Overview of Private Investment Trends in Asia-Pacific Recently, we explored the private equity investment climate in Southeast Asia in Next Stop, Southeast Asia and took a look at the potential implications of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in Shanghai Free Trade Zone – A New China Paradigm for Western Investors? This time around we are […]
July 16, 2014
In thinking about Frontier markets recently, I came across this interesting article relative to the countries that share the Mekong from the Bangkok Post this morning. I’m posting below as I think it would be of some interest to investors. Bangkok Post article by Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, 16 July 2014, unabridged. Making the most of the Mekong Emerging markets that share the […]
May 23, 2014
Hanoi, May 23, 2014. On a stop over in Vietnam, where we are working on several projects at the moment, to visit with clients and investors. It’s warm and a bit humid here, but otherwise the city is hard at work as always. This is truly one of the hallmarks of Vietnam and one of its […]
October 14, 2013
After writing recently that “Private Equity Investment in Vietnam sets a Record[1],” the question about how the rest of Southeast Asia is doing is a natural follow-on. With the able assistance of Liming Xu, we took a look at the region as a whole to see if the trend evidenced in Vietnam is part of a […]
September 22, 2013
For Immediate Release Michael Macaluso accepts appointment as a Visiting Professor in the MBA program at Hanoi School of Business, Vietnam National University and as co-director of its Capital and Asset Management Program New York, September 23, 2013 — Michael Macaluso, today accepted appointment, on a part-time basis, as a Visiting Professor in the MBA […]
July 13, 2013
What we have been seeing in terms of activity in the private equity sector in Vietnam seems to be confirmed in the just released report by Private Equity international (July 12, 2013). PEI reports that “Private equity investment in Vietnam hit $535 million in the first half of 2013, a record first half amount that already exceeds the […]
June 18, 2013
Comments Off on Vietnam Banking Academy Guest Lecture
At the invitation of the Banking Academy of the State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam’s central bank, I recently addressed the faculty and students of the Academy on various financial markets topics.
June 14, 2013
Comments Off on Recession in Vietnam
There has lately been a lot of talk, and in many places fretting, about whether there is a current recession in Vietnam. Many foreign experts and commentators have opined that the bloom may be off the rose. The Asian Tiger may be in trouble they say. They have put their forecasts where their opinions are. I won’t bore you with the […]
June 12, 2013
Comments Off on PE Round Road Show Underway in Hong Kong
Finally, after months of due diligence and organizational restructuring of a growth stage business in Vietnam’s domestic food and beverage sector, the road show for the institutional private equity round has begun. To kick-off the process, the Investment Manager has arranged for meetings with investors in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US. A Vietnamese company […]
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