Private equity investorsin Asia are responding to an increasingly competitive deal- sourcing environment with a stronger focus on value-add, but successful implementation will require a cultural commitmentRider Horse amounted to no more than a ranch in the backwater of Inner Mongolia when SMC Capital China first invested in 2012. Five years on, the company is China’s biggest equestrian trader with internationally connected operations in animal tr..
Read More »Vitamin and supplement brand Puritan’s Pride uses a flash-sale site to drive traffic to its online store on Tmall Global.Two ofAlibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Chinese web marketplaces are combining to boost online sales in China for U.S.-based vitamin and nutritional supplement brand Puritan’s Pride Inc.Puritan’s Pride opened a web store in October 2014 on Tmall Global, a special section of Alibaba’s Tmall online shopping portal for foreign brands t..
Read More »A TOP EXECUTIVE with private equity play SMC Capital China told Asia Fund Space that given the hypercompetitive consumer space in the PRC, his firm always looked for niche market opportunities to help maximize returns.During an exclusive interview with Asia Fund Space during the recent 15th HKVCA China Private Equity Summit in Hong Kong, SMC Capital China Managing Partner Mr. Hamilton Tang said that the firm also targets consumer-targeted investm..
Read More »Going to an international school is seen as a way of improving the chance of a top university placeAnother top boarding school in England is setting up a school in China, travelling the path taken by schools such as Harrow, Dulwich College, Malvern and Wellington.But when Wycombe Abbey, a girls' boarding school in Buckinghamshire, opens its doors in China in September, it will be not be launching a replica.Wycombe Abbey International in Changzhou..
Read More »The thoroughbred industry is a bright light in New Zealand's racing scene but it's in China where this country's horses could really shine.One of the key players in the China market is self-made billionaire Lang Lin, known to his staff as Mr Wolf due to his keeping several of the animals as pets at his home.Lang is the founder and chief executive of the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Group which has spent $11 million shipping more than 800 New Zealan..
Read More »Limited partners (LP) speaking at an industry conference have expressed a preference of country or sector focused-general partners (GP), noting their clearer value proposition.Speaking at the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association (HKVCA)China Private Equity Forum this week, LPs said these funds have abetter chance of differentiating themselves from the pack becausethey may have a better understanding of the complexities of China's markets.While r..
Read More »ON TRACK2 Artists·2 Artworks·10 Seconds for a New Urban ExperienceAPT Institute in collaboration with Hong Kong MTR Corporation and JC Decaux present the first ever new media exhibition in displayed in Hong Kong MTR Stations.Exhibition InformationON TRACK - A video group exhibition for a new urban experienceArtists | Junebum Park | Wang YahuiOpening | November 4th, 2014On view | November 4th, 2014 for four weeksWhere | JC Decaux Digital Panels ..
Read More »Horse-racing events are held regularly in Inner Mongolia, which boasts China's best grassland and breeds world-famous Mongolian horses. Racing rules are similar to those of Hong Kong.[Jian Jun/China Daily]Equestrian owner counting on China's newly rich to take up riding, racing and purchasing of his pricely ponies.The excitement of the crowd can be felt as well as heard around the equestrian field where horses gallop across the turf.But instead o..
Read More »Forbes father and son hopeful feature victory at Khorchin will lead to further successAlex Forbes celebrates riding a winner for father Graeme at Khorchin in Inner Mongolia.Father-and-son trainer-jockey partnership Graeme and Alex Forbes are giving them a taste of Kiwi in Inner Mongolia.The Forbeses combined to claim the feature sprint at the most recent Khorchin meeting and have their eyes on far bigger spoils as the racing season in China begi..
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