Investing giant KKR in talks to buy Vietnam’s largest eye hospital chain

Investing giant KKR in talks to buy Vietnam’s largest eye hospital chain

American global investment firm KKR is negotiating with Heliconia Capital, owned by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, to acquire Vietnamese private eye hospital operator Saigon Medical Group (SMG), according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Investors make major inroads into Vietnam private equity scene

Investors make major inroads into Vietnam private equity scene

The Vietnamese market has been proving attractive to international private equity (PE) companies, reflected by the investment portfolio expansion of giants like KKR, Warburg Pincus and SK Group.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

EQuest raises $120 mln, appoints new board member

EQuest raises $120 mln, appoints new board member

Vietnam’s EQuest Education Group announced Friday its successful raising of $120 million through a combination of debt from creditors and equity from KKR, a global private equity giant that already invested $100 million in EQuest.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnamese schools seek to lure capital, expertise

Vietnamese schools seek to lure capital, expertise

Private education assets in Vietnam have recently become more appealing as private equity and other investors seek to further tap the country’s growing middle class.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Investor interest heats up Vietnam’s education sector

Investor interest heats up Vietnam’s education sector

Vietnam’s education sector has been bustling of late with various foreign investors, agencies and schools striking cooperation pacts as well as deals to open new, private school campuses.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bank of America to open HCMC branch

Bank of America to open HCMC branch

Bank of America is completing procedures to open its second Vietnam branch in Ho Chi Minh City after the first in Hanoi 27 years ago.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7