Drew Wilson

An entertainment complex owned by Sanum Investments could be forced out of business in the latest development in an ongoing dispute with the Lao government.

Top global private equity firms have been in extensive talks to enter China’s experimental financial hub in Qianhai, according to local officials.

Paying bribes for government services appears to be more common in India than in other Asian countries, but corruption is seen to be increasing across the region, according to a TI survey.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission is expected to be the top regulator for private equity in China, according to reports, a move that would clarify regulatory authority for the industry.

Australia’s Federal Court has ruled on a tax case involving US private equity firm Resource Capital and its investment in an Australian mining company.

Communicating with Japanese LPs, who are signalling in interest in offshore GPs, requires an understanding of Japan’s unique business culture, delegates heard at the PEI Global Alternatives Investment Forum in Tokyo.

Japan's Asahi Breweries is alleging it overpaid for Independent Liquor, which it bought from the private equity duo in 2011 for NZ$1.53bn.

Western managers however have an edge on returns when it comes specifically to buyouts in Asia, according to research firm CEPRES.

in Asia, the story continues to be one of corruption, according to Transparency International’s 2012 Corruptions Perception Index, but in the US slight gains regarding honest dealings have been achieved.

An international arbitration claim has been launched by Lone Star Funds against the South Korean government, the country’s first investor-state dispute.