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Currency Trading’s Growing Asian Hub

An up-to-the-minute take on deals and deal makers. A decade ago, some government officials in Southeast Asia lambasted currency traders, blaming them for driving down the value of many Asian currencies. Today, some banks see the region as a global ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  28 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley

Keeping Hong Kong Safe From Foreign Private-Equity Firms

In a move ostensibly aimed at keeping a coveted Hong Kong media asset from capitulating to a foreign buyout firm, a local tycoon, Lee Shau-kee, is lending three billion Hong Kong dollars (about US$385 million) to another local high-flier to help him ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  27 May 2008

Is China Trying to Play Both Sides of BHP-Rio Deal?

The Australian newspaper reported Wednesday that a Chinese steelmaker may be preparing to acquire a stake in BHP Billiton, after China’s Chinalco bought a portion of another mining company, Rio Tinto, that BHP is trying to acquire. People close to the ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  9 Apr 2008
Related Topics: BHP Billiton Limited,  Rio Tinto Plc,  Kevin Rudd,  Alcoa, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Beefs Up Asian M&A Team

Morgan Stanley is transplanting a star mergers-and-acquisitions banker to Hong Kong from London to fill a newly created role as chairman of Asian M&A, a move that shows the regions growing prominence in big-ticket deal-making. Scott Matlock, 42 years ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  3 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley

China’s SWF Challenge: ‘Lack of Experience, a Lot of Money’

Jesse Wangchief risk officer and executive vice president of the sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp.charmed his way out of revealing much about the country’s $200 billion SWF in his speech to a crowd of money managers at the Credit Suisse ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  2 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley

Hedge Fund Population May Shrink in Asia

The hedge-fund party may be over in Asia. After years in which the number and assets of Asia-focused hedge funds have steadily risen, prime brokers and hedge fund managers say they expect a larger number of managers to fold up the tent this year–not so ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  19 Mar 2008

Dueling Divas: Shareholder Activists Target Asian LBO

A new flavor of shareholder activism has arrived in Asia. Big shareholders of Chinese pharmaceutical concern AsiaPharm Group are pushing back against a proposed management buyout led by regional private-equity shop MBK Partners. U.S. money managers ...

From LAURA SANTINI, Wall Street Journal,  13 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Carlyle Group

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