary Loh, executive chairman of SunMoon Food Co, has spent the better part of the last decade restructuring what started as an apple-growing company. He sold off assets, cut down debt and cleaned up the balance sheet so that the compan
August 25, 2017
Broker's Calls
This bank is divesting its non-core businesses and investing in wealth management
SINGAPORE (June 28): UOB KayHian is maintaining its ‘buy’ call on Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) with a target price of $11.70.
June 28, 2017
KKR amasses US$9.3 bil in biggest ever Asia private fund pool
(June 2): KKR & Co. has raised US$9.3 billion ($12.8 billion) for its third Asia fund, amassing the biggest ever pool by a private equity firm in the region, as the firm steps up investment in Japan.
June 02, 2017
Update
Fortis Healthcare said to be mulling buyout of RHT Health Trust
(March 27): Fortis Healthcare, India’s second-largest private hospital chain by market value, is weighing a buyout of the Singapore-listed business trust that owns some of its clinics, people with knowledge of the matter said.
March 27, 2017